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19/06/2022
Here is my latest podcast episode, "How to have tough conversations about racism," featuring two Indigenous educators, one who specializes in workshops and another who teaches children. For more on speaking with kids, check out for their Spirit Bear resources and below, this is , you can find her at KellyBrownbill.com (book her for your work team, book club, any group you can!). Every month should be Indigenous History Month, especially if you consider how much we need to unlearn to get a truer understanding of the past and present in Canada. I hope you can listen to this entire episode, here it is on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-have-tough-conversations-about-racism-featuring/id1620938351?i=1000566480081
03/06/2022
So excited to share my latest episode of At The End Of the Day podcast. It's an interview with Eliza Reid. In the '90s, we were friends in university. Today, she is the First Lady of Iceland. (No, really!). She is also the author of, "Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing The World" from Simon & Schuster Canada. I highly recommend this book, especially if Roe v Wade, Depp v Heard and just *gesticulates widely* everything is getting you down. We don't have to accept misogyny as a given. There are better ways and change can happen. Here is our conversation on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-embrace-a-totally-different-kind-of-life/id1620938351?i=1000564793246
I've written a 3-part series of newsletters in collaboration with Chatelaine. You can read it in your inbox as usual, or on their site! Our latest is an advice column that I had a lot of fun writing. It seems like moving is on many minds these days https://www.chatelaine.com/living/leaving-the-city-advice/
Hannah Sung answers two reader questions on moving further afield.
29/01/2022
Good morning to everyone but those who stand with lawless white supremacy. As much as I'd like to ignore the Freedom Convoy, the one point I want to make rn is let's not use truck drivers as a cover for what's really happening. When you want to direct your anger, blast racism, hate groups and anti-vaxx nonsense, not truck drivers. Truckers are not a monolithic group. Many are racialized essential workers who are vaxxed and just doing their jobs.
And what I'd WAY rather focus on (which I did in my newsletter) is the radio interview on a WHOLE OTHER TOPIC (I promise) -- information on homelessness (and examples of reducing it) that powered me through the week ✌💖https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/solving-a-crisis-is-doable
There's proof
08/01/2022
The news (how can I put this?) sucks these days, so I decided to talk about one thing that's getting me through: friendship. With big thanks to everyone who wrote in with questions for my second Advice Column. I find these so fun to write. Wishing you all the friendship 'til this long Covid winter is over https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/how-to-do-friendship-in-a-pandemic
Advice Column #2
11/12/2021
Sometimes things just don't go according to plan. If you're stressed about family gatherings during the holidays, especially around conversations on Covid and vaccines, read these tips. You'll be prepared with some amazing advice from Lana MacLean, who is a fave voice for me. Thank you, Lana! https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/family-gatherings-during-covid
Therapist Q&A on how to avoid conflict
21/11/2021
I wrote my first Gift Guide! My editor Laura and I wrote this to bring some fun, whimsy and a big giveaway to your inbox! So many small pleasures I love, including Binu Binu Soap House, ChocoSol chocolate bars, Saje aromatherapy, Wildcraft skincare, Antipodes Scientific Organic Beauty, The Korean Vegan cook book, Mumgry. Click through, use the discount codes and be a subscriber to the newsletter to enter the GIVEAWAY! Contest open to newsletter subscribers located in Canada only. More rules and regs in the newsletter. Enjoy and share this post 🎁💝https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/welcome-to-my-first-gift-guide
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Throughout July, I've been writing about trying to rest. I've gotten some great advice, which I've shared all month. Today's newsletter features Let's Hike T.O. a hiking group that centres young people of colour and newcomers to Toronto. There's also All Out and I've seen, from a quick search, lots of groups like this in many major cities. I, personally, have a posse of children who get me outside. But if you don't, don't let it stop you. Get together with a bunch of strangers! Research shows that even 15 - 20 minutes in nature can have a benefits to your mental health. In my newsletter, I also cite Take Me Outside, a book by Colin Harris, who mentions stats on how Canadians are getting outside less and less. Why? I hope you're getting outside this summer ✌🌈 https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/let-your-brain-relax-in-the-wild
