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When Having a Trauma-Informed Doctor Is a Matter of Life and Death
02/28/23
If You Are Triggered by 'Matilda the Musical
01/05/23
The Simple Question a Crisis Worker Asked Me That Helped Calm My Panic Attack
09/13/22
How I’m Learning to Live in the ‘Middle Place’ for My Mental and Physical Health
08/09/22
What I Needed to Hear to Begin Healing My Inner Critic
08/05/22
The Flow Chart I Made That Helps Me When I'm Triggered
07/28/22
How 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Proves the Power of Connection in Healing Trauma
06/24/22
If Trauma Messed With Your Mind/Body Connection, This Tool Is For You
06/21/22
Why Conventions Can Be a Healing Experience for Neurodivergent People
06/06/22
Read This if When You Get What You Want, You're Still Not Happy
05/19/22
7 Reasons People With Mental Illness Might 'Disappear'
04/15/22
How to Make a List of Your Health Difficulties' and Why You Might Want To
04/08/22
5 Tips for When Trauma Makes You Clumsy
03/24/22
To the Doctor Who Told Me to Park Further Away to 'Fix' My Depression
02/06/22
An Inclusive View of What It Actually Means to Be Neurodiverse
01/13/22
The 5 Ways I'm Retraining My Cranky Nervous System, and You Can Too!
01/12/22
To the Person I Hurt Because of My Ambivalent Attachment Style
12/04/21
Britney Is Free. Now Let's Free Others.
11/22/21
I'm Over Targeted Mental Health Ads
11/16/21
Dear Doctors: No, I’m Not Depressed Because of My 'Relationship Status'
11/03/11
Can We Stop Ignoring How MLMs Prey on Emotionally Vulnerable Women?
11/01/2021
This Different Way of Seeing My C-PTSD Flight Response Blew My Mind
10/13/2021
How This ‘Ted Lasso’ Theme Relates to My Complex PTSD Healing Journey
09/08/2021
What This Epic 80s Tattoo Represents in My Trauma Recovery
08/04/2021
How My Floatation Tank Experience Affected My Mental Health
07/22/2021
My Creative Solution for When C-PTSD Makes Me Struggle to Communicate
07/15/2021
The Difference Between 'Top-Down' and 'Bottom-Up' Therapy, and Why It Matters
06/21/2021
I Tried a Wearable Device to Help With My Complex PTSD
06/15/2021
This Metaphor Is the Perfect Way to Explain Relationship Struggles With Complex PTSD
06/01/2021
What It Actually Means When Someone Has Been ‘Triggered’
05/28/2021
This Complex PTSD Symptom Makes Trusting New People Hard
05/21/2021
4 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Trauma Recovery
05/18/2021
We Need to Talk About ‘The Ellen Show’ Ending and Toxic Workplaces
05/17/2021
The C-PTSD Symptom You May Not Have Heard Of
05/12/2021
A Simple Way to Make Trauma Survivors Feel Seen and Understood
04/29/2021
7 Signs You Found the Right Therapist (After Having a Bunch of Crappy Ones)
04/16/2021
The Difference Between PTSD and C-PTSD (and Why It Matters)
04/13/2021
You Don’t Actually Owe Medical Staff Your Trauma Experience
04/05/2021
5 Simple Steps to Support Someone Who Discloses Their Sexual Assault
04/05/2021
The Mental Illness Trigger You May Not Have Heard Of
04/01/2021
The Trauma Symptom That Causes Me to Think You Might Kill Me
04/01/2021
3 Common Mental Health Phrases We Should Have Retired Long Ago
03/05/2021
Don't Feel Guilty If You Appreciate This Quiet Holiday Season
12/23/2020When Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic Falls Into the ‘COVID Clump’
11/24/2020
5 Ways to Survive the 2020 US Elections as a Trauma Survivor
10/28/2020
The Word You Didn't Know Describes How You've Been Feeling During COVID-19
10/20/2020
I Refuse To Feel Ashamed of My Suicide Attempt
