Welcome. My name is Glen Canning, and this is where I share my journey through trauma, grief, and healing. In 2013, my seventeen-year-old daughter, Rehtaeh, died by suicide after being sexually assaulted and humiliated.
If you’ve found your way here because you’re carrying pain of your own, I hope you’ll find something that reminds you you’re not alone. Healing doesn’t erase the past, but it can help us build a meaningful life alongside it. If my story helps you understand your own, then sharing it has been worthwhile.
I wish you peace.
Glen
Rehtaeh Anne Parsons
9 December 1995 - 7 April 2013
Recent Posts
I write about my journey on this earth, the things I see, and the animals I cross paths with.
Narrow-winged Tree Cricket
(Oecanthus niveus) Notes: A species of tree cricket in the family Oecanthidae. First noted by Swedish Entomologist Charles de Geer in 1773. Distribution: Found primarily
Blackening Waxcap Mushroom
(Hygrocybe conica) Notes: A species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. In the UK it has been given the recommended English name of
Drombeg Stone Circle
The Drombeg stone circle originally consisted of seventeen closely spaced stones, of which 13 survive. The stones are made from local sandstone. The circle
Milkweed Leaf Beetle
(Labidomera clivicollis) Notes: This beetle was about 11mm long. It was very shy and kept trying to evade me. Distribution: It is found in
Once-married Underwing Moth
(Catocala unijuga) Notes: It flew onto our patio and stayed for a while. When I first saw it, the colors were really cool as it
Naturalist Posts
Connecting with nature connects me to my humanity.
More of my nature posts are here.