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28/06/2021
I'm looking forward to a long weekend. We all need it! But if you're wondering how to approach Canada Day, I thought about it, too. I looked to my own personal experience, as well as what's in the news, and landed here https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/should-we-cancel-canada-day
Here's what I'm doing
14/06/2021
We're well into another pandemic work week and the news has been heavy. There's one connecting factor in many of the most difficult news headlines to take and that's white supremacy. I wrote about how intentional we need to be about finding moments of peace in order to cope and push back https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/where-are-your-moments-of-peace
Find them to help take down white supremacy
25/05/2021
I got a crash course in hybrid learning and I think it is so important that we all understand what it means, whether you're a parent or not. Share with your friends and family so that more people can understand what's at stake https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/but-really-what-is-hybrid-education
I can't believe I've been writing ATEOD letter for over a year, throughout all the lockdowns, shutdowns, stay-at-home orders, an emergency brake and counting. Here's the newsletter I sent last week and I'm working on a new one for tomorrow. If you haven't already, subscribe to At The End Of the Day for my newsletter on a people-first perspective on the news. Or share with a friend! I'm looking to boost subscribers this spring 🌱🌷🌈 Take care
Welcome to the social media scroll of my mind
30/03/2021
Last week, I connected with Cheekbone Beauty for a giveaway for ATEOD subscribers. Thank you for entering -- winners will be contacted later this week! If you didn't get in on it, you can still treat yourself. Use the code ATEOD2021 before Friday, Apr 2 for 10% off. I'm very inspired by Jenn Harper, the founder of Cheekbone. The lipstick they make is great and smooth and gorgeous. But the real reason Cheekbone exists is to empower Indigenous youth. I love watching this company grow. Be part of it and treat yourself https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/cheekbone-beautys-lipstick-is-life
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30/03/2021
The news on Covid isn't good. It's tough to deal with the onslaught, really. So I connected with the brilliant Madeleine Mant, a medical anthropologist with University of Toronto-Mississauga for a big-picture (like, really big picture) perspective. She studies "bodies through time" which means how individuals have experienced sickness and health, historically-speaking. She had some great things to say about what's new, what isn't and how she feels right now (spoiler alert: It's hopeful!) https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel
Historical POV on this pandemic
22/03/2021
To process the terrible news out of Atlanta last week, in which Asian-owned businesses were targeted and eight people were killed, I wrote about how the news just isn't going to cut it if we want to understand racism. To find out why I had to go back in time 150 years to process the news of last week, read my latest newsletter. Thank you and hope you are taking care https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/youll-need-more-than-news
If you want to understand racism
15/03/2021
I wrote about rethinking work and how to do it with more care. After, I heard back from many super-thoughtful readers. I love all your comments and replies and am honoured that you share them with me. I put a few in this newsletter, which was all about your responses. Wherever you are, working from home or out there in the world, hang in there! https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/working-better-is-possible
Pt. 2 The reader feedback edition
02/03/2021
Welcome to my first sponsor, The Real Food Kitchen, or as you may know them Real Food for Real Kids. Here's the story of how we came to work together and how you can get 20% off your next delivery of frozen, ready-to-eat, healthy meals for yourself and the family. When you use the discount code ATEOD20, you are supporting At The End Of The Day newsletter *discount code for new customers only. Thank you 🥗https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/ateod-x-the-real-food-kitchen
02/03/2021
The summer I turned 17 I worked, along with a best friend, in a rich family's home. The job wasn't as advertised. We became stressed, isolated and didn't have boundaries (ohhhh, sound familiar to anyone WFH in a pandemic?). Work, and how we can do it better, is the topic of my newsletter this week. 📣 Also: I'm super-excited to announce my first sponsor Real Food for Real Kids! They deliver healthy, delicious frozen meals in the Toronto area. Together we're offering 20% off with the code ATEOD20. A percentage of sales will come back to my newsletter. Thank you for supporting At The End Of The Day https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/how-to-work-with-care
