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After retiring and having a bit of time to myself, I wanted to use my skills to help the community. I've done volunteering in hospitals for a number of years but felt I needed a ne...
April brings a special time in my life. That’s because I have now found a passion and a purpose through Volunteering for SANE: Changing Mental Health for Good.
Last year, bef...
April is stress awareness month. If you are feeling stressed out here are some things you can do to help calm your stress level down.
Write down all your deadlines in a planner or ...
In my own personal blog, I wrote about how spring is my favorite season. I like spring because of the warm weather and the amazing smells. It also brings hope. Spring brings me hop...
National conversation week is March 18-24. I feel this week is important because it gets our community talking about the importance of mental health from the symptoms of mental hea...
International Day of Happiness is celebrated on Wednesday, March 20. I am going to celebrate it because I have a lot to be happy for. It has taken me a long time, with a lot of hou...
Quit comparing
As the saying nearly goes, comparisons have always been odious, but never more so than in the age of social media. Navigating the digital world is so challenging tha...
Escaping your comfort zone
A coldish evening and I am back from a class on how to give a presentation, cradling a mug of celebratory hot chocolate. Even the thought of the lesson h...
Seeing afresh
It’s the weekend, and a cousin has brought her three-year-old daughter, Hannah, for lunch. She is playing with our pink pig salt shaker on the kitchen table, pi...