Making Mental Healthcare Easier to Navigate October is Health Literacy Month. This emphasis seeks to focus on the need to improve how health information is communicated by both physicians and patients. We all know that the health care system is overloaded. There aren’t enough doctors to go around, and...
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This month, there are a lot of ways to increase awareness around mental health. For starters, it is World Mental Health Day on October 10th. On top of that, it is also ADHD Awareness Month. Finally, Thanksgiving lands on Monday October 12th. As different as these may seem, there...
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On September 22, we moved into the Autumn Equinox, which marks a sacred space for maintaining balance, gratitude, and preparations for winter. It is fitting that this season has been chosen to acknowledge the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honor residential school survivors, their families and...
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Autumn, for many, feels like a transition of sorts. The air feels crisper, the days shorter, and there are new routines to get accustomed to. With so many changes going on, it is the perfect time to re-engage with your senses. This can look like different things to different people,...
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Since this is the final blog before we take a break for the summer, we wanted to remind everyone that July 24th is International Self-care day. There is no better opportunity for self-care than a summer vacation. Summer brings with it the opportunity for free and unstructured time. It is...
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Men’s Health Month June is Men’s Health Month, which makes for a perfect time to bring up the conversation around men’s mental health and the supports they have in their homes, workplaces, and communities. There are countless obstacles in place of men seeking out mental health supports: social stigma,...
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With the weather starting to turn nicer and the days stretching later into the evening, people are shifting their mindset to more outdoor activities and making some plans for the summer. It is around this time that many consider Spring cleaning in order to prepare for the coming months. There...
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Can you feel that? Maybe it’s a tightness in your shoulders, or an ache in your chest. Stretching doesn’t always make it feel better, nor does deep breathing, at least not for very long. That weight has likely been there for a long time, months, or even years. There are...
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May 4th to 9th is Occupational Health and Safety Week here in Canada. The focus of this is primarily how best to prevent physical injury at work, which is obviously an important and worthy topic of discussion. However, in recent years, there has been a shift to include mental health...
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