I've realized that the world is, in essence, full of banana peels - loaded with things that may unwittingly trip an internal wire in my mind, opening a floodgate of fears without warning.

Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.

After being in captivity for so long, I can't begin to describe how wonderful it feels to be home in Canada.

The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long.

A little goes a long way in Somalia: $5 will feed a person there for about two weeks.

In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy.

I've realized that the world is, in essence, full of banana peels - loaded with things that may unwittingly trip an internal wire in my mind, opening a floodgate of fears without warning.