Even though Maya and Zig were the main couple of ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ from seasons 11 and onwards until they graduated in ‘Degrassi: Next Class’, they weren’t the most pivotal couple of the show. Instead, Maya and Campbell were. Campbell was a student at Degrassi. He was also a hockey player at the school. His time at Degrassi was short, and so was his relationship with Maya. After Zig told him to ‘go away forever’, he did. Though Campbell wasn’t physically present. His spirit was felt through Maya’s journey with suicide grief. It was a long and a complex one to say the least. But just like suicide is complex, so is suicide grief. Here, we analyze the psychological and emotional effects of suicide grief, how to handle it in a healthy way, the similarities and differences between Maya and Esme, Zig’s girlfriend during the time that he and Maya took a break from their relationship. and why Maya should’ve gotten a different ending to her story after graduating high school. Let’s discuss…

Allie Bhandari is a very interesting ‘Degrassi’ character. She’s first introduced as Sav’s little sister, a rebel…but with a cause. She’s a young high school student, but is shown to have gone through so much by the age of 18. Her most pivotal and life-altering event in her life that we, the viewers, witnessed was her abusive relationship and later marriage with Leo, a man she met whole on a school trip with her friends in France. It was a turmoil waiting to happen. At one point in the relationship, Leo tells Allie, ‘I’m broken. Fix me, Allie. Please.’ It’s not her job to make him feel like a man, but she tries to anyways. Here, we’ll analyze why Allie’s relationship with Leo was so pivotal for her character’s growth, what actually led to the storyline, and why it didn’t surprise me at all. Let’s discuss…

Mary (Fitzgerald) Bonnet is a real estate agent at the Oppenheim Group, the brokerage that revolves around the Netflix hit, ‘Selling Sunset’. Mary has been an agent there from the very beginning. She even dated her boss, Jason, at one point and they even shared custody of their dog that they got together. Throughout her time on the show in the 8 seasons, we’d seen Mary go through numerous changes in her life. She had friendships end, she got engaged, she got married, she got pregnant, and then she miscarried. She’s the most interesting person on the show, and she’s one that is women needed to see and hear from the most. It all starts from the very beginning; from the time that she was a 16 year old teen mom from a small town. And I’m not just talking about the show itself, but her book, ‘Selling Sunshine: Surviving Teenage Motherhood, Thriving in Luxury Real Estate, and Finally Finding My Voice‘. Let’s discuss…

The 8th season of ‘Selling Sunset’ was recently released, and it showed new, promising, and yet brief developments between Bre and Chelsea’s ongoing feud. In March, Chelsea filed for divorce from her husband, Jeff, and now we got to see exactly what the reason behind it was. In hindsight, Bre made it all happen. But what exactly was the motive behind her action? Was it to act it actually do the right thing and tell or woman-to-woman, or was it to destroy Chelsea’s life completely because she hates her? Here, we analyze whether or not Bre is a good businesswoman and a good friend, and whether a better understanding of emotional intelligence IS what makes a woman a better entrepreneur and vice versa – all based on Bre Tiesi and what we know about her so far. Let’s discuss…

Dave Bautista plays the character of Eddie in ‘The Last Showgirl’. It was very surprising to see him in such a small film and in such a small role. He’s a retired WWE fighter. A strong heavyweight. That’s the type of characters he usually plays. But he took on the role because he wasn’t happy where he was in his career. This is what came to him when he spoke to his agent, as per what he said himself during the movie’s Q&A at TIFF, where the movie premiered. This drastic change in pace made me think a lot about men like Eddie – manipulative, cowardly, and weak in the knees – why women are down to them, what they represent, and the long-lasting effects they have on women’s lives – the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly. Let’s discuss…

‘The Last Showgirl’ is a beautiful movie that really showcased the constant battle a woman faces to be seen as good enough, no matter the age or what phase in her life she’s in. Pamela Anderson’s character, Shelley, makes an entire speech about it to a man that couldn’t give a f*ck about it at all when she’s turned down during an audition. We learn a lot about Shelley throughout the movie and how her life turned out the way that it did. We learn that she didn’t necessarily choose for her life to turn out the way that it did. This, as well as Jamie Lee Curtis’ recent podcast interview with Kevin Hart, made me think a lot about the harsh truths of a woman’s battle to be seen as good enough. Let’s discuss…

Jamie Lee Curtis has had a massively successful year. In 2023, she won her first Oscar for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’. Most recently, she won her first Emmy for her guest-appearance in ‘The Bear.’ Somewhere in between these two milestones, she finished filming ‘Freakier Friday’ with Lindsay Lohan, and she made an appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival for her film, ‘The Last Showgirl’. I had the massive privilege to attend the premiere of the film on September 6th. Watching the movie and getting to see the Q&A thereafter, got me thinking a lot about whether or not it’s actually a key to success to be a nepo-baby, in Hollywood and otherwise, coming from the OG nepo-baby herself, Jamie Lee Curtis. Let’s discuss…

Katy Perry has been making headlines recently, and not in a good way. Aside from supporting her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, at TIFF, she has a brand new single out, as well as an entire new album, her first since 2020, to go with it. Neither of these received a warm welcome from Perry’s fans. First, the lead single, ‘Woman’s World’, was written by a bunch of men. And second, both the single and the album were produced by the disgraced Dr. Luke, who’d been accused of drugging and raping Kesha in 2005. This made me think and reflect a lot about being friends with someone who associates themselves with an abuser, and what it does to a survivor’s psyche. Let’s discuss…