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From the Ashes Episode 2

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The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on: “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle. They talk about examples from the book and delve into topics of writing styles, storytelling and homelessness in the communities where they live.

Discussion Points:

  • Good bad binary
  • Interconnectedness and empathy
  • Jesse Thistle’s writing and storytelling style
  • Showing and not telling - letting the reader discover the lesson themselves
  • Homelessness, shelters and the loss of home
  • Lack of mental health support
  • Discrimination when applying to rent a house or apartment
  • Learning to speak about difficult topics

    • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

    Book Interrupted Website 

    Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

    Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

    From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

    Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg

    White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

    Untamed by Glennon Doyle

    The Skin We're in: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole

    Nice White Parents

    Becoming by Michelle Obama

    Nomadland

    White Squirrel Brigade

    The city with no homeless on its streets, BBC

    Built for Zero Canada

     

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