Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Originally recorded on March 16, 2021 as part of the One Sky Over All Community Speaker Series with the Waterloo Public Library.
Healing tattoos are tattoos that people plan or get in order to disrupt, (re)claim, celebrate and/or challenge an aspect of themself and/or something social. Tattoos that honour someone who has died is one example. We will talk about the Healing Tattoos project and share some stories and tattoos that have helped people grow and heal.
Panelists:
Charles Gillen (he/him) is a third-year student majoring in peace and conflicts at the University of Waterloo. Charles’s main focus is connecting the research to race and our society today. Through mostly past experiences, he has been able to relate his research to my own life for overall better understanding.
Amanda Lougheed, BSW, RSW (she/her) is an MSW student of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo doing her practicum with Dr. Susan Cadell as a research student. She works in mental health and addictions services in Victoria, BC.
Susan Cadell, PhD, RSW (she/her) is a social work researcher and Professor in the School of Social Work at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo. Susan's research concerns death, dying and bereavement, particularly positive outcomes of caregiving and grief.
Originally recorded on March 16, 2021 as part of the One Sky Over All Community Speaker Series with the Waterloo Public Library.
Healing tattoos are tattoos that people plan or get in order to disrupt, (re)claim, celebrate and/or challenge an aspect of themself and/or something social. Tattoos that honour someone who has died is one example. We will talk about the Healing Tattoos project and share some stories and tattoos that have helped people grow and heal.
Panelists:
Charles Gillen (he/him) is a third-year student majoring in peace and conflicts at the University of Waterloo. Charles’s main focus is connecting the research to race and our society today. Through mostly past experiences, he has been able to relate his research to my own life for overall better understanding.
Amanda Lougheed, BSW, RSW (she/her) is an MSW student of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo doing her practicum with Dr. Susan Cadell as a research student. She works in mental health and addictions services in Victoria, BC.
Susan Cadell, PhD, RSW (she/her) is a social work researcher and Professor in the School of Social Work at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo. Susan's research concerns death, dying and bereavement, particularly positive outcomes of caregiving and grief.
