In May, as Spring moved uncertainly into summer, things slowed down for me. I formally graduated from UBC with my Masters’ in Counselling Psychology on May 19th, and then spent some time putting together an application for Registered Clinical Counsellor status with the BCACC. But I’ve had a hiatus from counselling itself: it feels strange now to enter occasional zoom seminars online and to fumble for my headset, or wait

Our slow-motion Spring continues in Vancouver. The weather’s alternated between sunshine and rain, but it’s been consistently unseasonably cold. The cool weather has extended the seasons, slowing down the process of change. As I write, we have just finished the third and final wave of cherry blossoms, petals now coating the streets in what looks like pink snow, and the green of leaves now coming to the trees. We’ve had