Category: Mental Health and Neurodivergence
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Reflections on Loneliness and Friendships
People often talk about how friendships in adulthood are difficult and it’s true! Finding time within separate busy schedules to get together with others is like trying to piece together a complex puzzle and often times remembering to reach out just to talk is a task almost as difficult. Just as maintaining previously held friendships…
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Baby’s First Psychiatric Assessment
Recently, I finally had my first official psychiatric assessment. Up until this point, I had only ever seen my GP about my mental health (for a few reasons, mainly the long wait times for psychiatric referrals in Canada). In the interest of transparency and sharing experiences, I wanted to take the time to delve into…
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Addressing Suicidal ideation
CONTENT WARNING: suicide, suicidal ideation Intro There are few topics that, when brought up in conversation or otherwise, have the power to immediately change the energy in a room. Certain topics have the power to immediately silence conversation, introduce a sense of heaviness, and make most uncomfortable. Suicide and suicidal ideation is one of those…
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My Mental Health: The Journey Thus Far
A deep dive into my mental health journey. Here, I go through the value of learning other people’s experiences and outline my own.