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My Love/Hate Relationship With Stigma
Stigma. The sound of that very word strikes anger in many of us burdened with mental health challenges. It also, unfortunately, strikes fear in...
Men, we have a problem
Men, we have a problem. A deep seeded, long standing practice of remaining silent about our mental health. This “tough guy” facade is killing us. Therefore, we owe it to everyone...
Comfort in a lonely time
I write to share a recent experience which shows how strong the mental health stigma continues to be, even in a national medical...
Battling the demons everyday
There’s no hiding the fact that physically I’m very weak. Confined to a power wheelchair as a result of Muscular Dystrophy, there’s not...
Isolation: My Natural Defence
A sign of my lowering mental health can be that I detach from the people I love most. I have low self-esteem and...
My greatest enemy
Since I was 14, I’ve woken up with this crippling feeling that I can’t possibly face the day. It’s almost as if some event today will be the moment that...
True passions burn brighter than fire
I am a mental health advocate. It’s not something that I ever planned to do but I sort of fell into it and...
The day I called in depressed
I don’t know why but, even as a person who deals with anxiety and depression on a daily basis, I always felt there...
Depersonalization and Derealization Teamed up to Drive me Insane
I never wanted my family to lose me to violence nor...
What Bell Let’s Talk Day means to me
This year, Bell is hosting their eighth annual “Let’s Talk Day” on Wednesday, January 31. Let’s Talk is a day dedicated to raising...
Healthy boundaries
The month of June is often a very busy and stressful time of year for many of us, not necessarily all in a bad way though. For me June...
Trudeau and Mental Health
Mental health advocates are urging Justin Trudeau and the federal government to provide more funding for mental health and make it a priority...
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