Collected Item: “Kathy Maloney Oral History, 2022/09/13”
Title
Kathy Maloney
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Kathy Maloney
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#acting, #Black, #Canada, #coach, #divorce, #groceries, #masking, #motherhood, #Ontario, #race, #racism, #school, #selflove, #Toronto, #vaccination
What is the format of your recording?
Video
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
Canada, Ontario, Toronto
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
Gender: female Pronoun: she/her
What is the age of the interviewee?
45 to 54
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
I am black. Barbadian decent. Born in Toronto, Canada.
Describe the oral history.
Some of the things we discussed include:
Finishing a long divorce process in early 2020.
Starting a business early in the pandemic as a family and divorce coach, a mediator, and an end of relationship
coach.
Children staying home during lock down, online homeschooling.
Disagreeing with ex-husband about vaccination, decisions about what that means for their children.
Work requirements for vaccination.
COVID touch and surface transmission; cleanliness.
Clients trying to date during COVID; clients in lockdown with partners they don’t like.
Socialized healthcare in Canada, pre- and mid-pandemic.
Different reactions to the pandemic grounded in different experiences: illness, bereavement, etc.
Slavery and transgenerational trauma.
Children learning social behaviours from parents.
Black Ukrainians being turned away by refugee services.
A new relationship.
Younger generations not wanting to have children.
Going for walks with friends.
Nature taking back the cities during lock down.
How painful Black history can be; histories that don’t get told.
Other cultural references: Martin Luther King, Tony Robbins, Mindvalley, YouTube, Netflix
See also:
https://www.kathymaloney.com
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1219099/
Finishing a long divorce process in early 2020.
Starting a business early in the pandemic as a family and divorce coach, a mediator, and an end of relationship
coach.
Children staying home during lock down, online homeschooling.
Disagreeing with ex-husband about vaccination, decisions about what that means for their children.
Work requirements for vaccination.
COVID touch and surface transmission; cleanliness.
Clients trying to date during COVID; clients in lockdown with partners they don’t like.
Socialized healthcare in Canada, pre- and mid-pandemic.
Different reactions to the pandemic grounded in different experiences: illness, bereavement, etc.
Slavery and transgenerational trauma.
Children learning social behaviours from parents.
Black Ukrainians being turned away by refugee services.
A new relationship.
Younger generations not wanting to have children.
Going for walks with friends.
Nature taking back the cities during lock down.
How painful Black history can be; histories that don’t get told.
Other cultural references: Martin Luther King, Tony Robbins, Mindvalley, YouTube, Netflix
See also:
https://www.kathymaloney.com
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1219099/
On what date did you record this oral history?
2022-09-13T10:04