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Transformation: Moving toward a new normal for mental health
Transformation: Moving toward a new normal for mental health
Sep 30, 2021Over the past year, COVID-19 has devastated livelihoods, strained relationships, disconnected families and weighed us down with grief and longing. But slowly, as people took off their brave faces and…
Envisioning a Canada where mental health is a human right
Envisioning a Canada where mental health is a human right
Sep 25, 2021Mental health has never been more top-of-mind in Canada. Perhaps because the need has never been so great. “It has been 18 months of isolation, stress and uncertainty,” says Margaret…
How to help someone thinking about suicide
How to help someone thinking about suicide
Sep 6, 2021By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to suicide and raise awareness about how suicide can…
For Mental Health Week, name how you feel. Don’t numb it.
For Mental Health Week, name how you feel. Don’t numb it.
May 3, 2021For Mental Health Week, name how you feel. Don’t numb it. It is CMHA’s 70th Mental Health Week, and this year we took the pulse of Canada’s emotions and found…
Toxic positivity: Four ways to combat it
Toxic positivity: Four ways to combat it
May 3, 2021There is a misconception that being mentally healthy means being happy all the time. The expressions are well-known: keep your chin up, or your upper lip stiff. Who hasn’t heard…
7 steps to start journaling for mental health
7 steps to start journaling for mental health
May 3, 2021Spring has sprung and hope is in the air, but not everyone is feeling peachy. It’s been a tough winter and your inner world might still be thawing out. That’s ok!…
Naming your emotions: Why saying “I feel bad” can actually make you feel better
Naming your emotions: Why saying “I feel bad” can actually make you feel better
May 3, 2021Scientists call it “affect labelling” but more simply it means “putting feelings into words.” Understanding how this works might just change the way you respond to your emotions. When we’re experiencing…
What if negative emotions aren’t so bad?
What if negative emotions aren’t so bad?
May 3, 2021Negative emotions? Unpleasant feelings? Chances are you have them. And chances are they’ve intensified this past year, as we’ve struggled with the effects of the pandemic. If you’re like us,…
What is emotional literacy? Understand your emotions, understand yourself
What is emotional literacy? Understand your emotions, understand yourself
May 3, 2021Emotions play a huge role in our lives, our actions and our relationships. Yet, most of us know surprisingly little about what they are, how we experience them and why we have them in…