“My garden is my favorite teacher.” – Betsy Garmon This is the second year that I have spent working for my aunt's gardening business, Inspired Market Gardens. She sells flowers, vegetable and herb plants as well as fresh cut flowers. I water, fertalize, transplant and help customers. This year I reflected on what this work… Continue reading Mental Health in the Garden: A Photographic Journey of My Work Week
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Seasons of Ambiguity: Mental Health Challenges in the Spring and Summer Months
When we think of the spring and summer months, we often think of the return of longer days, spending more time outside, and being more social. People are often grateful for winter to be over and for the return of long sunny warm days. Yesterday my family was walking together and so many people were… Continue reading Seasons of Ambiguity: Mental Health Challenges in the Spring and Summer Months
Healing with Haiku: How Poetry Can Help with Stormy Days
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” — Amy March, from Little Women Island View Beach, February 2026 The week before last felt a bit stormy. My sleep was off and everything felt more stressful. I like to turn to nature for a sense of perspective and… Continue reading Healing with Haiku: How Poetry Can Help with Stormy Days
Mental Health Crossroads: Finding Perspective in Failure
Heart at A Crossroad by Meegan If you've been reading this blog for the last couple months, you would know that I am enjoying messy, freeing, more abstract art making. I've been reflecting on what is pulling me towards this art process. Perhaps I am making messy art because it is more representative to me… Continue reading Mental Health Crossroads: Finding Perspective in Failure
Intuitive Mental Health Recovery: Letting Your Body, Your Feelings, and Your Creativity Lead You to Health
“When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.”― Kahlil Gibrán, Sand and Foam Dear Readers, Today I am tired. In a world that favours doing, and being productive, it is hard to feel tired. I have a restlessness that feels better if I am… Continue reading Intuitive Mental Health Recovery: Letting Your Body, Your Feelings, and Your Creativity Lead You to Health
Letter to my Readers
"All journies have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware." ~ Martin Buber Dear Readers, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Next week on October 10th is World Mental Health Day - the "birthday" of this blog series. I am so thankful for each of you who have supported me as I have shared my… Continue reading Letter to my Readers
Mental Health Milestones: Celebrations In Your Recovery Journey
Your mental health recovery is a journey of self-discovery and resilience ~QuoteHive Photo by Javon Swaby: https://www.pexels.com/photo/selective-focus-photography-of-sparkler-1697902/ I am going on holiday this week and next and so I am posting this early. The holiday is a celebration of a milestone birthday and also a celebration of almost a year's worth of blogging mapping out… Continue reading Mental Health Milestones: Celebrations In Your Recovery Journey
World Suicide Prevention Month
"Your life matters"~Unknown Photo by Sydney Sang: https://www.pexels.com/photo/suicide-awareness-month-yellow-ribbon-display-33699793/ This post was challenging to write. Just thinking about suicide is triggering for me. It is hard to look at the alarming rates of suicide, to think of people I know who have taken their lives and to remember times when I felt suicidal. For many people… Continue reading World Suicide Prevention Month
Spiritual Tools for Mental Health
“The Wound is the place where Light enters you.” ~ Rumi Photo by Meegan Simpson-Cooke The word spirituality is used so often that it sometimes loses its meaning and significance. It can be associated with ego, as in how spiritual someone can be. Also, there are many people who do not believe in a higher… Continue reading Spiritual Tools for Mental Health
Work and Resiliency: How Mental Health and Work Are Closely Connected
“A culture of wellness at work begins with understanding and supporting mental health.” ~ joyfulthroughitall.com Photo by Alesia Kazantceva on Unsplash Undoubtedly work can be important for mental health. We derive a lot from working whether it is paid or unpaid. An article on the Canadian Mental Health Association website says this about the benefits of… Continue reading Work and Resiliency: How Mental Health and Work Are Closely Connected