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Understanding Neurodivergence

Wait Is It (Just) BPD? Emotional Dysregulation in BPD, ADHD & Autism

by Ani Spooner

Radical Acceptance, Mindfulness, & Distress Tolerance

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Facing the world with a facial difference
ONTARIO TODAY CBC

December 11, 2019

Ontario Today with Amanda Pfeffer call-in show : Facing the world with a facial difference

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Let's talk about my face
CBC

November 18, 2019

Ani Spooner writes about life with a port wine stain, and why she's speaking out once again.

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Living with a facial difference
ALL IN A DAY with ALAN NEAL
CBC

November 18, 2019

Ani Spooner on learning to embrace her port wine stain. All in a Day radio interview with Alan Neal.

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Living with a facial difference - All in a Day with Alan Neal

What it's like to live with a 'port wine stain'
THE EVAN SOLOMON SHOW iHeartRadio

November 19, 2019

Ani Spooner used to cover the redness on her skin with thick, heavy makeup but she's taken off her mask. She joins Evan on today's ESS to talk about what it's like to live with the condition known as a port wine stain on today's ESS.

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FaceUp
FLAIR MAGAZINE

December 2000

In a world where only the beautiful need apply, what do you do when nature throws you a curve?

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The Broken Mirror: Young Women, Beauty & Facial Difference
by Fiona Whittington-Walsh

December 2006

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Ani’s Whisper

September 19, 1999

The finale of the show was the Toronto-based band Ani’s Whisper. All I can say about them is WOW! Their sound is somewhat Celtic, comparable to that of Enya and Loreena McKennit, yet they have something more distinct about them. Ani has a powerful, enchanting voice incomparable to anything else I’ve ever heard, and her stage presence is simply mesmerizing.

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