back in august, i wrote a little post about addictions. here are two things commenters had to say: #1 thanks for sharing this. i believe too much alcohol can’t help you better to stop it, you have to love your health and love your life. do something better, you can do physical activities instead of… Continue reading “just stop it!” comments on alcoholism
Tag: addictions
chat tomorrow: mental health and addiction
tomorrow night at 6pm PST I will be hosting the weekly #mhsm chat on twitter. #mhsm stands for mental health and social media. #mhsm was started by amy kiel, an ardent mental health activist. the topic of the chat will be mental health and addiction. #mhsm typically uses between 5 and 8 questions to stimulate… Continue reading chat tomorrow: mental health and addiction
8 reasons why i give money to panhandlers
“don’t give a panhandler money! he’ll only buy drugs!” we’ve all heard this. today i gave a hefty amount of money to the guy who always sits in front of my neighbourhood supermarket. the parking sign pole against which he was leaning was shaking because he was shivering so hard. i made him promise to… Continue reading 8 reasons why i give money to panhandlers
blogging yourself home
here is part 1 of my presentation at MentalHealthCamp on the topic “blogging yourself home – writing, blogging and creativity.” i’ll present it as if i was talking at the presentation and treat you, dear readers, as if you were participants in the workshop. here we go … when i was a little girl, there… Continue reading blogging yourself home
addiction and creativity
i’m back from kelowna, after a somewhat tense 6-hour drive (some stretches were a bit treacherous), followed by one hour’s worth of snow shovelling. so i’m going to go to bed now and will cede this space to someone else, creativity coach eric maisel. here he talks about his new book, creative recovery: creative recovery,… Continue reading addiction and creativity
vancouver events at this year’s mental health week
this week is national mental health week in canada. like last year, i’ll dedicate all my posts this week to mental health. (in a way, all my posts are about mental health but this week we’ll just be a bit more explicit, ok?) today a roundup of mental health events happening in and around vancouver… Continue reading vancouver events at this year’s mental health week
recovering from addiction: a prayer
a prayer by someone dealing with addiction: dear higher powers: thank you for another day of life. help me to walk closely with you today. work through me so that i may better help others. help me when i am weak. help me to reach out to your unending strength. help me to remain hopeful… Continue reading recovering from addiction: a prayer