No time? Make time
22/02/2021
Last week, I wrote an open letter to Ontario premier Doug Ford. Also last week, the Ford conservative government in Ontario voted down a private member's bill to legislate paid sick days for all. How can leaders keep telling people to when it isn't an option for low-wage, precarious workers? Read, share, and write your own letters. With big thanks to two people I spoke with on the issue of paid sick days: Carolina of Decent Work and Health Network and Kyle of Welland, Ontario who works as a cleaner and whose partner works in fast food. I originally wrote my letter to the Ontario government as part of the campaign with Fight for $15 & Fairness Thank you for reading ✌️https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/open-letter-to-doug-ford-in-3-acts
😷 We need paid sick leave
07/02/2021
It's pandemic February. Do yourself a favour and connect with stories of strength and survival. That's what I did this week by watching Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram Live, which stayed with me a long while. I also recently whipped through a new memoir from mental health and racial equity advocate Celina Caesar-Chavannes, former Liberal MP for Whitby, Ontario. Her book, Can You Hear Me Now? is a page-turner. I feel grateful that I had the opportunity to connect with her for a Q&A, which you can read in this week's newsletter. If you haven't already, subscribe to get ATEOD letter in your inbox https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/theres-strength-in-raw-vulnerability
Welcome to At The End Of the Day. I’m Hannah Sung and I write this newsletter to get perspective on the daily firehose of news. It is very February right now. I’m spending a lot of time under blankets with snacks. I’m really feeling the push and pull of despair and resilience. The downside is ...
30/01/2021
Before I get into this week's newsletter, I wanted to tell you about an advance screening of Minari, a beautiful new movie about a Korean American family by writer and director Lee Isaac Chung.
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is turning 25! And they are doing this Minari screening, for Canadians, as a fundraiser since they can't hold their annual gala this year.
If you're in Toronto, you can get the VIP package, which is a screening and an amazing package of Korean snacks (see the pic!). The suggested donation is $65 (although why not more?). See this amazing movie and drop a donation to Reel Asian, details here: https://www.reelasian.com/
As for my newsletter this week, entertainment journalist and ATEOD editor Ishani Nath and I get into a conversation on Minari, the bigger picture of telling immigrant family stories and how to do it right.
And I'm thrilled to be giving away 4 advance screening passes to Minari through partnering with Reel Asian. This giveaway is for subscribers only and you can read the details (and our conversation on Minari) here: https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/the-slow-power-moves-of-minari
With thanks to Vancouver Asian Film Festival A24 Elevation Pictures Minari Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation ❤🌱
24/01/2021
How's your bubble? In this week's ATEOD newsletter, I'm trying to step away from the forever high alert of breaking news and take the long view. I found inspiration in our home school lesson from Wednesday. I called it, "Inauguration: Pay attention, kids!" This newsletter features links to what I'm reading, listening to and following, for perspective on the climate crisis and to help me be a decent source of info for the people in my world. Hoping you're all doing ok with your own people, too. PS: This week, I'm cooking up something fun, for subscribers only. It's an experiment :) If you haven't signed up, it's a good time to subscribe! https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/inauguration-helped-me-focus-on-the
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20/01/2021
Today is a good news day I hope this feeling of relief can last a few days at least. Last week, I wrote about coping through movement because overall, this is a time of just relentless bad news. So I shared a personal story of how I got through a tough time, pre-COVID, through fighting my body's fire with fire, exchanging happy hormones for the stress-y ones. Giant thank you to Diana Reyes who is a brilliant artist, dancer, DJ, teacher and friend https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/dance-in-this-economy
Mental health through movement
10/01/2021
