This morning I walked in the Shoppers Drug Mart LOVE. YOU. Run for Women that supports women's mental health programs across Canada. Local mental health organizations benefit from the fundraising. Shoppers Drug Mart presented the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba (MDAM) with a cheque for $90,000! I walked 5K with two friends and talked openly … Continue reading Strength in Numbers
Each step on the trail is about hope, healing, and direction. Hope for my mental health, healing from what the past put in my path, and the direction I want for my future. My daughter took me shopping for my Mother's Day gift and let me play with it a few days early. This pack … Continue reading More Than Just a Pack
Today I attended the Winnipeg March for Mental Health and brought along by dog Asha. I usually don't take her to large gatherings because of her high energy. She's three and a half years old and still has a lot of puppy energy. At 100 pounds it takes a lot of physical strength to control … Continue reading My dogs and mental health
It is the 66th Annual CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) Mental Health Week. For sixty-six years people have been talking about mental health but there is still a lot of work to do! The stigma that holds people back from reaching out for the help they need has to be removed. We need to #GETLOUD … Continue reading Get Loud for Mental Health Week
Mental illness feels isolating. It feels like I am losing control. Today I didn't open the living room curtains or turn on the lights. I got my daughter to school just before second bell rang. I laid on the couch and my body ached. My mind was numb. I flipped through Netflix with little interest … Continue reading Mental Illness Feels Like
With the hiking and camping season gearing up, my mind has been reminiscing of my adventures last year and day dreaming about the trips I want to take this year. Last summer my family and I hiked to Cowan Lake in Riding Mountain National Park and spent the night in the back country. I am … Continue reading Facing negative challenges and creating positive ones
Over the Easter weekend I attended dinner at my best friends house along with my other best friend and her family. Every month we rotate hosting dinner in our homes. These two friends are immensely important to me and are part of my support system. It was noticed by one of them that I had … Continue reading Anxiety and alcohol
I am a city girl but my heart is in the country. Much of my childhood was spent on my grandparents farm in the middle of no-where, Saskatchewan. Some of my fondest childhood memories were spent on the farm during school breaks. I would visit with the animals at the barn and help milk the … Continue reading Nature: my powerful tool
When I decided to stop drinking on February 14, 2016 my therapist was the first person I told. I emailed him to ask for help. The second person I told was my husband. My decision came out of the blue and caught my close friends and even my husband by surprise. My decision came at … Continue reading My number one sobriety tool
We all go through life collecting baggage. Good, positive, wholesome baggage and heartbreaking, destructive, negative baggage. I have become more self-aware over the years as I work to improve my mental well-being and have come to learn that baggage makes my life whole. The more I collect, the more authentic I can be. My baggage … Continue reading Filling my backpack
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