Stories

     I became a mental health advocate when I became an online health coach. Around the time I was attending college, I became very depressed and ...

           I’ve always been shy. As a teen, I used to call myself “cripplingly shy.” My dream was to become “functionally shy.”   In 2018, I w...

     Depression & Anxiety are my mental illness. Only my close people know that. I always chose not to share that part of me because I didn’t ...

       For most of my life I have been struggling with OCD, depression and anxiety and I'm currently in recovery from an eating disorder.    No...

     My mental health journey or awareness began in college. It was a time of growth. I was studying Exercise Science/Kinesiology. This meant that...

          This was it - my last appointment with the Psychiatrist. Conversations up until this point were mainly regarding medication increases. H...

       Context: November 2014 I’ve been a Mammy to my beautiful son for six months now. I thought I was deficient in Iron as I felt something was ‘...

     Mental illness first impacted my life when my therapist diagnosed me with ADD and OCD at four years old. 😯 This greatly affected my academic...

     As a family physician for over more than a decade and thousands of patients, I have witnessed an increasing number of devastating physical ...

     My mental health journey started at the young age of 4 when I was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and general anxiety disorder...

     Self-care comes in so many shapes & forms. Yes, it can mean the occasional “treat yourself”, but I think it is important to appreciate th...

     Thanks so much for the opportunity to share my mental health story! I originally heard of your campaign from a mutual friend. For me, anxiet...