So today I met SAM. Sam isn’t the average kind of guy…he’s actually a mobile app that helps with Anxiety. Also known as ‘The Self-Help Anxiety Management app’ it helps students to better manage their anxiety and provides 24/7 support at any time or place. Already in the top 100 health and fitness charts across … More Anxiety? There’s an App For That.
Short post for you today readers…and I hate to break it to you but Summer is almost over and I am really not ready for it to be over. Today I was thinking about how much more summer I would need to feel a good enough break from last winter and the answer would be … More The Last Few Days of Summer (Help!)
I was SO miserable last night, I was in a serious rut. I’d had such a good day yesterday getting through an interview and bagging myself a job/internship, but once I was home all the anxiety and stress of the day let itself show. My boyfriend (as always) took the frustrations on the chin via … More The Calm After The Storm
The rumour is that we can’t talk about depression, suicide and a whole host of other mental illnesses. This rumour causes people to feel alone and live alone when it comes to their pain. The truth to this rumour is that, as people, we all relate to pain. Everyone has struggled from time to time, … More World Suicide Prevention Day ’15
I’ve looked at various ways researchers and therapists are using new technology to treat and study anxiety and panic previous. Along those same lines, a old NPR piece entitled Mental Health Apps: Like a ‘Therapist in Your Pocket’ addresses the increasing availability of mobile apps for use in managing a variety of mental health ailments. … More Mental Health? There’s an App For That.
I decided I wanted to try and branch out a little. All of my posts so far have been directed towards those who suffer from Depression, Dyslexia, Anxiety a wide variety of things. So I thought I’d create a post that would provide some advice for those who are trying to help someone with similar … More What Not to Say When Someone Panics
To someone who doesn’t know what depression is like, I think of it like a strait jacket. Its weight and inability to break free from it everywhere you go, all of the time. It is a powerful force that can feel impossible to fight because it is so strong. I have only lived with depression … More The Inability to Break Free
The ‘Be Safe’ App has been out for a year or so now, it’s the end product of a year-long process involving mindyourmind, youth volunteers, the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health and other members of the System Improvement Through Service Collaboratives across Ontario. It is clear that the people involved in creating this app … More The ‘Be Safe’ App
According to researcher Brene Brown who looks into the phenomenon of shame suggests shame has a niggling question “Is there something about me that makes me unworthy of love or admiration?” and this questions is the primary enemy of connection and happiness. She states that there is one main thing that separates people who have … More Control, Shame, Vulnerability and Happiness
I decided this invisible superhero cloak that I put on every morning is not going to change the fact that I still suffer from mental health issues. I’m writing this post to help myself as much as you because I have had one hell of a morning. This crappy morning has reminded me of the … More Top Tips to Stop Depression From Beating Your Butt
Sunny And Stormy Days 