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In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadian youth will personally experience a serious mental health complication.*
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Only 1 in 4 of those struggling will receive the support they need and deserve.*
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Wellness begins with awareness. The first step to building mental health is recognizing what mental health entails. Free Your Mind hosts periodic events that allow for professional education concerning psychological wellness.
Our goal is to spread deeper understanding
of youth mental health in Canada. We see power in sharing the personal journeys of those around us. We believe that stigma can only be broken when people take the time and listen to what mental health struggles, or emotional wellness, entails.
We want to leave our audience with the lasting benefits of mindfulness. We work to provide the public with the strategies and knowledge necessary to care for themselves, support their loved ones, and seek help when they need it.
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Depression and Relapse: Clues from the Recovered Brain
Trigger Warning: The following blog contains themes/content that might be triggering for some readers, including mentions of suicidal ideation. Hello, I hope everyone has been enjoying a pleasant start to September! In this blog post, I am going to talk about recent research regarding depression and relapse. Major Depressive Disorder and Relapse Risk Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness and other symptoms, including appetite changes, disturbed sleep patterns, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness and guilt, poor concentration, and suicidal ideation (American Psychological Association, n.d.). While depression is a mental illness that can be […]
Nurturing Mental Health 101
There are many, if not a million, ways to take care of your mental health — and if you surf the net, everyone swears by their own strategies. Some will say that hiking is a cure for when you’re feeling low, and others say that a pint of ice cream at midnight will do the trick. This probably has more to do with individual preferences than hard cold facts, although don’t get me wrong: science could be backing up some of these self-care strategies. In this specific blog, however, I wanted to take a moment to appreciate some of the […]
Beyond Medication: The Science Behind Electroconvulsive Therapy
Hello, and welcome to another blog post! Today, I am going to discuss electroconvulsive therapy and treatment-resistant depression. Have you ever watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Without giving too much away, let’s just say that its depiction of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) didn’t do the treatment any favors. Thanks to outdated media portrayals like that, ECT has been widely misunderstood, and often feared, despite being one of the most effective tools we have in the fight against severe depression. It’s time we clear the air and talk about what ECT actually does, and why it still matters so much […]
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In the spirit of reconciliation, Free Your Mind acknowledges that we live on and connect across the traditional territories of many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. As an immigrant-majority not-for-profit organization built on Indigenous lands, we recognize the ongoing legacies of colonialism and commit ourselves to responsibly centring Indigenous voices in our efforts toward decolonization.