The word depression to me seems like a word that should be whispered. I felt it was shameful to admit that I was feeling under the weather. It took a very long time to admit to myself. Most of…
Depression is sometimes hard to mask, it can take over in so many ways. It affects us differently, it’s hard to wake up and get motivated. Thinking of all the negative things in life, trapped in darkness feeling lost…
You see, when I wrote this, I was thinking of my boyfriend who recently committed suicide. His brother found him. He died on arrival at the hospital. He had a hell of a rough time for the past 3…
To recognize Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st, we will be sharing insights and experiences from past and current participants this month to help us all better understand the current and urgent addiction crisis. Today we are focusing on the questions and…
When it comes to recovery, it reminds me of being reborn. As a child, well I didn’t have much of a childhood. Because of the struggles and challenges that I’ve experienced in my life, I didn’t get to do…
In my opinion, addiction, mental health and poverty are all connected. A person may only start off struggling in one of these areas but without help and guidance the risk of falling further into all these areas goes up.…
In the last few months, I’ve been meeting a mental health counsellor more or less once a week. Since moving into this place back in December, my thoughts have once again caught up with me as they did before I left…
Each year for Suicide Prevention Month we try to share a little bit of what we learn and witness from young people. Our hearts are with the individuals who struggle through each day and the parents, sisters, brothers, friends…
Last week during the ‘deep freeze’ a young person came through our doors, tears in their eyes….. frozen from the night outside. It was suppose to have been their last… this morning was their treatment day’ “People have been…
Over the past 6 months, my husband and I have been really battling with our addictions. So much that our relationship & future depend on it. It has slowly gotten easier and easier, not to mention more comfortable to…
