Jamie was a healthy, active 12-year old who loved to skate and played hockey as well as any boy. Then one afternoon during a game, she suffered a stroke that changed her world. Her memoir takes the reader through her ordeal and her journey out of the
TRUE STORY. Bella survived an abusive powerbroker father with organized crime ties, a drug-addicted mother and a physically/sexually abusive brother. Shocking & inspirational. When she couldn't cry, she tattooed a crying angel to cry for her.
Bonita Slunder is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and educator. She is a strong supporter of psycho-social-spiritual education that encourages respectful pluralism, especially in the workplace. Bonita is president of Rock Associates: Metrics for Success, with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. Along with her partners she designs and facilitates workshops and retreats in the areas of Emotional Intelligence, Social/Spiritual Functioning, and Workplace Renewal. Bonita has a BA in Psychology (Carleton, Ottawa) an MA in Spirituality (ULC, California) and is a certified EQ-i 2.0 psychometrician.
Accomplishments
Impression Award for Best Public Affairs/Documentary for Reflections of Manotick, 2000.
Special Commendation, Canadian International Annual Film Festival for Memory of Mother, 2000.
ORWA Jo Beverley First Book Award for Back to Bittergreen, 1998.
Honourable Mention, Arts and Letters Competition (NF) for Memory of Mother, 1996.