Gabrielle Griffith, Toronto, ON (2025)

12/19/2025

I got to be a podcast host instead of guest speaker this time around 😆. Take a listen and let me know what you think! I have linked it in my bio

In this episode, host Gabrielle Griffith sits down with co-researchers from a CIHR-funded initiative that explored young adult mental wellness across diverse communities. Together, they reflect on their creative journey with doing photovoice, collaborative analysis, zine-making, and filmmaking online. The team created these visual products to represent voices of young adults and the family, friends, and peers who support them through mental wellness challenges. Gabrielle invites the guests to evaluate what worked well, what proved challenging, and what impact the project made. Their conversation offers a rare “look back” at online participatory visual methods after a project’s completion, highlighting how these creative approaches shaped both the research and the researchers themselves. They also share candid insights about collaborating entirely online: what helped the team feel connected, what obstacles emerged, and how digital spaces can support meaningful community-engaged research. This reflective dialogue is both a learning resource and an inspiration for anyone working with participatory visual methods.

You can listen to this podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube!

https://aim4communityhealth.ca/episode-4/

09/17/2025

Recruitment is open for an exciting new study exploring what gender-affirming language means to trans and nonbinary midwifery service-users in Ontario!

You may be eligible if you:

✔️identify as trans, nonbinary, genderq***r, or another gender diverse identity
✔️are at least 18 years of age
✔️reside in Ontario
✔️have used midwives in Ontario within the past five years

During a digital storytelling workshop, participants will create short videos about what gender-affirming language means to them and how it impacts their care experiences. The workshop will either be in-person, virtual (online), or a combination (hybrid) – which will be decided together by the group of participants. Participants will be compensated $480 for completing all workshop-related sessions.

For an in-person or hybrid workshop, we will provide participants’ accommodations, meals, childcare, and reasonable transportation costs. For a virtual workshop, we will cover childcare related expenses in order to attend the workshop sessions.

Expert workshop facilitation will be provided by StoryCentre Canada.

The videos will be shared with midwives and other healthcare providers to help them answer the question: why does gender-affirming language matter?

For more information, check out https://www.redefinestudy.ca/qds

Interested in participating or have questions? Please email Jen Goldberg, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at QDS@mcmaster.ca.

This study has been approved by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board and is funded through a grant from the McMaster Midwifery Research Centre.

04/05/2025

A call for focus group participants who are interested in cannabis during pregnancy!

Open for folks currently pregnant or with a child under 2 years of age

02/19/2025

February 20, 2025 Update: PROGRAM FULL!

You will be contacted by March 1, 2025, if you have a confirmed spot!

Six Nations Department of Well-Being Palliative & Hospice Care Team Invite You To:

Death Doula Training with Blackbird Medicine

What Is A Death Doula?
Trained individuals who are able to assist with emotional support, physical support, educational support, and legacy projects, for a person, as well as their loved ones, during their end of life journey.

12/17/2024

Join us for our inaugural symposium in Toronto on January 19th 2025, focused on improving 2SLGBTQ+ Family Building Care for providers and community members.

👉🏾This symposium is an opportunity for community members, healthcare providers, activists, academics, and support people to
gather together to learn, build community, and collaborate.

📝The day will feature panels, roundtables, and facilitated discussions,highlighting the voices of q***r and trans community members, care providers, and experts in the field. Topics include perinatal mental
health, navigating the challenges of family building, and envisioning the future of q***r families.

Be part of this vital conversation and help shape the future of 2SLGBTQ+ family building.

Register today!

https://familybuildingcanada.com/symposium

11/07/2024

Fall has been full of Love.

1. James Baldwin
2. Africville, NS
3. The sunrise in my backyard
4. Conceivable, featuring C3 care (postpartum community care model)
5. Sunrise on the Cabot Trail, NS
6. ✌🏾 with my bestie
7. My sun ☀️ and guiding light
8. A mirror selfie after a day at the spa
9. Beautiful BC
10. My riders in this reproductive justice war
11. Celebrating my Afro being work appropriate hair 🖤

10/07/2024

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
2SLGBTQ+ FAMILY BUILDING IN CANADA (FBC) SYMPOSIUM

The 2SLGBTQ+ Family Building Canada (FBC) initiative invites proposals from community members, scholars, and practitioners for presentations at our upcoming symposium. The symposium explores urgent and timely issues related to 2SLGBTQ+ family building, advancing both community engagement, practitioner training, and academic inquiry.
FBC supports a broad range of family building supports, offering strategies, resources, and partnerships that challenge how we think of ‘family’ and expand the scope of 2SLGBTQ+ research and equity in Canada.

