“Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo by Yang Hawj on Unsplash I am so grateful for all the people – family, friends, coworkers, and professionals – who have shown care and kindness when I have been ill. There have been so many of these… Continue reading Mental Health Forgiveness: Layers of Compassion and Forgiveness
Category: mental health recovery
Reflections on Adulthood and Recovery
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings Design by Suzanne Nicholl It's a birthday milestone today. It has me reflecting on stages of life, growth, and learning edges. When I look back at myself as a young adult, I see someone who was engaged in an active… Continue reading Reflections on Adulthood and Recovery
Mental Health Recovery Through Healing Trauma and Triggers
“To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.” ~ Stephen Levine My mental illness is in part influenced by experiences in my past that have left a negative imprint on me. These layers of unprocessed feelings of fear, grief, anger and shame can be triggered in the present. Not… Continue reading Mental Health Recovery Through Healing Trauma and Triggers
Looking Back, Looking Forward: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
"Healing Yourself is Connected with Healing Others" Y. Ono Photo by Marcel Strauß on Unsplash May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a month to promote awareness and reduce stigma around mental illness and to offer support and resources to those with lived experience of mental illness, and their supporters. CMHA, the Canadian Mental… Continue reading Looking Back, Looking Forward: May is Mental Health Awareness Month
How Art Therapy and Mental Health Recovery Values Align
“Art is a way of recognizing oneself” ~ Louise Bourgeois This blog post weaves in material from a paper that I wrote about mental health recovery and art therapy. The topic of the paper is that mental health recovery principles align naturally with art therapy and that people with lived experience of mental illness can… Continue reading How Art Therapy and Mental Health Recovery Values Align
The Ins and Outs of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and…
...A Sneak Peek at Mental Health Recovery Collages "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is not something that I have personal experience with, but I know that it is a therapy… Continue reading The Ins and Outs of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and…