Language Matters
Stigma-Busting in Song
Belgian singer Stromae — whose hits meld weighty themes with clubby beats — touches on the complexities of mental health on his recent album, Multitude. Ahead of his North American tour, CBC Music host Florence K looks at its lyrics and layers.
Is E-Mental Health Support Right for You?
From early online CBT to pandemic-era teletherapy, virtual care sheds its “second-rate” label.
Lived Experience
Forging ahead by conquering the trauma in my past
Haunted by a father’s bipolar-fueled volatility, I outran trauma for decades—until the pandemic forced me inward. Through compassionate listening, yoga, therapy, and Michael Singer’s teachings, I learned to detach, revisit rather than relive, and forgive.
Breaking The Stigma One Story at a Time
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Language Matters
I choose to nurture my mental health
Pandemic isolation was harsh, but it opened honest conversations about mental health and expanded access to online therapy.
Lived Experience
What I wish I knew then
At sixteen I fled an unsafe home into couches, shelters, and squalid rooms, slipping through systems that saw my grades, not my life. From abyss to footing, I’ve learned truths: trust your needs, reject perfectionism and people-pleasing, protect time, and show your uniqueness.
Off You Go
One of the main ironies of parenting is that your job is to make yourself irrelevant. Babies are born, children are nurtured and grow up, and then one day — eventually — most are independent enough to move out of the family home.
