Mykella Van Cooten

Mykella Van Cooten is an Associate Producer at CBC Sirius and Q. She is also known as DJ em and loves her dog Eddie.

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She went to Germany for a new brain cancer treatment. She wonders why she had to learn about it online

Aisha Uduman, her family and some experts say patients in Canada should be made aware of novel or experimental treatments available outside the country, so they can make the decision themselves on whether to take the risk.
Q with Tom Power

After she 'crashed and burned,' Kristin Chenoweth took a life lesson from millennials about self-care

Kristin Chenoweth has wowed audiences in iconic Broadway musicals like Wicked and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Now, she's sharing what she's learned over the years in a new book, titled I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts.

Holiday foods hold some of our strongest memories

From Christmas pepperpot, to Hanukkah latkes and Chinese New Year dumplings, eating and making holiday foods with loved ones is a way to express love, honour family traditions and create lasting memories. Here are five stories of diverse holiday food traditions.

This woman says she feels love differently since her heart transplant. She wants to know why

After a potentially life-saving heart transplant, Anne Marie Switzer experienced unexpected changes to her tastes and even how she feels love. Some researchers have controversially suggested a donor organ can retain or even transfer its original owner's personality or memories to a recipient.
First Person

Why I refuse to call myself a 'Strong Black Woman'

For most of Mykella Van Cooten's life, she considered herself a "Strong Black Woman." But now she realizes that title comes with negative consequences to Black women's mental health.