KW Mental Health Resources During COVID-19
As days, weeks, and months go by, Canadians are paying the price when it comes to mental health in the era of COVID-19. Half of Canadians have reported their...
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Tips for Working From Home During COVID-19
Anyone working from home these days will likely tell you that it isn’t nearly as ideal as it sounds – at least not in this scenario. Where many of us tend t...
Mental Matters: What is the Continuum of Mental Health
"Mental health exists on a continuum.”
These days, more and more Instagram posts are saying something along these lines and I agree wholeheartedly. But it does...
Breaking up with Diet Culture
This might be one of the hardest relationships you’ll ever need to end – but I can almost guarantee that it’ll make you a much better version of yourself. As a ...
Mental Matters: Defining Depression
Depression sucks. One minute you could be completely fine — and then you just don’t want to try anymore. Or it’s been there for as long as you can remember: a h...
Get Out Adventure Therapy is Taking Therapy to New Heights
Clinical social worker Brandon Spunar now works his craft outside of the office. Since last October, Spunar has spearheaded Get Out Adventure Therapy, allowing ...
Elis Original Uses Clothing to Promote Solidarity
“Mental health has had a great impact on my life, ever since I’ve been a teenager,” said Elis Orginal’s creative force and founder, Lee Skovsgaard. We were s...
Editor’s Note: Wishing That I’d Turn Around
For as long as I can remember, I’ve clung to nostalgia so tightly that it’s become a trait of my character.
When I was in my final year of high school, I reme...
Mental Matters: What Addiction Really Means
Eckhart Tolle says “addiction begins and ends with pain.” More specifically, addiction is a compulsive attempt to escape from pain through a behaviour that brin...
Mental Matters: Triggers
Imagine stumbling across a grizzly bear as you strolled through Victoria Park.
Without stopping to think about the oddity of the situation, you’d do one of fou...