Inspiration, determination, and resilience: These are only a couple of words that come to my mind when I think of a role model. The inspiration to live a life full of respect, the determination to pass through even the eye of a hurricane with utmost courage, and the resilience that is needed to be strong […]
Read more“Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind!”
Read moreWhen she was just four years old, Molly Burke’s world began to darken: she was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a retinal disease causing loss of vision.Drawing from deeply personal experiences, Molly brings audiences, especially students, a uniquely young and current perspective on issues many of them face each day. Her message—that any challenge in life, whether it’s bullying, mental illness or a loss of vision, can be overcome—resonates powerfully.
Read moreIt’s time we called BULLS#!T on common beliefs and practices that exist today around youth mental health, according to a new campaign by Partners for Mental Health, a national, charitable organization whose mission is to support mental health in Canada.
Read moreIn my life I have come across a lot of different types of healing. I have been a woman in this world for 29 years and have been interestingly learning what it means to be a nehiyaw or Cree woman. What it means to be a mother, sister, daughter, niece, granddaughter and cousin. Among all these roles the one that I’m still trying to teach my story about is my healing from addictions.
Read moreGreetings, blogosphere;
I find myself less hesitant to write this entry than I was the previous one, so I’m assuming (or at the very least, hoping) that’s what passes for progress; putting my thoughts into print onto a public forum such as the internet is still kind of a foreign concept to me.
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Read moreAccording to a 2002 survey, 1.5% of Canadian women aged 15 – 24 years had an eating disorder.
Read morewe’re back, and anxious as ever!
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