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How are we feeling? Canadians are worried, bored, stressed, lonely and sad
May 3rd, 2021For immediate release How are we feeling? Canadians are worried, bored, stressed, lonely and sad CMHA and UBC release data on emotional impact of the pandemic for Mental Health Week…
For Mental Health Week, name how you feel. Don’t numb it.
May 3rd, 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
May 3rd, 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
May 3rd, 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
May 3rd, 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?
May 3rd, 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
May 3rd, 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…
The benefits of naming your emotions
May 3rd, 2021Naming how we feel is good for us on so many levels (see “Understand your emotions, understand yourself”). Here are some tips for building your emotion-naming muscles:
Women’s access to supervised consumption services: a study
Apr 27th, 2021As many Canadians continue to lose their lives to opioid poisonings, understanding how to prevent these tragic and preventable deaths is essential. The opioid poisoning crisis has been called a…