The Catalyst
Conversations on Mental Health
Welcome to the 11th instalment in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our HealthPartners membership and to discuss where our realities intersect and how best to support each other.
Welcome to the 11th instalment in the MHCC & series, designed to get to know our HealthPartners membership and to discuss where our realities intersect and how best to support each other.
Why the right adjustments can make the difference between losing a valued employee and helping them thrive....
Clearing clutter can clear more than just your space.
Judy Blume told several generations of young women everything we needed to know about puberty, periods, and that fluttery first-crush feeling.
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Dramatically overrepresented in Canada’s courts and prisons, advocates, researchers, and families are coming together to push for systemic reform
Stories, reflections and support to carry you through the season.
If you wonder whether or not to share your story, read on. I’ve experienced similar quandaries.
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From Diagnosis to Dignity: Rethinking Support for People with FASD
January 20, 2026
Dramatically overrepresented in Canada’s courts and prisons, advocates, researchers, and families are coming together to push for systemic reform
A Catalyst For The Holidays
December 10, 2025
Stories, reflections and support to carry you through the season.
When I Tell People About My Mental Illness, This is What Happens
December 9, 2025
If you wonder whether or not to share your story, read on. I’ve experienced similar quandaries.
One student’s recovery from gambling addiction offers hope—and lessons—for a generation under financial and mental strain.
Money and mental health are intrinsically linked—and those connections only grow sharper in times of uncertainty. What do we need to do to cope?
Even the briefest life creates profound impacts. Krista Beneš honours someone the world never met, her second son, Max.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day takes place annually in October, and resources – listed at the bottom of the article – are available year-round.
More Catalyst Stories
Living in the present: How I learned to stop looking forward
September 15, 2025
Amid 2020 isolation, aimless drives and a phone camera taught me to live in the present.
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Ainome is Using Data to Bridge Gaps
September 9, 2025
The Yukon startup is finding ways to provide easier access to culturally appropriate care
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Let’s Get Visible
August 26, 2025
Older adults deserve more than just a cameo in society – why some feel unnoticed in society and what we can do about it.
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We Have to Talk About Ageism
August 12, 2025
Is this the most socially normalized form of discrimination?
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