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When Therapy Didn’t Work, I Turned to an Illegal Drug

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 - by Rebecca Huntley

MDMA helped me come to terms with years of trauma

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Health / January/February 2022

Textual Healing: The Novel World of Bibliotherapy

January 7, 2022April 30, 2022 - by Katrya Bolger

How literature is helping people navigate mental health issues

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An illustration of a Black woman laying down on a blue soft at what appears to be a therapist's office. The pink chair across from here, where the therapist is supposed to be sitting, is empty.

All Booked Up: The Frustrations of Finding a Black Therapist

October 5, 2021April 22, 2022 - by Alicia Lue

Racism’s mental health fallout is staggering. But Black Canadians aren’t finding the care they need

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Can Virtual Therapy Replace the Real Thing?

September 21, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Allison Crawford

Frozen screens, echoing voices, Zoom fatigue: the new challenges facing compassionate care

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How Technology Can Fill the Gaps in Our Mental Health System

November 28, 2018December 19, 2019 - by Jodie Shupac

Wait times for psychiatrists are often dangerously long. Why many Canadians are using apps to help treat their depression

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Do You Speak Human?

April 12, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Kylie Gionet

Health care providers are turning to robots to help caregivers care for themselves

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Memoir / November/December 2003

Reader Rage

November 12, 2003January 3, 2020 - by Douglas Bell

Driven to madness by the newspaper routine

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