Growing up, I felt like an outsider. I was shy and socially awkward, lacked self confidence and worth and was bullied from a...
The other night I picked up the refill of my prescription for an anti-anxiety medication that I've been on for several years. There...
Where you hear a washing machine with an uneven load, I hear the rattling of a diesel engine. When you hear sirens pass-by, I remember back-up that’s too far...
I was once a strong, motivated woman, and according to my friends, people looked up to me. I say « according to my friends »...
If you look up phobia in the dictionary you’ll be informed that it's an irrational fear. People who somehow make it through life without experiencing trauma seem to think...
My daughter was born three months early. The doctors had no idea why. I just went into spontaneous labour. I took an adventurous helicopter ride to the nearest high...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder AKA PTSD, describes very normal reactions to life-threatening, traumatic experiences. Never in a million years, did I think that in my early forties, I would be on...
January 2002 I was a fully functioning viable member of the community; an active volunteer; involved in local politics and on a career path I loved. I had the world...
My name is Amanda and I am a 34 year-old mentally chill women. I have been given several diagnoses including Bi-polar type 2,...
When most people think paramedic, they just think ambulance driver. Paramedicine lacks the mystique of the other emergency services - kids don't grow up wanting...
I'm on the path to a happy recovery. I've taken strength from my pain. I've found resolution in resiliency. Today, life isn't perfect - it's just the way it...
The Breakdown I was 49 years old and was ready to head back to school (I am a teacher at a K-12 school). I went to work and I couldn't...