Alena Papayanis (she/her)

Writer/Essayist/Memoirist, Prof, podcaster, speaker, Tiktoker, recovering people-pleaser & later in life queer *currently writing two essay collections*

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

I was on CBC radio today talking about the mundane mixer I organized at the grocery store —- Metro Morning with David Common - Oct. 15, 2024: Looking for love in Toronto? Try your grocery store https://t.co/yEINMJ6TbR

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

I’m beyond honoured to have made this shortlist for The International Amy McRae Award for Memoir. Not only is it a beautiful contest, but after a year of steady rejections, this feels particularly special. https://t.co/nStyv7Ie9O

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@westendphoenix @pawesterhof This was great, thank you for hosting and to @pawesterhof for sharing her insight!

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@westendphoenix @pawesterhof How do we rsvp for this?

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@zoewhittall Six Feet Under!

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

Wrote this people about people-pleasing (and the gendered nature of it) for the Globe and Mail. Let’s be more honest and less “nice” in 2024 https://t.co/404ZNj8DAU

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@AndreaStanley @marieclaire I live in Toronto! 👋 I’ve written for Chatelaine, Huffpost, FASHION, Globe and Mail, and Refinery29!!

[queertechhq @queertechhq]

Happening now for the #QTQ2023 Leadership Track: "How to Stop People-Pleasing at Work and in Life" with @APapayanis ✍️💡

"Some of us people-please because we felt small as kids. Others do it to feel needed. The goal is not to let guilt be our compass or to guide our decisions."

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

I’m starting an advice podcast called Dear Queer, and we’re taking your questions and comments. You can find us at https://t.co/NY8TsDgEMo or on Instagram at @dear.queer.podcast or you can just reply here!

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@HanadiAlnawab Congratulations Hanadi! Very well deserved!!

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Laughter makes life feel lighter and is one valuable way that @APapayanis processes both personal and societal woes.

https://t.co/NYPNRzwmBv

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@ShariGraydon @globeandmail Oh wow, thank you! Appreciate the positive feedback ☺️

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

Why you should take comedy seriously, written for the @globeandmail #comedy #globeandmail https://t.co/bqeNcDfSzS

[Erika Casupanan @erika_cas]

Thank you @APapayanis and @Chatelaine. It's a dream come true to be featured! 💖

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

Very grateful to have learned more about the person behind the @survivorcbs win in this @Chatelaine feature on @erika_cas

https://t.co/9PpJFKXUQb

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

Expectation can kill a relationship, whereas hope can sustain it. Expectation can break a heart, whereas hope can renew it.

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

Been thinking a lot about the difference between hope and expectation. This is from a piece I’m writing about it right now:

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

Expectation applies pressure and holds on too tight, whereas hope has a gentle comforting grip; it’s the difference between being strangled and being held.

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@cityoftoronto What about the streets with bicycle lanes? Annette Street very much not plowed at the moment enough to allow cars to park without overlapping into bike lanes

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@jk_rowling Also, biology isn’t so black and white — it’s possible for women to have male chromosomes and not even know it and vice versa. Surprised that such a skilled writer can’t appreciate nuance!

[Alena Papayanis (she/her) @APapayanis]

@jk_rowling You are denying the trans experience in the same way that men deny the experience of women. You wouldn’t support men doing that so how can you as a cis- person do the same thing to trans people?