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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Anxiety has been giving me a run for my money. Diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, I’m used to dealing with my uber easily triggered flight and freeze response. But in the last year anxiety has been screaming at a high pitch for long periods of time in my body and my mind. It is UNCOMFORTABLE. […]
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Supporting a loved one with mental illness can be trying. I’ve witnessed the toll it takes on my husband. I’ve experienced it as a daughter of a mother and father who both had psychiatric conditions. A chronic mental health condition is like addiction. Even when well managed, its presence is still felt in the relationship. […]
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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 […]
2 Quick Tools for Yourself or Clients to Use When Anxiety & Depression Run Rampant
Anxiety, Breathing Techniques, depression, getting help for others, mental health, Mental Illness, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, self-careAnxiety has been giving me a run for my money. Diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, I’m used to dealing with my uber easily triggered flight and freeze response. But in the last year anxiety has been screaming at a high pitch for long periods of time in my body and my mind. It is UNCOMFORTABLE. […]
12 Things My Husband Does that Help When I’m Struggling with Mental Illness
Anxiety, bipolar, depression, getting help for others, gratitude, mental health, Mental Illness, Practical Tools, resources, self help tips, self-careSupporting a loved one with mental illness can be trying. I’ve witnessed the toll it takes on my husband. I’ve experienced it as a daughter of a mother and father who both had psychiatric conditions. A chronic mental health condition is like addiction. Even when well managed, its presence is still felt in the relationship. […]