Charlotte shares her story on overcoming the impacts of bullying, and how she believes we can use kindness to transform and overcome mental health stigma.
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Read this inspiring story of how Samantha’s experiences shaped her to make a difference in others’ lives as a nurse.
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Read Khali’s inspiring story on the struggles and triumphs of navigating Asperger’s Syndrome and mental health challenges through writing and creativity.
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Guest blogger Janice Miller from Safety Today shares her insights, perspectives and tips on how parents and youth can tackle adolescent anxiety together.
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Each year at Outrun the Stigma, we love to hear from our volunteers on why they chose to get involved with this initiative. We heard from a number of our Calgary event volunteers on why they chose to get involved this year. Here is what they had to say.
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Mental illness is not anonymous. Those who struggle have names and faces, lives and families, passions and challenges. To help break the stigma, the Outrun the Stigma Edmonton planning committee reached out to the University of Alberta community to share stories on mental health.
Hear their stories and their experiences.
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Alyson Hoy is a writer and scholar from Vancouver, BC. She shared her mental health story with Outrun the Stigma because she believes that "sharing our stories is a means by which to overcome the shame associated with having mental illness, as well as to build community by connecting and bearing witness to the struggles of others".
Read her story on her struggles with suicidal ideation, an eating disorder, and how she is building resiliency.
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Mental illness is not anonymous. Those who struggle have names and faces, lives and families, passions and challenges. To help break the stigma, the Outrun the Stigma Edmonton planning committee reached out to the University of Alberta community to share stories on mental health.
Hear their stories and their experiences.
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Mental illness is not anonymous. Those who struggle have names and faces, lives and families, passions and challenges. To help break the stigma, the Outrun the Stigma Edmonton planning committee reached out to the University of Alberta community to share stories on mental health.
Hear their stories and their experiences.
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Mental illness is not anonymous. Those who struggle have names and faces, lives and families, passions and challenges. To help break the stigma, the Outrun the Stigma Edmonton planning committee reached out to the University of Alberta community to share stories on mental health.
Hear their stories and their experiences.
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Mental illness is not anonymous. Those who struggle have names and faces, lives and families, passions and challenges. To help break the stigma, the Outrun the Stigma Edmonton planning committee reached out to the University of Alberta community to share stories on mental health.
Hear their stories and their experiences.
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'Successful UCalgary Staff member, loving daughter and wife, diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder'.
UCalgary Alumni staff member Siobhan Doherty shares her story on her experiences with Bipolar 2, Depression and Anxiety and mental health stigma. Hear about her struggle with Bipolar 2, her healing journey, and how she is working to break the stigma around mental illness.
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Cyberbullying can have huge impacts on the mental health and well-being of children of all ages. Many parents struggle to understand how to help their children and protect them against cyberbullying.
Hear from guest blogger Janice Miller on tips to help families prevent cyberbullying and create positive environments to talk about it!
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Suicide is a conversation that many people find incredibly difficult to talk about. In this blog post, we are talking about suicide and how we can work together to try and reduce stigma and help change the prevalence of suicide in Canada.
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At Outrun the Stigma, one of the core values we operate on is respecting diversity and inclusivity in our efforts to reduce mental health stigma for all Canadians. In an ongoing effort to better understand the complex issues around mental health, our team is engaging in monthly discussions related to activism, advocacy, and social justice. This month, to mark Pride month, we focused our discussion on Intersectionality. Read more on our team's discussion and key takeaways!
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Outrun the Stigma was thrilled to host its first ever community workshop on Saturday June 24th at the University of Calgary. Our organization partnered with registered Art Therapist Heather Stump to create a custom Body Mapping workshop to explore our bodies, and our creative connection with mental health. Read more about the experience!
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Canada Day 150 is a wonderful opportunity to initiate conversations on the impact of Canada’s past and present on Canadians’ mental health. As you celebrate, engage in activism and resistance, or observe all the amazing things happening on Canada Day, we encourage you to remember to take care of your own mental health and the mental health of those around you. Here are five tips to help you care for your own well-being today!
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Share your pearls of wisdom on mental health! We're partnering with YurPearls during June 2017 to give away three pairs of gorgeous pearl stud earrings.
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Although it’s tough at times, I don’t regret any of my experiences. I feel like it has made me more empathetic and understanding of those who are going through similar things as I am.
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A stunning piece of poetry from Jovey Sharma, a Masters student in the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan. He writes:
"I originally wrote this poem in 2011 and it was titled 'Alone in the Snow.' I made slight modifications to the poem and retitled it 'Soothing Agony' while trying to maintain the emotion that I had put in while originally writing it."
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