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When it comes to the pandemic and mental health, we’re not all equal
When it comes to the pandemic and mental health, we’re not all equal
Aug 7, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is a sudden, unprecedented situation that has disrupted the lives of all Canadians and put us under tremendous stress. The pandemic continues to have a significant, long-lasting…
16 strategies to help improve your mental health
16 strategies to help improve your mental health
May 14, 2020We all deserve to feel well and to thrive. In order to get there, the first thing to keep in mind is that we ALL have mental health to protect, promote and…
Tips on how to really listen
Tips on how to really listen
May 9, 2020Sharing is caring, but so is listening! Building real connection with other people in your life can take some getting used to—especially when it’s so normal in our society to go…
Your Social Distancing Survival Guide
Your Social Distancing Survival Guide
May 8, 2020We are used to having built-in ways to connect. We connect at school and at work, at events and social activities, even with our neighbours in the grocery store. We…
Social connection is the cure
Social connection is the cure
May 7, 2020Long before there was COVID-19, there was loneliness. In recent years, loneliness has been considered a growing public health problem. Even an epidemic. Researchers started sounding the alarm, and some…
Screens and your child: the inside scoop
Screens and your child: the inside scoop
May 6, 2020Schools are closed, activities and play dates are cancelled, and children are at home. Meanwhile, many parents are at home now, too, often busy with their day jobs. It’s a…
More than simply “fine”
More than simply “fine”
May 4, 2020It happens every time we say hello. In person, in text, on the phone. Someone asks us how we’re doing. It’s politeness. It’s a social convention. And it’s a way to find out how we’re…
Kindness is contagious. Not just fear
Kindness is contagious. Not just fear
May 3, 2020Some say that fear of the COVID-19 pandemic is as contagious as the virus. Yes, scientists have studied social networks and brain imaging and have found that fear can be passed from person to…
How to be a good listener: Making the social interaction real
How to be a good listener: Making the social interaction real
May 3, 2020Why do we answer “I’m fine, thanks” even when it isn’t true? Why do we answer superficially when someone asks us how we’re doing? It’s partly because we aren’t sure…