Giveaway! Sarah Polley’s “Run Towards The Danger”
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I first got to know Sarah Polley years ago, when we would arrive at preschool pick-up with empty strollers (“your chariot awaits”) and newborn babies strapped to our bodies (it’s a look).
I was aware of Sarah’s background, as a child actor and as a filmmaker whose work I greatly admire. However, at school, we were just two people arriving at 3:15 p.m. every day to be snack conveyor belts for our children, refueling them for the big trek home.
Sarah and I began hanging out together during the pandemic, sitting outside in all kinds of weather. She’s funny, kind, sweet and, as it turns out, also capable of eating snacks herself! (I’m joking, but FYI to the parents of extremely young kids, you will get your social lives back one day, I promise).
When you get to know someone in their home vibes, it can be surprising to be reminded of what they are like in their professional element. Oh! My friend, with whom I laugh and eat endless snacks, has a dazzling diamond of a mind and can tell stories that change how you see the world.
That’s how I felt reading Sarah’s book, Run Towards The Danger. In this collection of essays, through clear-eyed, courageous, and meticulous detail, Sarah explores her most difficult personal experiences—you know, the ones our brains try to bury in order to protect us.
It’s an astounding read.
What I wanted to know from Sarah is how we can confront our scariest or difficult personal experiences, why it’s worth doing so and when it should be done. So I invited her to come chat with me on the At The End Of the Day podcast.
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I have two copies of Sarah’s book to giveaway! Want to win? Here’s how:
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Contest entry deadline is Monday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET. I will pick winners at random, one via Instagram and one via the good ol’ inbox.
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Let people choose what they want to do with their bodies (abortion is healthcare) 1
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Duelling protests over abortion debate take over downtown Ottawa, The Ottawa Citizen As several thousand people gathered on Parliament Hill for the "March for Life" anti-abortion rally, about 200 counter-protesters stood nearby
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