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Burlington Author Talk

Burlington Author Talk

"Inking Your Grief" is a public talk by Alison Garwood-Jones that uses her illustrated portraits to show how grief affects every day life.

For Mother's Day

For Mother's Day
When I was fresh out of grad school, I moved to Toronto and got a job in a restaurant. It was the first of many times in my life when I was faced w...

A Visit to the Grief Dreams Podcast

A Visit to the Grief Dreams Podcast
Listen here When my Mommy comes to me in a dream, I always wake up restored and with a belly full of hot tea. It’s as if my buffer against an occ...

Employee Assistance Programs and My Book

Employee Assistance Programs and My Book
If any of you work with, or are in touch with, EAP service providers (LifeWorks, BetterUp, ComPsych, MantraCare), I would love an introduction and/or a good word. Thank you, everyone!

Gan Arts Fest

Gan Arts Fest
    Massive book sales? No. Deep connections? Yes. More on that in a future post. This past weekend, I took the train up to Gananoque, Ontario an...

My Book is Going to the Library

My Book is Going to the Library
My graphic novel, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults, will be available at the Toronto Public Library. 👐Jazz hands👐- Thank you to ...

What is Your Grief Story?

I Miss My Mommy, the book for orphaned adults
I Miss My Mommy takes you right to the heart of the five stages of grief through 150 portraits, some grim, some funny, but all relatable.The ...

I Miss You Too, Daddy

I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults by Alison Garwood-Jones
My new book is called I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults.For Father’s Day, here’s a preview of how ...