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What is self-care? Myths and facts
What is self-care? Myths and facts
Feb 16, 2021Over the years, we’ve seen a steady increase in mental health awareness. More and more, we’re hearing and talking about wellness, mindfulness, therapy, stress management and self-care. While it’s exciting…
Move for your mood
Move for your mood
Jan 18, 2021This article was written for ParticipACTION’s Move for your Mood campaign. Visit their website for more about the campaign. Move to improve your mental health Before we talk about how…
You can learn to think and feel better!
You can learn to think and feel better!
Nov 18, 2020The Canadian Mental Health Association is now expanding its BounceBack® program across Canada with support from Bell Let’s Talk. BounceBack is a free, guided self-help program that helps adults and…
Inspiring hope in an age of uncertainty: Top 10 moments of the 5th annual Mental Health for All Conference
Inspiring hope in an age of uncertainty: Top 10 moments of the 5th annual Mental Health for All Conference
Nov 5, 2020Hope. It’s not blind optimism and it’s far from toxic positivity. It’s being able to imagine an alternative future and moving towards it. It’s the opposite of giving up. This…
Overcoming adversity: How to turn a difficult life event on its head
Overcoming adversity: How to turn a difficult life event on its head
Nov 5, 2020A lot is being said about stress these days, and it’s no wonder. The pandemic has brought with it countless sources of extreme stress. But there has been relative silence on a topic that would help us get through the…
Planning a psychologically safe return to the workplace
Planning a psychologically safe return to the workplace
Nov 5, 2020It’s been said many times, but we’ll say it again: working in the pandemic is not business as usual. Whatever your job, chances are you have had to make some adjustments. For many, that adjustment was moving the workplace to your kitchen table…
#MIAW20: There is no health without mental health
#MIAW20: There is no health without mental health
Oct 2, 2020Each October, people across Canada speak up for Mental Illness Awareness Week. This year, it is being marked from October 4 –10. It’s a week of public education and awareness…
Taming your back-to-school worries
Taming your back-to-school worries
Sep 11, 2020Back to school has always been a time of transition. The end of summer. The apprehension. The excitement. And if it came with a bit of anxiety for your kids,…
An echo pandemic of mental health issues? Not if we can help it.
An echo pandemic of mental health issues? Not if we can help it.
Aug 7, 2020We hear about it on the news. We see it in poll after poll. And we see it in our own lives. It is COVID-19’s toll on the mental health of Canadians. There is no debate…