mental health
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Underprepared and unappreciated: Students’ Union executive reflects on a difficult, unfinished term
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Trigger warning: this article contains mentions of suicidal ideation Before the end of the 2021 fall semester, two members of the Wilfrid Laurier University
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The magic of mental health and self-care in Disney’s “Encanto”
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Spoilers ahead for Disney’s Encanto! Highly recommend watching this phenomenal movie. It is a trove of mental health representation and self-care. Disney’s Encanto is
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The importance of projects and personal pursuits
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The human being craves a purpose. Without a purpose, we rot and wither away in a self-destructive decline into madness. The human brain has
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Five Ways to Prioritize Self-Care in a Pandemic
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Amid a never-ending pandemic, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. It’s even easier when the months are cold and our loved ones are held at
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Lessons from “The Lord of the Rings” during COVID-19 lockdowns
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It’s undeniable that people’s mental health has suffered as a result of COVID-19. It’s easy to get scared, or angry, about what’s been going
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Well-being study finds work burnout at an all-time high
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A well-being study from the YMCA of Three Rivers found that employee burnout is at an all-time high in Waterloo, Guelph and Stratford. According
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How we should talk about psychedelic therapy in the context of mental health treatment
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Do we want laws that promote goodness? Yes. Should mental health be a priority, especially given the increasing rates of addiction, anxiety and depression?
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Not just the winter blues — how seasonal affective disorder could be affecting you
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Do you dread this time of year? The time when the majority of the day is spent in darkness, homework becomes endless and holiday
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Public parks see rise in popularity throughout last year
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While last year saw many different restrictions and closures happen over the course of a lockdown, there was one type of area that saw
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Bureaucracy slows down the implementation of a three-digit suicide hotline
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Just over a year ago, MP Todd Doherty introduced a motion into the House of Commons that called for “immediate action” to establish a
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