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Love Self Relationships Holidays 4 min read
Being Happily Single on Valentine’s Day Means Embracing Solitude

In 2022, when there are so many options to explore in dating, relationships, and being consciously or inherently single, being good with solitude is y...

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Mental Health Feminism Resilience Tips Self Love 7 min read
This Valentine’s Day, Start a Love-Affair With Yourself

Some of these single people might be dreading Valentine’s Day, but I have a suggestion. Love is always available. Even if you don’t have a romantic pa...

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Resilience Feminism 5 min read
It’s Time to Cancel the Expression, “Resting Bitch Face.”

Saying that a woman has a "resting bitch face" is implying that she’s giving offense by refusing to conform to an expectation—that of always presentin...

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Barbershops are Where Men of Colour Can Find Mental Health Support

The men and boys who show up at the barbershops get to talk about anything from racism in the workplace and issues with the police, to how the pandemi...

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Pop Culture Resilience 5 min read
Why (Almost) Everyone Loves Amy Schneider

Most of us adore her for it. And for those who can’t get past the fact that she’s trans, or for those who can’t get over the fact that the world is ce...

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Mental Health Depression Relationships 4 min read
When it Comes to Mental Health, We Shouldn’t Expect Our Loved Ones to Just “Snap Out of It.”

The problem with mental illness is that the affected individual doesn’t necessarily look “sick.” The condition is in their brain, not their body, so t...

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Covid-19 4 min read
Compassion Fatigue Could Create a New Epidemic of Intolerance in Canada

Many Canadians are furious at the unvaccinated who they see as perpetuating the pandemic and increasing everyone’s suffering. They’re losing all patie...

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Mental Health Career Covid-19 5 min read
COVID-19 Shows us That Businesses Are Ill-Equipped to Deal with Employee Mental Health

The pandemic is showing us that businesses need to have effective strategies in place for dealing with the mental health of their employees, before th...

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Pop Culture 5 min read
There’s a Reason Why Lena Dunham is Receiving Horrible Hate Mail

The corporate standard of beauty has become a collective belief about what is permitted to be represented as beautiful and desirable, to the point whe...

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Mental Health Depression Covid-19 5 min read
January 2022 is Prime-Time for Winter Blues

This year, it’s harder than ever to tell that you’re dealing with the winter blues because life has been so challenging and most of us are already fee...

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Mental Health Covid-19 Resilience 6 min read
Healthcare Professionals Can Avoid Compassion Fatigue by Embracing The Dark Side

If we want to be good people and avoid burnout and compassion fatigue, we need to accept the ugly, nasty, shadow parts of ourselves. The more we embra...

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Trauma Mental Health Addiction 5 min read
If You Really Want to Lose Weight in 2022, Start Dealing with Your Trauma

As we head into another New Year, a lot of people are talking about better ways to deal with overeating and being overweight. I’m glad to see this, bu...

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