Do Not Bring Your Phone to Meditation Class
A plea for silence so I can find some zen
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The Danger of Putting Youth on Antidepressants
Why medication shouldn’t be the default treatment for our kids’ mental health
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Living In Between Fat and Thin
In a society where size means everything, we are constantly negotiating to fit in
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Omar Khadr and the Shame of the Canadian Press
Anger over the settlement has never been about law or even policy. It’s about how we see the crimes of people who do not look like us
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The Easter Bunny
My sister’s mental illness made it hard for us to trust her. But there was more to her life than I could have believed
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How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Chronic Illness
The mistreatment of children is creating a public health crisis
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Death by a Thousand Cuts
How an army of mental health professionals let my daughter down
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Overburdened
Mental health issues cost Nova Scotia and PEI more than a billion dollars a year. But with long wait times and a shortage of specialists, the provinces are facing a crisis in providing adequate care
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Wake and Bake
A psychotherapist details the rise of marijuana-induced psychosis among his clients
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The Benefits of Solitude
Our society rewards social behaviour while ignoring the positive effects of time spent alone
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