Shane Koyczan Says Sometimes “Bullying” Is Just Assault

Even if you’re not completely aware of Shane Koyczan’s poem “To
This Day”, at least 25 million other people are. That’s how many
views the YouTube video of the poem has as of the time we made
this episode. It’s not just a great poem, it strikes a nerve. “To
This Day” talks in a very direct and meaningful way about the
effects of bullying and how people can carry it with them from
the playground deep into adulthood. Because, many times, it’s not
just kids messing around, it’s actual assault or emotional abuse
or a kind of terrorism that can fall under the category of
trauma.


Shane was bullied from a very young age and had a hard time
making friends throughout his childhood. He also had a key ally:
his grandmother Loretta, who encouraged him to write things down.
When he reached university, he found more encouragement for his
writing and his talent bloomed.


Today, Shane is a successful writer and a person with depression
and a performer who has had a hard time getting by during the
pandemic.


In this episode, Shane Koyczan shares a poem about his
grandmother that left us speechless.


Find out more about Shane Koyczan at his website,
ShaneKoyczan.com. Listen to "To This Day" on Shane's Youtube
channel, Youtube.com/ShaneKoyczan. Follow Shane on Twitter
@Koyczan and on Instagram @shane_koyczan.


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