One of the most important lessons of my life, I learned from my Dad. I was a teenager and we were driving down the road. I sat in the front passenger seat, and my Dad was driving. I’d always had big emotions growing up. Big emotions and big opinions. This moment was different though, and …
“Our mental health care system is failing!” How often have we heard this cry after the suicide death of a yet another person who did not receive the care they so desperately needed in order to live. Tragic, angry and heartbroken – we feel the ripple effect through our communities over and over again. Yet …
That’s right. Your mental health matters too. Like many of you, I have been watching the updates regarding COVID-19 and adhering to the precautions that have been recommended by our government departments. I believe in “flattening the curve”. I believe that our diligence now will potentially avoid a catastrophic event like we are witnessing in …
I don’t know about you but for me – January went by in a blur. I had a lovely Christmas break and such good intentions to carry that mental space with me into the new year; however, January came on strong and all I could do was try to keep up! So this blog post …
In 2003, I moved to Kugluktuk, a small Inuit community in Nunavut near the Arctic Circle. I had already been living in the North for about a year before Kugluktuk would become my home for another two years. I can still recall when I first learned about the local youth lacrosse team – which seemed …
This isn’t the first time I have found myself in an unfamiliar place with nervous energy pulsing through my veins. After a long day of travel, my anxiety was finally relieved when I arrived safely at my destination. As I soaked up the scenery of my new surroundings and started envisioning what the days ahead …
“Calgon, take me away!”. You may remember this famous battle cry of weary women everywhere who were encouraged to slide into a warm, bubble bath to escape their daily stressors in this popular television commercial from the 1970s. Perhaps this is how bubble baths first became synonymous with self-care and is still going strong fifty …
