Mitchell Consky

Shortly after receiving news of my dad’s terminal diagnosis in March of 2020, I leaned into my journalistic intuitions and interviewed him daily, audio recording life talks, final goodbyes, and the unexpected laughter that filled his final days. (1/7)

Mitchell Consky now exclusively reports on Canadian education and campus life for The CJN—get the roundup in the Sunday Syllabus mailchi.mp/thecjn/mitch-2… @mitchellconsky

Feature Writing: “Notes from Grief Camp” by @mitchellconsky. Artist: @anson_chanson; editor: @dannyviola; fact checker: @EmilyBat; and copy editor: @inamdarsiddhesh. #NMA24 thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…

This article about the Canada Disability Benefit from @mitchellconsky is worth the read @cafreeland . 👇👇

@dannyviola @biblioasis @readersdigest @thewalrus Thanks Daniel! Was grateful for your careful editing on this one!

@mitchellconsky @biblioasis @readersdigest @thewalrus Fantastic news, congratulations!

Honoured to announce that my feature article Notes from Grief Camp has been selected for the Best Canadian Essays anthology 2025 with @biblioasis. This piece has also been picked up for reprint with @readersdigest (worldwide) for this summer. @thewalrus thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…

Cue the waterworks this Wednesday with this touching docu-short on @mitchellconsky's memoir HOME SAFE, produced by The Best Part: youtu.be/HhlEvC80edw?si… Order your copy of the book at your favourite bookstore today!

"Funny, honest, and hopeful...a glimpse into the messiness of parenting amidst grief." — @mitchellconsky Get your copy of NEVER BETTER by Gonzalo Riedel now: dundurn.com/books_/t22117/…

@seantalbot1977 Thank you for the kind review! Happy new year!

@mitchellconsky #2023bookoftheyear. This is my book of the year for 2023. wp.me/pczObw-9y

To mark National Grief and Bereavement Day, sharing this .@AboutEmpathy episode where we speak with @mitchellconsky about his father's life. Honouring a loved one's legacy is a profound way to navigate grief #Grief2023 #SupportGriefJourneys #ReachOut aboutempathy.com/episodes/2023/…

From cutting edge diagnostics to early detection, @thePMCF and @PMResearch_UHN is taking oncology to the next level. Check out my latest on precision medicine and international advancements in cancer care. ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/…

This week, we're reading about: @mitchellconsky on a camp that help children cope with grief, Tanya Bush on a baker's nightmarish stage at a Tuscan hotel, and @Kristen_Arnett on breaking down the idea of "Florida Man." mailchi.mp/offassignment/…

Grief is non-linear. One day, three years after a death, grief can return and feel as extreme as it did in the immediate aftermath of the loss, writes @mitchellconsky. thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…

“For adults, grief can feel more like an ocean, its vastness debilitating.” In this memoir, @mitchellconsky explores how children and adults experience grief differently—and what adults can learn from kids. thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…

“When you’re twenty-seven, and perhaps living with your parents a mere five minutes’ drive from your old high school, it seems a little too soon to get together and exchange achievements.” @emilylatimer on the death of the high school reunion: thewalrus.ca/is-the-high-sc…

Orthopedic surgery delays lead to all-time high in backlog of patients, experts say ctvnews.ca/health/orthope… from @mitchellconsky via @CTVNews The most important health news, in one place, at canadahealthwatch.ca

Honoured to see my grief camp story in the Longreads top five of the week round-up. longreads.com/weekly-top-5/

When adults avoid engaging in conversations about death with children, “we’re making something that is already a really difficult and heartbreaking experience that much harder,” says psychotherapist @AWC_Grief. thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…

"What I would soon recognize, however, was that grief is not an exclusive club, and that everyone, no matter their experience, is invited to its miseries—as well as its joys." #longreads @thewalrus thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…

If you’re suffering because of a delayed orthopaedic surgery, I want to speak to you for a CTVNews.ca story!

Adults don’t tend to deal well with death. Yes, it’s in our shows, our songs, our art, our novels. But real deaths, the ones that take those we love, can feel taboo, writes @mitchellconsky. thewalrus.ca/notes-from-gri…