Reimagining Livelihoods
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Announcing our third composite story, “Evelyn’s Story: A Livelihoods Journey from Practicality to Passion” 

Announcing our third composite story, “Evelyn’s Story: A Livelihoods Journey from Practicality to Passion” 

Evelyn’s story is the third composite story to be published; it is a story about the perseverance of Evelyn, a new immigrant from Vietnam and mother of a 10-year-old boy, after she faces the loss of her husband, Adam. Evelyn’s story highlights her struggles as a person with ADHD and Autism and how that impacts her life at work and home, especially with gaining permanent residency in Canada.

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Announcing our second composite story, “Wren’s Story: A Recipe for Livelihoods”  

Announcing our second composite story, “Wren’s Story: A Recipe for Livelihoods”  

Wren and Cyrus’s story is the second to be published. It is the story of two characters: Wren, a Black, non-binary person with diabetes, whose symptoms require them to use a walker; and Cyrus, their partner, who has dietary restrictions from celiac disease and lactose intolerance. This couple faces the struggle of needing to find safe but affordable food for Cyrus and needing to be financially sensible, as Wren has a hard time finding stable work due to their inability to stand for long periods.

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Announcing our first composite story, “Lily’s Story: Making Livelihood Dreams a Reality”

Announcing our first composite story, “Lily’s Story: Making Livelihood Dreams a Reality”

Our webpage Stories about Livelihoods hosts a series of composite stories, which are fictional narratives based on real-life experiences from individuals’ interviews as part of the Live Work Well Research Centre’s Disability and Livelihoods in Canada project, with support from academic literature. Each story's purpose is to demonstrate challenges and successes that arise from diversity. 

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