ABOUT ME

Hey, it's great to meet you, or rather have you meet me. My name is Sana' (pronounced Sun-awe) and I've been a follower of Jesus since June 2012. It's been a wild and amazing ride with Him ever since. That ride has included marriage to a godly man named Desmond and being a mama to our son, Dominic, and our daughter, Shiloh. I have a deep love for sharing the message of Jesus as well as pouring into those who already believe and seeing their faith in Jesus grow. Also, I love poetry, movies, reading, dancing (Zumba in particular) and cinnamon rolls. 

 

A big part of my story involves the childhood trauma of divorce and its repercussions on my life as well as my journey with mental illness (anxiety and suicidal depression). My struggle with these things has led me to be someone who values holistic care for people; their emotional, physical and spiritual health. I did my undergraduate degree at Queens University in Psychology and Chemistry. It was during these four years that I really learned the importance of caring for people's spiritual health. After graduating, I became clergy with a Christian non profit where I helped Christians grow in the faith journeys and engaged in consistent interfaith discussions. During this time, my mental health began to suffer and I realised the importance of mental health. With this newfound and holistic perspective, I am completing my Master's of Pastoral Studies in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto's Toronto School of Theology through Knox College (I know it's a mouthful) and am now acting as a volunteer therapist.

 

The following verses from the Bible describe my heart: 

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 

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I want to help people who are struggling with fragility as I have to experience holistic flourishing.

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On this small corner of the internet, I hope to have the privilege of helping you embrace the paradox of being fragile and flourishing  - be that as your volunteer therapist, through my memoir, or from my poetry and blog posts.

 

I treasure you being here.

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