Daily Life With Mental Illness (Well…High-Functioning Mental Illnesses)

Bell Let’s Talk Day and My Updated Story On Living With Mental Illnesses Today is Bell Canada’s #bellletstalk day, which as many Canadians know, goes to support Mental Health initiatives across the country for people of all ages. On #bellletstalk day last year, I shared a deeply personal story about…

Survive Social Media With Mental Health In Check

Are you like me and check/post to your Social Media as part of your daily routine? Is it almost as natural as it is to brush your teeth or put on underwear…(oh my god, I’m normal…right?)  Social Media checks in the morning as your eyes barely open in squint at your…

New Year, New Thoughts to Persistently Living

I think i’ve said it before on the blog, but I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. I dislike New Year’s Resolutions because it feels so formal for something as simple as a change in day and year. Why should I be making a change just because it’s a New…

Going to the Barre (Class) For Mind and Body

One of the things that takes up a part of my day is my anxiety and quieting down my mind. Another thing should take up more of my day, is physical activity and exercise. Like most people, I find excuses not to work out. Oh I’m tired. Oh I need…

How to Talk About Mental Health

  Sharing the story, “My Mental Health Struggles”, has opened a gateway for a variety of feedback.  I’ve I’ve read through comments, messages and texts atop of in-person feedback, which took a bit of energy on my part to go through them all. I have to say, so much of…

My Mental Health Struggles

It’s taken me months to write this post. I’ve gone back and forth, writing, editing, scrapping the whole thing, rewriting the whole thing, and spending my time worrying about what people would think after reading this. I’ll cut to it… I’ve struggled with mental illnesses for as long as I…