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Mental Health

An illustration of a couple on their phones during a candlelit dinner.
June 2023 / Society

As a Therapist, I Know What’s Breaking Couples Up

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 - by Andrew Sofin

How relationships come to an end and the scourge of the smartphone

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Justice

People Waiting for Trial Keep Dying in Prison. Can Our Corrections System Be Fixed?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 - by Geena Mortfield

Arrested for shoplifting and theft, TJ McConnell was jailed in the Edmonton Remand Centre. Four months later, he was dead

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A photo illustration of the book cover for "Your Consent is Not Required" by Rob Wipond against a blue gradient background.
Health

Why Are So Many Psychiatric Patients Forcibly Detained and Treated?

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 - by Rob Wipond

Governments and treatment providers don’t want to publicly expose “the dark heart” of our mental health system, experts say

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Illustration of a person with an enlarged head, their brain is full of disconnected puzzle pieces.
Health

Why We Made Fewer Memories during the Pandemic

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 - by Jadine Ngan

Monotony and anxiety wrought havoc on our brains. Can we bounce back?

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Health

The Mental Health Crisis on the Other End of the Phone

January 20, 2023May 29, 2023 - by Inori Roy

Remote work has transformed the already challenging overnight shift for crisis hotline operators into a deeply lonely one

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A therapist speaking to a couch with spikes on it.
Memoir

Who Gets to Be Mentally Ill?

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 - by K. J. Aiello

Today, people talk about seeing a therapist like they’re going to the dentist. But our compassion around mental health still excludes the people who need it most

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Two hands reaching into a box with a miniature roller coaster inside it.
Memoir

I Spent My Life Avoiding Thrills. Then My Son Discovered Roller Coasters

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 - by Irina Dumitrescu

What have I missed out on because I’ve mistaken someone else’s fear for my own good sense?

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An unhappy teen boy in front of a background on angry social media messages
Technology

Cancel Culture and the Pressures of Being a Teen Online

July 22, 2022January 24, 2023 - by Thivya Jeyapalan

Demanding accountability is important. But cancellations may lead to missing out on meaningful conversations

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Portrait of Sarah Polley against a bluish-grey background.
Arts & Culture / June 2022

Who Does Sarah Polley Think She Is?

May 17, 2022January 6, 2023 - by Sarah Liss

She first gained fame as a child actor. The writer and director has been confronting the traumas of these early experiences ever since

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Podcasts

The Stigma of Mainstream Mental Health

May 4, 2022June 5, 2022 - by Fae Johnstone

S3E22 of The Conversation Piece

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