Jennifer Johannesen
MSc Bioethics – author of No Ordinary Boy

          

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San Francisco, interview, book review

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jennifer

So I’ve decided to add a San Francisco leg to my California trip this year and I’m hoping to have one or two speaking engagements sorted out shortly. Meriah Hudson Nichols, a blogger in Berkeley (near SF) who is active… Continue Reading →

Goings On book reviews, fake work, No Ordinary Boy events
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An unpublished post from the past which I might have called ‘Being Owen’.

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jennifer

I’ve been cleaning up my half-written draft posts this morning (which mostly means trashing them) and stumbled on this one.   I wrote it about two and a half months before Owen died. August 6 2010: For the past 2 (or… Continue Reading →

Essays and Lectures fake work, parenting
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New look for Yes or No, and a comment that made my day

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Jennifer

Yes or No still has all the same content, but I’ve reorganized it so that older stuff is easier to find.  Categories are based on ‘type’ of post and the tags, over on the right, are by topic.  The bigger… Continue Reading →

Day to Day fake work
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My article about Fake Work, featured in Bloom’s recent publication

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Jennifer

(Photo: Cover of Bloom, Winter 2012) My son, Owen, passed away in October 2010 at the age of 12. He was born with multiple severe disabilities, some of which were anticipated in utero, and all of which remained undiagnosed, even in his death. Continue Reading →

Essays and Lectures Bloom, fake work
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What I mean by Fake Work (1 of 3)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jennifer

I’ve had a hard time articulating a succinct message of the book, even to myself. Carsten encourages me to not worry about it, says I’m an author with a story and I can promote different aspects of the book as I see fit and no one is looking to me for an expert opinion. Continue Reading →

Essays and Lectures fake work
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Fake work, hope as snake oil, protecting childhood – and other inspiring topics

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Jennifer

I was interviewed on CBC Radio One, Ontario Today with Rita Celli today. I don’t listen to radio all that much and wasn’t familiar with the show – but a friend’s referral to the producer of Fresh Air started a chain of connections that led me to Ontario Today. Continue Reading →

Essays and Lectures cheerful pretend, fake work, hope as snake-oil

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