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 individual struggles, into the very systems that shape our world? What if societal systems themselves are shaping not just...
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, functional, and necessary in the short term enabling us to survive.But what happens in the long term? When the impact from that...
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 current Western mental health system almost killed me.My journey has shown me the importance of challenging established...
“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 responsibilities, and feeling the weight of it all? You’re not alone. Stress has become so normal in our society that we...
The DSM, including its most recent revision, the DSM-5-TR, is the foundation for understanding and treating mental health. But what if some of the emotions and behaviours we’ve labelled as disorders are just normal, human responses to life’s toughest challenges? What...
Trauma is one of the leading causes of human suffering, influencing lives in ways that often go unnoticed or misdiagnosed. What Is Trauma? Let’s start with a simple but important question: what exactly is trauma? Most people think of trauma as the event...
