Indecision can fan the flames of anxiety and really do a doozie if you have an anxiety disorder. We live in a society that reveres the ‘just do it’ mentality. Allowing confusion to be part of an effective decision making process just doesn’t jive with our ‘expert-self-reliant-I’ve-got-it-together’ kind of attitude. But here’s the secret. It’s ok to not know; to […]
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How do you support an adult child who has a mental illness? How do you as a caregiver hang in there when your adult child, who so clearly needs help, refuses it? I get requests from parents and caregivers just like this every week. Some of you reading this right now may be facing these […]
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Wabi-sabi. (Whah-bee/Saw-bee). C’mon say it with me. I know you want to. Just saying it makes me feel a little better. These two strange words and the concept it encapsulates, has changed the way I look at failure, my mental health, my life, humanity. Seriously. I was introduced to it by the same dear friend […]
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I’ve been talking to strangers from foreign countries on-line. Wait. It’s not what you think. They have prevented me from falling into depression, helped me avoid perfectionism, boosted my productivity, decreased my loneliness and reduced my procrastination. Are they therapists? Nope. One has been a journalist, a computer programmer, another a business school student. Even […]
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September is fast approaching. In light of this, I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post secondary setting. Creating accommodations help students who have mental illness reach their academic potential. Whether you’re advocating for yourself, or helping to advocate for someone else here are […]
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Last February I wrote the post “10 of My Favourite Quotes that I Live, Learn, and Love From”. I ended it with a call for readers to send in their go-to, must-remember, ever-inspiring quotes. And send them in you did! Words can’t cure mental illness or alleviate stress, but they can make it more comfortable […]
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Music plays a big part in my life. Sunday mornings you’ll find Gord, my husband, and I listening to Ramsey Lewis Trio, maybe Amee Mann or better yet, the sound track to Garden State. We’ll eat our French toast with (real!) maple syrup and I’ll be tapping my toes, savouring both the music and the […]
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Diagnosis doesn’t equate acceptance (as many of you well know). I certainly took my sweet time in accepting my conditions. Mental illness, particularly psychosis, wasn’t something I had been striving for in my 5-year life plan. Below are questions and approaches my family, psychiatrist, other health professionals and my friends could have used to […]
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How to Reduce Anxiety and Indecision Using this Simple Strategy
Anxiety, Practical Tools, resources, self help tipsIndecision can fan the flames of anxiety and really do a doozie if you have an anxiety disorder. We live in a society that reveres the ‘just do it’ mentality. Allowing confusion to be part of an effective decision making process just doesn’t jive with our ‘expert-self-reliant-I’ve-got-it-together’ kind of attitude. But here’s the secret. It’s ok to not know; to […]
Supporting Adult Children with Mental Illness: Resources and Experiences
adult children, Anxiety, bipolar, depression, getting help for others, help for family, Mental Illness, resourcesHow do you support an adult child who has a mental illness? How do you as a caregiver hang in there when your adult child, who so clearly needs help, refuses it? I get requests from parents and caregivers just like this every week. Some of you reading this right now may be facing these […]
Wabi sabi and the Failure Bow Could Just Change Your Life
creativity, evidence-based, inspiration, mental health, Mental Illness, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, self-careWabi-sabi. (Whah-bee/Saw-bee). C’mon say it with me. I know you want to. Just saying it makes me feel a little better. These two strange words and the concept it encapsulates, has changed the way I look at failure, my mental health, my life, humanity. Seriously. I was introduced to it by the same dear friend […]
Can This On-Line Productivity App Help Reduce Depression?
Anxiety, creativity, depression, mental health, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, self-care, social supportI’ve been talking to strangers from foreign countries on-line. Wait. It’s not what you think. They have prevented me from falling into depression, helped me avoid perfectionism, boosted my productivity, decreased my loneliness and reduced my procrastination. Are they therapists? Nope. One has been a journalist, a computer programmer, another a business school student. Even […]
Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
adult children, Anxiety, depression, evidence-based, getting help for others, mental health, Mental Illness, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, social supportSeptember is fast approaching. In light of this, I thought it apropos to write a post regarding accommodations for students with mental health issues in a post secondary setting. Creating accommodations help students who have mental illness reach their academic potential. Whether you’re advocating for yourself, or helping to advocate for someone else here are […]
Readers’ Favourite Quotes to Live, Learn & Love From
inspiration, mental health, resources, self-careLast February I wrote the post “10 of My Favourite Quotes that I Live, Learn, and Love From”. I ended it with a call for readers to send in their go-to, must-remember, ever-inspiring quotes. And send them in you did! Words can’t cure mental illness or alleviate stress, but they can make it more comfortable […]
Do You Hear What I Hear? How Music Creates Well-Being for Me
Anxiety, bipolar, creativity, depression, mental health, Mental Illness, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, self-careMusic plays a big part in my life. Sunday mornings you’ll find Gord, my husband, and I listening to Ramsey Lewis Trio, maybe Amee Mann or better yet, the sound track to Garden State. We’ll eat our French toast with (real!) maple syrup and I’ll be tapping my toes, savouring both the music and the […]
10 Things I Wish my Health Professionals & Loved Ones Had Done to Help Me Accept My Illness Sooner
adult children, Anxiety, bipolar, getting help for others, help for family, mental health, Mental Illness, resources, social supportDiagnosis doesn’t equate acceptance (as many of you well know). I certainly took my sweet time in accepting my conditions. Mental illness, particularly psychosis, wasn’t something I had been striving for in my 5-year life plan. Below are questions and approaches my family, psychiatrist, other health professionals and my friends could have used to […]