Below are the highlights of my conversation with Amandella:

* How did her name come about? It is unique.
* What is Stimming in the mental health arena?
* What is a 'Physical Room'? Her advice on  how to create one in your personal space.
* Coast Mental Health in Vancouver, British Columbia & Prairie Institute of Expressive Arts Therapy in Calgary, Alberta.
* The challenges of growing up in the smaller towns in Southern Alberta in the 90's.
* Trust me, I never knew about the Commonwealth of Dominica as a country. 
* Trivia: the Lagoon scene of the Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed in the Commonwealth of Dominica. 
* How did she come up with the name, Asha Agape as a pseudonym?
* She is bolder as a Writer, when she writes in a male voice. 
* Shaving her hair 6 times. 
* What to experience upon visiting the Commonwealth of Dominica?
* Her perspective on how oxtail became a delicacy in the West Indies diet. 
* Trivia: POC means Person of Colour; BIPOC means Black Indian Person of Colour. 
* Her answer to a destabilizing event she experienced and how she rebounded from it. 

You can follow her on Facebook by searching Amandella Joseph; her Instagram handle is @chevonah. 

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