Dec 11, 2017 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
This post is for all the first responders, interventionists, the parents, the best friends, the crisis line workers, the emergency room staff, and the unsung heroes who give and give and give...you must give to yourself so you have capacity to give from. Your thing...
Dec 10, 2017 | Mental health resources
Did you know some religious groups will not bury a person who died by suicide in the same cemetery as those whose lives ended by other means? Regardless of one's views on suicide think for a moment about the impact that creates on the family and friends of the person...
Dec 9, 2017 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
I had the privilege of experiencing my first 90 minute float at Flowt K-W. At first I thought, mind racing, 'I don't think I can stand to spend 90 minutes inside my own head!' And at first I kind of hoped it wouldn't feel like an eternity in the tank. Perhaps I'd fall...
Dec 8, 2017 | Mental health resources
Loss appears in many different forms. There is the loss of a loved one. The loss of security. The loss of freedom. The loss of identity. And on and on and on the list goes. Where does it end? Recently I had the opportunity to visit some of the residents in the Grand...
Dec 7, 2017 | Mental health resources
Today on #TalkToMeThursday I'll be talking about my experience going to the Grand Valley Institute (GVI) "womens" federal prison. Join me at 2pm for a live Facebook chat about my experience, as well as some interesting tidbits on the institution of incarceration.
Dec 6, 2017 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
It's Wandering Wednesday. And today I'm exploring what grief and fog have in common. Firstly I would like to recognize the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois,) Ojibway/Chippewa peoples upon which I tread. Secondly, this video was nearly...
Dec 5, 2017 | Mental health in schools
How are school start times, teens, sleep, and suicide all connected? To find out watch this TEDx talk by Wendy Troxel who has struggled with getting her son up in the morning for a school start time she knows could kill him.
Dec 4, 2017 | Mental health and diet
This brief 5 minute TEDEd video talks about how food affects our mental health. It touches on which foods affect us how, and why.
Dec 3, 2017 | Mental health resources
A spiritual connection can be a key to life for many. For me, my spiritual journey had been an emotional one until I became a widow. Up until then I had felt God (or something I called God) for most of my life. Suddenly, I couldn't feel anything at all. I didn't know...
Dec 2, 2017 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
It's been a henna-kind-of self care Saturday. In fact, it's been a henna-kind-of self care week! You may have noticed that our daily inspirations have not been so consistent. What happened? Well, although our main site was not hacked, some of the sites under our main...
Nov 24, 2017 | Mental health resources
Directly outside the downtown Marriott Hotel, behind the Eaton Center, nestled beneath the towering skyscrapers of downtown Toronto, lies a church called The Church of the Holy Trinity. A large red heart painted on the church doors beckon all who walk by to be...
Nov 23, 2017 | Suicide prevention resources
This #TalkToMeThursday we're going to explore the life-saving value of listening. Join me at 2pm for a Facebook live discussion. Click here to join our page so you don't miss out.