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About

A Voice for Healing

Jungle Flower (she/her) is a Toronto based poet, speaker, workshop facilitator, and trauma-informed writing guide.


After escaping a psychologically abusive relationship, she founded Reclaim Your Voice in 2012, a BIPOC survivor-led organization that creates safe spaces where people who have experienced abuse and sexual violence can share their stories.


Stepping away from her 20-year career as a photographer in the entertainment industry, Jungle Flower found healing through her work in the survivor community, pushing her way through stage fright to share her story and raise awareness. Today she works with schools across the country, hosting survivor-centred workshops and sharing her message of healing through storytelling, spoken word poetry and imagery that inspires audiences to boldly reclaim their own voices.

Honours and Milestones

  • Founded Reclaim Your Voice, 2012
  • White Ribbon Conference feature poet, 2013
  • 2014 Yinnergy Award recipient
  • TEDxRouge River performer, 2014
  • 2015 VolunteerToronto Legacy Award recipient
  • 2016 Roger Fisher Scholarship recipient
  • Poet in Residence, 2016 Sexual Assault Conference
  • 2017 Write Your Self Scholarship recipient
  • Hosted #MeToo March in Toronto, 2017
  • Sold out solo show, November 2019
  • Mayor's Community Safety Award 2021 Recipient

Clients

Reclaim Your Voice

The Healing Power of Community

Reclaim Your Voice is a BIPOC survivor-led grassroots organization founded in 2012 which creates safe spaces for stories of abuse and sexual violence to be shared. Combining motivational speeches with inspirational spoken word pieces and creative exercises, Reclaim Your Voice is an experience  that helps to connect and empower the survivor community. Since 2012 RYV has hosted over 65 free community events across Ontario, Canada and virtually.

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    Live Speaking

    Healing Out Loud from Abuse & Sexual Violence

    Trailer for Jungle Flower Dragon Heart, November 2019.


    In January 2019, Jungle Flower departed for a solo journey through Southeast Asia to write out her memoirs of experiencing and healing from abuse. She returned to Toronto 10 months later for her first one-woman show, Jungle Flower Dragon Heart, which details the major lessons learned on her journey through storytelling, spoken word poetry and the photographs captured on her travels.

    Jungle Flower Dragon Heart opened to a sold-out audience in November 2019.


     

    Spoken Word Poetry

    'Firefly'

    (Trigger Warning: Intimate Partner Violence)

    Inspired by personal experiences in a psychologically abusive relationship. 


    A film by Andreya Klobucar and Monica Thi

    Dancers: Natalie Chung, Julia Gradiski, Emily Hines, Alyssa Lue, Crystal Star Finn-Dunn, Lori Fearson, Vania Raquel,  Kat Khan,  Maude Fortier

    'A Great Man'

    (Trigger Warning: Intimate Partner Violence)


    'You Deserve'

    (Trigger Warning: Various forms of abuse)

    Workshops

    Jungle Flower has been hosting arts-based wellness workshops since 2012. She received workshop facilitator training from NIA Centre for the Arts, and through a scholarship from Write Your Self, she became a certified trauma-informed writing guide. 

    Survivor-Centred Workshops

    These survivor-centred workshops are based on Jungle Flower's training and research as a trauma-informed writing guide and incorporate creative expression exercises to help participants gently work through their trauma.

    Wellness Workshops

    These wellness workshops are intended for the general public and include grounding techniques, guided meditation, and self expression exercises for mental and emotional wellbeing.

    Men's Circles

    Jungle Flower Wellness Men's Circles give participants the opportunity to reflect on the ways their lives have been affected by the toxic masculinity.

    Photography Work

    Jungle Flower began taking pictures during her second year in high school, and by her final year was cutting class to shoot for magazines. Although her focus today is on her humanitarian efforts, the increased sense of empathy she gained from her community work has developed her ability to connect with her photography subjects on a deeper level. Her portfolio includes Grammy Award winners Drake, Mya, Melanie Fiona, T.I. and Ciara, as well as television personalities Terry Crews, Dr. Oz and former NBA All-Star Chris Bosh.

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