A half a million people in Canada live with some form of dementia. One in five Canadians have some experience caring for their loved one. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's Disease. It steals the memories of the person living with it...
Approximately 4,000 people die by suicide each year in Canada, one quarter of them are youth between the age of 15-24. For every death it's estimated that 25 people will make an attempt. #ProjectPlaid launched in 2019 after the tragic loss of Amelia Durocher...
Children grieve in different ways than adults, but they do grieve. Kids are often too young to understand euphimisms like "loss". Children's grief therapist Angel Graham says it may seen harsh but adults need to be direct and use real words like died so...
There are different techniques and tools to help people recognize and deal with different mental illness disorders. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is ofen used to treat anxiety. Psychologist Steve Abma talks about how accepting situations that make you anxious can be the key...
Managers and supervisors are going to have to re-think the way they interact with their teams. There has been a lot of information about how people will work - fully remote, hybrid or full time back in the office, shift work, retail or any other...
There are different techniques and tools to help people recognize and deal with different mental illness disorders. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is ofen used to treat anxiety. Psychologist Steve Abma talks about how accepting situations that make you anxious can be the key...
There is so much stigma and shame attached to postpartum depression many women don't get help. As many as 1/4 of women suffer with postpartum depression. Jessica Gale Friesen has written a book about her her personal journey -This Will Not Break Me....
Wellness Walls are going up in every school across Niagara to provide a safe space for kids to talk about their mental health. Students from JK to grade 12 can put up anonymous messages, other kids can share their experiences or send sends good vibes...
For years, Nicole Regher lived fear of her abusive husband. When they were dating Nicole thought her boyfriend kept close track of her because he cared. Almost as soon as they were married he became violent. Nicole escaped her marriage and now helps...
Traditional ways of healing are critical to Indigenous peoples who struggle with mental illness and addiction. The Shkaabe Mikaw Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto combines traditional with the latest in western medicine....
Steve Gallagher shares his story of living with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and the #walktoendALS. ...
Paul Lea was in his late 50s when he had a massive stroke affecting 25% of his brain. He pretty much gave up on life when he was diagnosed with vascular dementia. With help from his daughter and sheer determination Paul retrained his brain and...