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For over six months between 2011 and 2012 I lived with severe depression. It didn’t start off as severe, more like a trickle that turned into a very heavy fog.… Continue reading "My Personal Story About Mental Health (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
There is a woman I know in Brantford. She is a proud mother and grandmother. She enjoys making crafts and jewelry. She regularly attends exercise classes at the local recreation… Continue reading "Living with HIV and the Surrounding Stigma (Natalie Lazier)"
I went through a long period of life not liking myself very much. I was the fatish kid. Not the grotesquely obese, sweat through my t-shirt on the walk to… Continue reading "Captain Kindness was an Anorexic Teenage Bully (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
Okay, so you’ve got yourself on a healthy eating plan, you’ve made positive changes to your diet and you’re eating healthy foods, but the scale isn’t moving. So, what’s… Continue reading "The Weigh I See It: Get Moving (Joan Minnery, @joanminnery)"
It’s cold in this facility today. Not even a sweater makes it comfortable in here. Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy. Sometimes I need a moment to process what… Continue reading "Diary of a PSW: Frank’s Story (Brenda Bondy-Caldicott)"
In April, 2007, the year I graduated from University, my parents drove to my university town and helped me move the contents of my residence room to a basement apartment… Continue reading "Skeletons in the Closet: On Being Honest about Eating Disorders (Anonymous)"
Today is a day I won’t soon forget. I am to provide care to twin infants that are non-responsive. They breathe and are cuddly, but they do not react in… Continue reading "Diary Of A PSW Brenda Bondy-Caldicott"
Jane Doe is your typical 43-year-old female. She is married, she has two teenage children and has worked as a teacher for the past 20 years. She strives to lead… Continue reading "What the heck is a Naturopathic Doctor?! (Dr. Angela Barry-Dignard, Dr. Mary-Leah Albano)"
Many years ago, when asked about the hip hop scene in Brantford, most people wouldn’t have a response. The fact of the matter is, hip hop has been isolated only… Continue reading "Brantford’s Hip Hop Renaissance (Patrick Michalski, @DonsaiRUR)"
Today has been one of those days with a lot of driving involved in it. I spent three hours of an 8-hour day driving to the clients’ homes. It was… Continue reading "Diary Of A PSW Brenda Bondy-Caldicott"