What I learned from a breaking down
Here’s the thing about mental health: when your mental health is poor anything can seem insurmountable. So when you have mental health problems, you cannot compare yourself to how anyone …
Mental Health
Trent Active Minds
Ukelele in hand, the performer on-stage introduces himself, saying “Hi, I’m Shawn, and I have anxiety”. The scene becomes even more moving when this is followed by a cheer from …
Exam Stress? Need to Talk?
The stigmas that are too often attached to mental illnesses can unfortunately prevent those who are having a hard time or are dealing with a mental illness from getting help …
Student Spotlight: Quest to Cure Mental Illness
In the face of ever-increasing mental illness and with its unswerving risk to suicide and harmful behavior, fourth-year biology student Aaron Howe is currently devising treatments for mental health patients. …
Telecare Peterborough looking for volunteers
Telecare Peterborough is a local, anonymous hotline where trained volunteers provide non-judgmental telephone support and resources 24/7. Telecare receives calls from people of all ages, experiencing a variety of issues …
Women of Peterborough working to heal minds
Imagine waking up one morning and feeling like your life is not your own. Confusion, embarrassment, sadness and worst of all the isolation. Your mind ravaged and reduced to a …
From Self Harm to Self Love
*Trigger warning for sexual assault, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders* It’s really hard for a self-recovered person to open up about the struggles they’ve faced in the past, but I feel …
Are you really really really really sad?
While almost everyone wishes that summer would come just a little bit sooner, for some individuals, the wintertime presents its own set of health challenges. It has been estimated that …
The Warming Room: Emergency Winter Shelter Run by Volunteers
The Warming Room is a collaborative project between several non-profit organizations in Peterborough with the support of the City of Peterborough and the Canadian Mental Health Association. The purpose of …
Art Therapy and Community
I was first introduced to art therapy during my stay at Stonehenge, an in-patient, long-term rehab facilitation centre in Guelph. At a difficult time in my life, art therapy made …