Lived Experience

Masters of Disguise No More

“Unmasking” is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Week – meaning to remove the “mask” that people living with mental health challenges often wear to protect themselves from stigma.

What is It Like Living with Schizophrenia?

At 26, Gillian Corsiatto of Red Deer, Alta., is a published author – her debut novel, Duck Light, asks the serious question: “How can one break free of societal expectations?” More books and plays are underway. She’s also been a keen improv performer with Bullskit Comedy.

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Surviving Suicide Loss

Navigating stigma, grief, and loss and finding healing, hope, and community support after a death by suicide. A personal story

My Story

Florence K – musician, mother, CBC host, and doctoral candidate – takes the theme of this year’s Mental Health Week and shares her personal story of mental health challenges, wellness, and discovery.

Seeing People, Not Problems

How compassionate health care can alter the trajectories of people who use substances.

Pace, Plan, and Prioritize: One Woman’s Story on Coping with Long Covid

Since there’s no cure, those affected must work to manage their symptoms. An innovative hospital program takes an interdisciplinary approach encompassing physical, cognitive, and psychosocial care.

Weaving Through the Challenges

The ABCs of finding paths to ACB mental health care

Rallying while Black

After the murder of George Floyd, and further acts of anti-Black racism and discrimination, many African, Caribbean, and Black people came forward...

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The Day I Decided to Leave

Fleeing from intimate partner violence takes a network of supports

Thoughts on Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me

On the heels of World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10) and the launch of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC’s) national suicide prevention project, Roots of Hope, the topic has been top of mind.