Mental Health

It's not written all over my face. It can only be seen through the countless doctors' appointments. The blood work comes back normal. The overwhelming list of medications and treatments I've tried, where the side effects always seemed to outweigh any benefit. The plans I've had to cancel were not because...

Mental health struggles rarely announce themselves on a schedule. They can show up in the middle of a workday, in the quiet of a Sunday evening, or in a moment that catches someone completely off guard. That unpredictability is exactly why a suicide safety plan exists. Not as something to...

A car accident. A serious diagnosis. A sudden loss. The end of a career you built your life around. Traumatic events don't just change your circumstances; they can change how you see yourself. If you've found yourself thinking "I don't feel like me anymore," you're not alone, and you're not broken....

“Autism” is a word that everyone has heard, but how many people understand what it means? Because it isn’t just one thing, and it looks different from one person to the next, many people find it difficult to describe.  In the past, April has been celebrated as Autism Awareness Month. However,...

Are you a parent in a pandemic still trying to balance work and family life simultaneously? Are you a caregiver or medical professional who's been burning the candle at both ends since the  Covid outbreak? Are you a human being who is tired of hearing about Covid-19 and the relentless...

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas classic, and I’ll brook no argument on the subject. I’m referring, of course, to the original 1966 television special (I haven’t seen the new film currently in theatres, and I’ll save my opinions on the Jim Carrey version). When I...

I’m not going to shock anyone with this statement, but growing up is hard. It’s painful at times. It involves a lot of mistakes and a lot of unexpected twists. I’m a different person than I was six years ago. And though our core mission has stayed the same, Spark...

Being swept by Lebron and the Cavs again hurts. But in opening up about his depression this season, the Raptors' star has done something powerful. In the midst of leading the Toronto Raptors to the greatest regular season in their history, DeMar DeRozan had the best year of his career. Peaking...

Like my father and his father before him, I've battled anxiety all my life. I learned early how important it is to talk about it. It's taken some time, but I'm finally ready to share my story. Bradley Bezan Home and Second Home I grew up in Kapuskasing, Ontario. Industry town. Remote. A...