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The State of Mental Health Report
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) recently released their report on the state of mental health in Canada…and it doesn’t look good. They reported that on average the provinces/territories only spend about about 6.3% over their overall healthcare budgets on mental health, and the state of mental health is 3x worse than before the pandemic, Read more
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Reframing Debt
Eleven years ago, I found myself in debt. It wasn’t like a $300 credit card debt… it was **gulp** $26,000 credit card debt. And I kept it to myself. It wasn’t like I had intended for it to get that bad. But we had a house, and then my husband’s mental health tanked, so that’s Read more
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The One With The Porch
Early in the morning is when I prefer to go on my runs. I live in a part of the city where there are quiet streets with beautiful old homes, many of them historic. Some of them are large homes, with large trees and wide landscaping with beautiful flowers and shrubs. But the ones I… Read more
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How Assessments Work
Getting your loved one an assessment is the process in which a medical professional will apply different assessment techniques to figure out what your loved one is struggling with. Learn more about the legal process for admitting a patient for assessment here An assessment is the gathering of information and then evaluating this information for Read more
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Springing Ahead…
Every year we wait for it…. that final push towards spring, that extended hour of daylight. I don’t know about you, but that added bit of our day is like a big sigh of relief…we made it through winter! Read more
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Healthy Boundaries
Creating a boundary with someone you love and who is struggling is very very hard. If your loved one is mentally unwell, and going through a particularly difficult time, they may be displaying negative and even harmful behaviour. Read more
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Crying in Cars
It’s not where you would expect to find someone crying. In fact, it’s rather awkward to witness, I’m sure. Seeing someone sitting in your car, in a parking lot, alone and crying. Read more
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Making Sense of Legal Forms
One of the more stressful parts of dealing with the hospital side of this journey, is understanding all of the medical jargon and references that you’ll hear. When I first stood in the hospital hearing words like Form 1 or Form 3, I was completely confused! Read more
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Encouragement Friday
Growing up we are always told to embrace our dreams and these will turn into goals, and once we finish school, graduate… we’ll land that dream job and get that dream house… except…. it doesn’t always work out that way, does it? Read more
Braver Together 