Tag: blog
-
Yuletide Reflections: Personal answers to questions for the end of the year
Click or not: Yuletide Reflections: Personal answers to questions for the end of the yearEach year, just before Christmas, is Yule. Yule takes place and is celebrated on December 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere and marks the winter solstice. It is the longest night of the year before the days gradually start to get longer again. Yule is a pagan holiday, though many of its traditions have… …
-
Navigating the Noise: The quest for meaning in 2024
Click or not: Navigating the Noise: The quest for meaning in 2024*An essay piece written for a college writing contest, honourable mention winner Some may refer to our current times as “skibidi Ohio,” terms that Generation Alpha uses to describe anything weird, crazy, and chaotic. Indeed, 2024 has its fair share of chaos and weirdness, especially in regards to the human experience. The phrase ‘unprecedented change’… …
-
Reflections on Loneliness and Friendships
Click or not: Reflections on Loneliness and FriendshipsPeople 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… …
-
Baby’s First Psychiatric Assessment
Click or not: Baby’s First Psychiatric AssessmentRecently, 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… …
-
Addressing Suicidal ideation
Click or not: Addressing Suicidal ideationCONTENT 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… …
-
Why blog? SO WHAT?
Click or not: Why blog? SO WHAT?It was probably when I gained a love for reading that I began to grow my penchant for writing. As a child getting into books for the first time, I started to realize the power of words, expression, and communication. Perhaps this isn’t the way I would have described it then, but I believe I… …