Project Nightlight | Mental Health, Family, Communication

'Mental Health is not a destination but a process.

'Mental Health is not a destination but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going.'⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Healthyplace.com

Hello, my name is Mark. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As long as I can remember I’ve been moody. Especially during my teen years. I was angry at the world. I had extreme aggressiveness and extreme low moods and didn’t seek help for it until I physically hurt someone very special and close to me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I then knew something was up, and I sought out help from my family doctor and a Psychiatrist. It turns out that I am bi-polar.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
LINK IN BIO TO READ FULL STORY

TALK SERIES Join us December 16 at 8:30 pm as we

TALK SERIES

Join us December 16 at 8:30 pm as we talk to @fawnabews about Stress & Anxiety and explore some coping mechanisms.

Fawna has a Masters in Counselling and has worked extensively with children in the group care and school settings. Her experience has brought her to a place of helping people to understand complex mental health models in a way that they can easily apply them in their lives.

A deep understanding of trauma, brain and relationship dynamics push her to share this information so that we can build the capacity to enjoy the precious time we have here on earth together.

Fawna is also an energy healer and author and we're excited to get to know her and hear what she has to say!

Can't make it live but still have questions? Please let us know in the comments below or via DM. Hope to see you there!

#yycmentalhealth #yyctherapy #yychealing #yycwellness #yycrecovery #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthyyc #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthforall #mentalhealthishealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthcanada #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthrecovery #selfcompassion #selfcare #anxietylife #traumainformed #resilienceinformed #anxiety #normalizeyourfeelings #stressandanxiety #tapintoyourfeelings #mindfulness #ittakesavillage #recoveryispossible #endthestigma #youareworthit #calgarymentalhealth #lightworker

‘Stories are memory aids, instruction manuals an

‘Stories are memory aids, instruction manuals and moral compasses.’

- Aleks Krotoski
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#littlestoriesofmylife #instagramquotes #beepic #openmyworld #yycmentalhealth #imagination #personaldevelopment #expressyourself #wisdomoftheday #goodmoodfood #yycphotographer #letsdobetter #livecolorfully #artoftheday #calgary2020 #quoteoftheday #ihavethisthingwithcolor #calgarylife #yycliving #inspired_by_colour #letterboard #yyclocal #mentalhealthmatters #calgarydesigns #yycinspiration #alwaysevolving #groundedlife #judgementdetox #spiritjunkie

Hi, I'm Cara! I remember being about 11 or 12, an

Hi, I'm Cara!

I remember being about 11 or 12, and all of a sudden I couldn’t stop crying. I couldn’t get out of bed, I couldn’t go to school, I couldn’t go to hockey practice. Everything felt so painful and scary, and so dark. My parents were terrified, they thought I had a brain tumor because my behavior changed so drastically. They took me to every specialist, psychologist, and doctor available, to be told repeatedly that it was simply hormones making me feel this way.

Fast forward to 2020: I’m working from home, living alone, and doing my best to stay entertained through the lockdown. On top of my day job, I launched a podcast, where the purpose is to highlight entrepreneurs and their journeys to success...What a fun journey this would be, I’d probably go viral and get famous overnight and fulfill my life’s purpose as a podcast host and finally feel satisfied and truly happy (that’s a joke in case you couldn’t tell)!

LINK IN BIO TO READ FULL POST

#mentalhealthawareness #breakthestigma #documentyourdays #depressionhelp #creativelife #depressionawareness #getgrounded #groundingmyself #adhdwomen #yycpodcaster #podcastlife #yycarts #depression #breakthesilence #emotionalhealth #mentalwellness #suicideprevention #ADHDawareness #depression #adhdsupport #ADHD #yycmentalhealth #yycphotographer #yycmentalhealth #selfcareclub #calgarymentalhealth #lockdown2020 #courageovercomfort #thedepressionproject #projectnightlightyyc

DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRESS AND ANXI

DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRESS AND ANXIETY?

Over the next few weeks we are going to be breaking it down for you and learning together what they are, how they show up in the mind and the body and some strategies to process them.

SAVE THIS POST AND FLIP THROUGH THE IMAGES TO BEGIN.

#yycmentalhealth
#yyctherapy
#yychealing
#yycwellness
#yycrecovery
#mentalhealthawareness
#mentalhealthyyc
#mentalhealthmatters
#mentalhealthforall
#mentalhealthishealth
#mentalhealthsupport
#mentalhealthcanada
#mentalhealthadvocate
#mentalhealthrecovery
#selfcompassion
#selfcare
#anxietylife
#traumainformed
#resilienceinformed
#anxiety
#normalizeyourfeelings
#stressandanxiety
#tapintoyourfeelings
#mindfulness
#ittakesavillage
#recoveryispossible
#endthestigma
#youareworthit
#calgaryhealth
#calgarymentalhealth

"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you h

"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Brandon Sanderson⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#littlestoriesofmylife #instagramquotes #beepic #openmyworld #yycmentalhealth #imagination #personaldevelopment #expressyourself #wisdomoftheday #goodmoodfood #yycphotographer #letsdobetter #livecolorfully #artoftheday #calgary2020 #quoteoftheday #ihavethisthingwithcolor #calgarylife #yycliving #inspired_by_colour #letterboard #yyclocal #mentalhealthmatters #calgarydesigns #yycinspiration #alwaysevolving #groundedlife #judgementdetox #spiritjunkie

'Hey, my name is Tanya. I struggled through my pr

'Hey, my name is Tanya.

I struggled through my pregnancy with mental health challenges; I tried so hard to visualize what this new version of my life was going to look like. I resented the impact this was already having on my career and life.

Pregnancy is a tough gig. Physically, of course; Emotionally, Oh em gee. I really had to battle the impact of the hormones on my already delicate emotional state.'

LINK IN BIO FOR FULL POST

#mentalhealthawareness #breakthestigma #documentyourdays #ppd #creativelife #believeintheprocess #letsdobetter #calarymentalhealth #babymam #postpartumdepression #postpartumjourney #hipdips #anxietyawareness #breakthesilence #emotionalhealth #mentalwellness #mumlife #newmum #mentalwellness #yycyouth #yycmusic #lightsideup #goodmomshavescarythoughts #dogoodinyourhood #yycmentalhealth #stopthemomshaming #yycmoms #postpartumdepressionawareness #mumswithppd #projectnightlightyyc

Load More... Follow on Instagram