This week, I wrote about virtual school. In our house, our 6-year-old is dropping out. Every situation is unique, depending on a kid's age and capacity and above all, family circumstances. But just in case you also needed someone to tell you that it's ok to have other priorities, this one's for you. A big influence on my outlook is the experience of my dad, whose own schooling was interrupted as a child, and my friend Joey, an excellent and dedicated teacher who gave me advice in an early ATEOD newsletter during last year's lockdown to prioritize family and mental well-being over the fear of "falling behind" in school. https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/opting-out-of-school
What we're doing in this household
17/12/2020
Latest ATEOD newsletter is excerpts of an interview I did with Paul Taylor, CEO of FoodShare Toronto. Loved this conversation on anti-racism, food justice and reframing how to think about the problem of food insecurity. The full conversation is in the podcast, What Do We Do Tomorrow? which you can find on your fave podcast app https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/q-and-a-with-paul-taylor-of-foodshare
“Everyone has a right to food, not charity or leftovers”
02/12/2020
My last newsletter featured a new fave for me, The Korean Vegan. When I first stumbled on one of Joanne Molinaro's Instagram recipes, I thought, Where have you been my whole life? (Answer: she has been cooking, lawyer-ing, researching her Korean roots, writing, running marathons -- for starters). Loved having this conversation, have a look https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/this-korean-tiktok-is-a-game-changer
Yes, it’s the food but there’s more
22/10/2020
New post on Halloween and trick-or-treating in a pandemic. With thanks to Jesse Brunette on FB, whose viral post was real inspo for me. This one goes out to all the parents pre-gaming the mini-chocolate bar stash (replenish before Oct 31!) https://ateodletter.substack.com/p/is-halloween-dead
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Videos
Here is my latest podcast episode, "How to have tough conversations about racism," featuring two Indigenous educators, one who specializes in workshops and another who teaches children. For more on speaking with kids, check out @CaringSociety for their Spirit Bear resources and below, this is @KellyBrownbill, you can find her at KellyBrownbill.com (book her for your work team, book club, any group you can!). Every month should be Indigenous History Month, especially if you consider how much we need to unlearn to get a truer understanding of the past and present in Canada. I hope you can listen to this entire episode, here it is on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-have-tough-conversations-about-racism-featuring/id1620938351?i=1000566480081
So excited to share my latest episode of At The End Of the Day podcast. It's an interview with Eliza Reid. In the '90s, we were friends in university. Today, she is the First Lady of Iceland. (No, really!). She is also the author of, "Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing The World" from Simon & Schuster Canada. I highly recommend this book, especially if Roe v Wade, Depp v Heard and just *gesticulates widely* everything is getting you down. We don't have to accept misogyny as a given. There are better ways and change can happen. Here is our conversation on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-embrace-a-totally-different-kind-of-life/id1620938351?i=1000564793246
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Why I started At The End Of The Day
Hi! So nice to meet you. I’m Hannah and I write the ATEOD newsletter. I’m a journalist who has worked in Canadian media for 20 years. My career has included a bunch of fun work detours as well as the weight of great responsibility, covering pop to politics and so many subjects in between.
This newsletter is my ongoing attempt to address the overwhelming nature of news and information. I write from a perspective that asks you to consider, What’s most important to you at the end of the day?
How do you take a firehose of information and boil it down to a perspective that empowers you to make decisions in life, with those you care about most?
When you think about your friends, family, your community and yourself, you’re also considering what’s best for social fairness, our collective society and the greater good. I’m into that. It’s a point of connection for all of us.
ATEOD is about a people-first perspective on the news. I began this newsletter by immersing myself in an amazing group of independent, journalist entrepreneurs who were convened by the Independent News Challenge, run by The Discourse with support from Facebook. What this group of journalists has in common is that we’re passionate about serving unaddressed niches in journalism, whether it’s about serving local and regional needs or otherwise.
I’m working on carving out my own niche with this space, making it inclusive and acknowledging how we interact with news and information. It’s emotional and should get personal.
