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Mental Illness: It’s A Social Issue not just an Individual Issue

Every day most of us will see the impact of mental illness. Depression. Anxiety. Addiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Behavioural issues. Suicide. Eating disorders. Bipolar. Borderline Personality Disorder. Schizophrenia. And the list goes on. In our society we like to label and put people into nice, little boxes. A person presents with their symptoms andContinue reading “Mental Illness: It’s A Social Issue not just an Individual Issue”

Disconnect to Reconnect

I have been guilty like millions of others of consistently and mindlessly scrolling through social media. We have an addiction to our phones, iPads and laptops and it’s seriously an issue. From old school phone calls, emails, text messages, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest and whatever other applications people are using. WeContinue reading “Disconnect to Reconnect”