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Understanding the Impact of Societal Systems on Mental Health
How often do we hear that mental health challenges are ‘just personal problems’? What if the real issue runs much deeper—beneath the surface of...
Trauma Doesn’t Make Us Stronger—Let’s Talk About It
If you take anything away from this blog post, let it be this: we need to stop telling trauma survivors that what they went through made them...
Unmet Needs = Hidden Costs — Let’s Talk About It
Beneath every behaviour, there is a feeling. And beneath every feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the...
Is It a Trauma Response or a ‘Diagnosable’ Symptom?
When we hear the words trauma response we think of the four F’s - fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. Each of these actions are adaptive,...
Beyond the Diagnoses — Why I Challenge Mental Health Norms
Some may ask, Lindsay, why are you so passionate about this side of mental health? And the honest answer is — because the significant flaws in...
The Detriments of Chronic Stress — It’s Making Us Sick
"Have you ever felt like your to-do list keeps growing no matter how much you cross off? Or like you’re always running out of time, juggling...