We are seeking submissions that explore challenges, opportunities, and innovations in 2SLGBTQ+ family building. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
● Indigenous kinship and the impact of colonization and white supremacy on fertility access and family building care.
● Exploring the legacy and ongoing impacts of eugenics and racial disparities in reproductive technologies related to donor access and availability.
● Fatphobia and body stigma in reproductive care and family-building processes
● Experiences of non-gestational parents in conception, loss, and early pregnancy
● Alternative routes for family building, kinships structures, and navigating care.
● Reproductive justice for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in underserved populations.
● Supporting neurodivergent individuals and improving accessibility in fertility and
reproductive healthcare
● Legal and policy frameworks affecting 2SLGBTQ+ families
● Family-building technologies and their impact on 2SLGBTQ+ communities
● Storytelling and creative practice in 2SLGBTQ+ family and fertility journeys

👇🏾
Proposal Deadline: November 4, 2024
Proposal Length: 300 words max
Symposium Location: Toronto, Ontario (in-person) Symposium Date: January 19, 2024
Send proposals to: info@familybuildingcanada.com

09/10/2024

Call for participants!

Are you a Black older woman (trans & non-binary inclusive) who uses cannabis?

McMaster researchers are looking to connect with 4 women for an online and in person arts-based workshop sharing their experience of cannabis use. The purpose is to use what we learn to support older women in accessing cannabis information and support.

To find out more please contact: blakem7@mcmaster.ca

All participation is confidential

07/28/2024

Pssst. I see incontinence pads 👀

I’ve been a fan of period care products for a while now. I am a big advocate for free bleeding and period underwear but work has involved a lot of travelling lately and travelling with bloody panties isn’t always the vibe. 😝

I love my joni pads for a disposable option. They are comfortable, thin and made out of organic ingredients that are actually absorbable. No bleached products for me, thanks!!

when I found out they offer incontinence pads, I had to check them out!

Incontinence is something I struggled with postpartum for years until I was able to access pelvic physio. It’s so common for new parents after birthing and honestly it can be embarrassing at times.
If you haven’t peed while laughing, sneezing, or coughing, jumping, walking or just simply existing 😅then you might not know what I’m talking about but drop a comment if you can relate. 🙋🏽‍♂️

While I don’t struggle with leakage anymore I wish I had a product like this to use when I needed it. These will be great gifts to share with folks who recently birthed or struggling with pelvic floor issues. Unfortunately pelvic physio isn’t accessible for everyone. Even though health care is “free” in Canada it doesn’t include physiotherapy, a service that truly every birthing human needs before and after to support the impact on the pelvic floor during birth (ask a pelvic physiotherapist they will explain better than I can as to why😅)

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In 2024 we are saying no more to toxic period products! Use my code YOURQUEERDOULA to get 10% off any of their products.

Thanks, for sharing these products with me and for making incontinence care accessible, inclusive and eco-friendly. 💖

07/11/2024

✨UPCOMING EVENT with .access✨

✅ Join us this Sunday, July 28th for our event: Gender-Affirming Postpartum Care and Infant Feeding Support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Families.

This workshop will be a 1.5 hour collaborative learning experience, with an introductory presentation by Rowan, followed by small group discussion and learning activities.

We will explore themes of:
➡️ Language and lens for holistic gender-affirming perinatal care
➡️ Supporting clients with barriers to accessing gender-affirming perinatal care in various health care settings
➡️ Supporting LGBTQIA+ families with diverse infant feeding options, such as mixed feeding, co-feeding between two or more parents/care providers, induced lactation
➡️ Integrating gender-affirming care needs with other critical elements of anti-oppression practices in birthwork to meet and support our clients well.

📌 Sunday, July 28th: 3PM - 4:30PM ET.
👉🏽 NCDA members access event for free.
👉🏽 Non-members may register for $40 CAD.

Please note: this event will NOT be recorded. Please arrive on time and ready to engage!

🔗 Registration in our bio! See you there!

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04/24/2024

I’ll make a more aesthetically pleasing post at a later time outlining what I do but I’m putting it out there now in case you or someone you know is looking for workshops or consulting support.

Thanks in advance.

03/06/2024

Please Share!

Upcoming Town Hall focused on 2SLGBTQ+ Family Building Experiences!

Join Seed and Sprout & 2SLGBTQ+ Family Building Canada for an hour of discussion, brainstorming, and information sharing. We want to hear about your experiences navigating family building in Canada.

Participants: We are seeking 2SLGBTQ+ individuals with lived experience navigating fertility and family building in Canada in the last 5 years.

The Project: This town hall is part of Seed and Sprout’s new community-led advocacy initiative, 2SLGBTQ+ Family Building Canada

Space in the town hall is limited. Participants will be compensated for their time ($50)
Registration link in bio!

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