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Today cannabis became legal across Canada; seems like a good time to talk about it in relation to mental health. Let me state up front that I support legalization for many reasons, but that doesn't mean I support it as a treatment for mental health. And it doesn't mean that I don't either. I'm curious. …
Continue reading Weed is Legal Across Canada Now: Mental Health Implications
This blog contains triggers and may be upsetting to my loved ones. I'm sorry for that, but it is like Maya Angelou said in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” It’s the wolf eyes. The look that men have when they want …
Continue reading I Was 13 and They Looked at Me with Wolf Eyes
Hey Breezy, I wanted to let you know how deeply I love and appreciate you. You are a good honest and loyal person and you inspire me to be that too. I listen to you engage with our girls and it makes me warm deep within my soul. Being deeply loved by someone gives you …
Continue reading Is Depression Contagious? A Personal Thank You to My Love
Trigger warning: this post contains graphic details of sexual assault. It wasn't easy for me to write and I don't think it will be easy to read. I wasn't surprised when another accuser came forward about the US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. One of the awful lessons of the #MeToo era is that where there …
Continue reading Sexual Assault — Educate, Encourage, Reform
I originally posted this Saturday, but woke up with major anxiety about it at 1 am and got up to take it down. I'll make some notes below to try and explain why. I read a post by IFLScience yesterday on myths about mental health. I was struck particularly by this passage: "Physical manifestations may …
Continue reading Mental Health IS Health: Facts and Personal Anecdotes
To my loved ones: I understand that by sharing my story, I might make you feel sad or angry. Telling my story is part of a process of claiming space for grief and emotion that has been too long in darkness. I'm ok, I will be better, and I appreciate and love you all. Processing …
It's a cool, rainy fall afternoon as I write this, not unlike that day 32 years ago. I imagine myself having a lazy day at home watching MTV. I remember walking toward the bathroom of my family's tiny home -- the one we had to move to when both my parents were diagnosed with life-threatening …
