Jessica Fan

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Agile Dating - A Less Painful Way to Date

Searching for “the one” was like dancing blindfolded in a field of ambiguity and pitfalls. But what made it far less soul-crushing, more humane, and efficient was an approach that I call Agile Dating.

Life, Design / Innovation, Relationship

Life, Illustration

Loving amidst loss

Life, Illustration

On healing in the darkness

Life, Illustration

What awe feels like

Life, Illustration

Our once-in-a-lifetime experience of a total solar eclipse

Life, Illustration

Life, Illustration, Poetry

My friend, the End.

Life, Illustration, Poetry

The End waits patiently, just behind a thin veil…

Life, Illustration, Poetry

Psychology, Life, Illustration, Creativity, Poetry

What grief feels like

Psychology, Life, Illustration, Creativity, Poetry

A visual story

Psychology, Life, Illustration, Creativity, Poetry

Philosophy / Spirituality, Psychology, Systems thinking

How to embrace your shadow

Philosophy / Spirituality, Psychology, Systems thinking

Learning to shine light on our shadows is an important part of becoming self-aware and understanding what is keeping us stuck.

Philosophy / Spirituality, Psychology, Systems thinking

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My corners of Instagram

Visual philosophy @AwakingOctopus

Hello friends, happy February!

My YearCompass theme of 2024 is “nurture” and one of my intentions is to cultivate my writing practice. I have been bogged down by my old friend perfectionism and I miss the days where I could create with e

As we grow, we are taught that
there are “right” ways of being
and “wrong” ways of being.
....
We may learn that it is not safe
to express our Authentic Self.

We may start to believe
that it has no worth.
...
Out of fear an

Life & travels @jessicalifan

Back in Toronto, enjoying downtown night life. Today was my first time skating under the Bentway, lit up by beautiful colours of the "Northern Lights". The free hot chocolate was a lovely bonus ☕

Skate rentals available.

Thanks Natalija a

Visited the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary today, located just outside Airdrie. The non profit raises awareness around wolfdog ownership (they are very challenging pets) and offers a home to wolfdogs who have been neglected. 43 wolfdogs live at this beau

Weekend trip to Edmonton with my dad!

My first few years of life were in Edmonton and we had a nice time reliving childhood memories at West Ed - what was once the world’s largest mall. Still not many have a Spanish Galleon, ice rink, amuseme

Music & art @RadiantFancy

Rad pigeon.

I'm on a nourishing solo date today. Started off with a walk through Chinatown, where I got a big bowl of Yunnan noodles and started to really miss my family in China. Hopped on a catch up call with a dear friend while walking through Ke

wombat and tortoise cuddly days 💕

(can you guess who is who?)

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Gentle illustrated stories on living authentically, seeing deeply, and cultivating change.

Reflections of a designer, systems thinker, and inner archaeologist.

Dancing in the in-between, weaving us closer together.

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