Mental health needs to be part of the conversation. Collectively across the country we are working to create positive change around mental health and remove the stigma for many who are struggling.
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Mentorship isn’t a quick fix or a short-term relationship. It’s a commitment, where the mentor and mentee are dedicated to the process for an extensive amount of time. Our mentors build relationships and trust by meeting with mentees weekly, often up to a whole year.
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For many, the reality that climate change is already upon us and not some distant threat, may make us feel powerlessness to tackle the challenges that lay ahead. It all feels far too overwhelming. Fortunately, there are small steps we can take now to reduce the impacts of climate change in the present and into the future.
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While it may seem important to manage your to-do list, it’s far more important to manage your mental well-being. If you’re starting to feel overwhelmed this holiday season, take a break from the usual fast paced activities and keep calm. We’ve compiled our top five ways to keep calm over the hectic holiday season.
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Counselling is a vital tool in preventative mental health and wellness for everyone. It’s an opportunity to sit down and have a candid conversation with someone who can give you guidance and techniques to deal with challenging dynamics or issues.
Bullying Awareness Week (or Anti-Bullying Week) is the third week of November and time to gain a keen understanding of what bullying is and how it impacts those around you. We want to highlight some of the relevant data around bullying and ensure everyone knows #WheretoTurn if they are being bullied.
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As we move into 20 months of predominantly working from home, workplace stress levels are high. We are distracted and short-tempered. We are struggling to focus. We aren’t practicing self-care. We are letting work touch every single day in some way shape or form.
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There are challenges in our world that are often brushed aside if people can’t find a direct correlation. “That doesn’t impact me.” “I don’t know anyone who has experienced that.”
Mental health isn’t that challenge. Mental health is one area of our global community where each and every one of us are impacted, both directly and indirectly.
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When it comes to kids, it’s important to know that resilience isn’t something that they’re born with — it must be created, nurtured and continually built upon. So what can you do to help your young person achieve healthy resilience as they return to school in these unprecedented times?
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Self-compassion is about finding ways to realize that you are good enough just the way you are, and that you absolutely deserve good things in life. And while some people are naturally more confident in their own skin, for others, we have to work at being a bit more compassionate to ourselves.
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By the time I entered my grade 12 year of high school at age 17, I was eating a total of 900 calories a day and exercising excessively, burning off about 1,500 calories a day. I had every meal and snack planned out in my head a day in advance and I knew the calorie value of everything I ate so I could control my calorie intake. Being prepared and in total control of what I ate came before anything else in my life.
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Prevention in mental health is a multi-faceted approach that explores every angle of support for someone who is struggling. It’s about keeping them out of the acute care system and helping them stay connected within the community, and finding a way forward from an incredibly challenging time.
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Harassment in the workplace is an important issue that many employees are bringing to the forefront of their organization in an effort to drive change and create a safer, more welcoming work environment.
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International Non-Binary People’s Day is recognized around the world as an opportunity to shine a light on those who identify as non-binary and to celebrate the rich diversity of each community.
The term non-binary describes a person who identifies with a gender that isn’t entirely female or entirely male.
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If there is one word (beyond COVID-19) that has risen to the forefront in the last year and a half, it has to be resilience. Our social media feeds are filled with it, the news is talking about it — it’s just everywhere. Buzzword or not, resilience is something to pay attention to. Let’s break it down.
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Mental health is being used as a very general term these days, encompassing everything from anxiety and depression to feeling stressed and busy with the daily grind. In truth, there is a monumental difference between suffering from a mental illness and feeling challenged with your mental health and wellness.
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When our young people are isolated, they lose out on those important interactions with others in their age group. We are seeing more young people expressing feelings of loneliness and depression, which in turn can impact their success in school, risk-taking behaviour, relationships with their family and loved ones and even mortality.
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Mindfulness looks different for each and every one of us. While mindfulness is rooted in meditation and breathing, it could be any number of things. For one person, it could be a fast-paced trail run. For another, it could be reading a book. For yet another, it could be painting or colouring.
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It is Mental Health Week in Canada — a perfect opportunity to raise awareness and draw more attention to the importance of mental health in our community and how we can work together to find a way forward through challenging times.
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You don’t need to be “outdoorsy” to get outdoors and reap the benefits of fresh air and your natural surroundings. One benefit we have in Fort McMurray is our proximity to forests. While all green space is wonderful, trees can make a significant impact on your mental health.
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