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I wrote this short poem while reflecting on a time when I kept putting the needs of those who I cared about before my own. When it comes to the people we love and care about the most, it becomes more difficult to open up about how we are truly feeling. I did not want my feelings to become another thing people had to worry about, I didn’t want to burden them with my problems. Soon I began to realize that that thought process was just not healthy, and the people around us are there for a reason, because they care about our feelings, and want to be there to support us.

By |2020-04-19T17:05:41-06:00April 17th, 2020|Mental Health Blog|0 Comments
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We Love Seals! | What to do During the COVID-19 Outbreak #1

Free Your Mind understands that physical isolation is difficult. It’s easy to feel down after a while, and we hope to bring a smile back to your face. Jenny Li, our CEO, believes that seals are the funniest creatures to have ever existed. Here is Jenny’s favourite video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9iMPx9CpQ Tip: enable YouTube autoplay for more

By |2020-08-25T21:32:04-06:00April 8th, 2020|Wellness Package|0 Comments
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Coping With Mental Health During Isolation

This self-isolation period has had mixed results for everyone involved. Ones that dread social interaction were relieved, and others that thrive on it “were crushed.”  I’m in the center, naturally introverted but rely on the few social outings I have per year to keep myself going.  School was my escape from home, a place where

By |2020-08-25T21:32:13-06:00March 27th, 2020|Mental Health Blog|0 Comments
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Interview with Grace Elander

Grace is a grade 10 student at Western Canada High School. She is involved in competitive climbing and enjoys reading and listening to music. She is speaking up about mental health because of personal experience with it, and to make a change in her community. Why is mental health awareness important to you? Mental health

By |2020-08-25T21:32:17-06:00March 20th, 2020|Interview|0 Comments
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March is Music Therapy Awareness Month in Canada

Music therapy is a discipline in which credentialed professionals use to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social, and spiritual domains. Certified music therapists (MTAs) may also conduct and/or participate in research, educate and supervise students and professionals, facilitate knowledge translation, act as consultants, and provide professional leadership on the use of

By |2020-08-25T21:17:20-06:00March 11th, 2020|Mental Health Blog|1 Comment
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Mental Health and Social Media

It’s no secret today that social media is a huge part of our lives. Its presence looms over us constantly as it sucks us further and further into its void. By no means am I saying social media is not a useful tool - you are likely reading this blog through a social media platform

By |2020-08-25T21:32:30-06:00February 20th, 2020|Mental Health Blog|0 Comments
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Volunteering at the Distress Center: Rabita Islam

Tell me a little bit about how you’ve been involved in mental health initiatives around Calgary: I started getting involved in mental health initiatives around 2017 because I started to realize it was something that affected a lot of people around me. Slowly, I started to notice more discussions online about anxiety and depression, which

By |2020-08-25T21:32:34-06:00February 17th, 2020|Interview|0 Comments
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