Before I share why mental health matters to me I want to share some of my back story. During the abuse my mom made certain rules, one rule was to not tell anyone! If I broke this rule I was told something bad would happen. As I got older, when I tried to fight, [...]
One of the few things that is inclusive to all genders, nationalities, ages, and sexual identities is bullying. I was abused in two ways as I grew up, first at home by my mother, and second at school by my peers in the form of bullying. ‘Bully’ took me on a journey reminding [...]
Are we private for the sake of being private, or are we private to protect ourselves from discrimination and wrong doing?
When Rosa Parks sat at the front of the Bus and Nelson Mandela stood before a nation they believed in openness.
When you have a bad day at work or school does it [...]
Recently I had the opportunity to speak during Health Talks at the Quality Forum hosted here in Vancouver. I’d like to thank all the staff at BC Patient Safety & Quality Council(BCPSQC) for hosting such an inspiring event.
Check out the recap of my presentation Here
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Its been an eye opening few weeks with meetings with local government, current events, and hearing some inspiring speakers at Health Talks Vancouver. With inspiration comes a lot of questions, I’ve also heard jurisdiction, funding, and a system built into “silos” rather than partnerships represent huge existing issues.
Is mental health a health issue [...]
Introducing Rosanne, the newest guest blogger for aidanBOX. When I sat down with Rosanne to discuss her goals for mental health I was truly inspired.
She had this to say,
“I would like to see more youth involved in actions to help mental health. On top of that, I would like to see more [...]
With February coming up I’m excited to share the new pinkified aidanBOX logo and our new T-shirt in support of bullying prevention month!
Check out these great links for more information on bullying and how to prevent it!
Pink Shirt Day
Bullying Canada
We can love many things but something we often forget to love is ourselves. One of the best ways to show love to ourselves is through being both physically and mentally well. After overcoming Anorexia one thing I’ve learned to love is food and most recently during my 10 week challenge I’ve starting to [...]