So honored and humbled that my story is featured. We are pleased to share that your mental health story is now a part of the Deconstructing Stigma website. đ Â You can find your story here: https://deconstructingstigma.org/stories?mgi_35=2433/tracey
Truly an amazing book! I concur!!!! I’ve read it myself (as you know) and highly recommend it for ANYONE and EVERYONE! For those who have been there, it puts into words how you may have felt and definitely makes you feel less alone and more understood. For those who have
According to the World Health Organization: âHealth is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. Mental health is an integral part of this definitionâ (WHO, 2019). Recent statistics reveal that 1 in 5 children/teenagers have a mental disorder/illness, yet
ï»ż In Blog #1 and #2 of this series, I talked about mental health, how the brain works, and the effect our current environment and how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) affects brain growth and development and increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness. We know that 50 percent of
Many of us are familiar with the âup and downâ mood swings of children and teenagers, the rebellious behaviours, the arguments, the tantrums, and the need to be in control and independent. This is normal childhood and we refer to it as âgoing through a phase.â However, when these behaviours