09/04/2020
The Suicidal Thoughts Scale You Didn’t Know You Needed
08/22/2020
6 Ways Going on Autopilot and Mental Illness are Connected
08/12/2020
6 Ways Having a Mental Illness Has (Surprisingly) Helped Me During the COVID-19 Outbreak
6 Reasons the Coronavirus Outbreak Has Been Difficult on My Mental Health
03/17/2020
6 Things to Say Instead of ‘It Gets Better' With Mental or Chronic Illness
01/28/2020
14 Holiday Gift Ideas for Someone Living With PTSD
12/06/2019
How I’m Using Amazon Echo to Help With My Mental Health
11/26/2019
The 'Game Changing' Method My Therapist Suggested for Reaching Out for Help
09/19/2019
15 Tips for Anyone Who Struggles on Long Weekends
08/27/2019
15 Memes for Anyone With Depression Who Sleeps Too Much
08/08/2019
Why I Draw Cartoons About Trauma
07/23/2019
When I Had My First Full Medical Exam at 36 Years Old
07/12/2019
The Frustrating Symptom of Depression We Need to Talk About
07/11/2019
6 Signs Your Job Is Toxic for Your Mental Health
02/16/2019
The Rule I Use to Get Out of Bed When Depression Doesn’t Want Me To
12/31/2018
5 Ways to Celebrate Your 'Small' Accomplishments When You're Depressed
11/28/2018
9 Ways You Can Get the Conversation Started About Suicide
09/27/2018
8 Ways to Deal With Anxiety Before a Social Event
09/26/2018
The Side Effect of Going Off Antidepressants You May Not Have Heard Of
7 Helpful Things to Say When I Cancel Plans Because of Depression
The 2-Minute Rule I Use When I'm Too Depressed to Clean the Kitchen
5 Ways I'm Learning to Trust Feeling Good In Depression Recovery
10 Reasons I Recommend Attending a Mental Health Support Group
3 Ways Technology Helps Me When I’m Isolating Due to Depression
12 Things on the Holiday Wish List of Someone With Depression
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Mentions, Interviews & More!
Aug 22nd, 2023 - Healing from complex trauma, or C-PTSD: ‘There’s a really beautiful and bright light on the other side’ . Los Angeles Post - By Laura Newberry.
Aug 9th, 2023 - Saskatoon CTV Morning Show- By Alex Brown.
July 11th, 2023 - Heidi’s Story - By Patient Voice.
May 4th, 2023 - Radio Interview - CBC, Saskatoon Morning - with Leisha Grebinski.
May 2nd, 2023 - Saskatoon Star Wars Fundraiser to Help People Living with Schizophrenia. CTV News - By Chandra Philip
May 1st, 2023 - Saskatoon CTV Morning Show - By Alex Brown.
Nov 3rd, 2022 - It seems like a lot of people are getting sick lately in Sask. What's going on? CBC news - By Yasmine Ghania.
May 25th, 2021 - “Yoda Saved My Life”: Breaking The Cycle of Suicidal Ideation. Psychology Today - By Travis Langley, Ph.D.
May 18th, 2021 - The Difference Between PTSD and C-PTSD (and Why It Matters). TalkHongHong.Org - By Taura Edgar (Reprint).
April 25th, 2021 - 5 Simple Steps to Support Someone Who Discloses Their Sexual Assault. - The Gottman Institute, Facebook Repost.
April 21st, 2021 - Podcast Interview - S.H.I.T. (Self.Help.Ideas.Thoughts) - By Bethany Vee.
March 2nd, 2021 - Radio Interview - Co-op Radio - Both Sides Now with Bernadine Fox.
Jan 6th, 2021 - Stigma Busters - Shaw Spotlight, Saskatoon - By Shaw TV.
Dec 14th, 2020 - Interview - Global News, Saskatoon - By Nathanial Dove.
Sept 11th, 2020 - The Suicidal Thoughts Scale You Didn’t Know You Needed. Pop Sugar, Facebook Repost.
Sept 4th, 2020 - The Simpsons: 10 Funny "Sideshow Bob Rakes" Memes That Make Us Laugh. Screen Rant, Meme Roundup - By Thomas West.
April 8th, 2020 - These Schitt's Creek Memes Are Capricious, Melodramatic, but Not Wrong. Pop Sugar, Meme Roundup - By Amanda Prahl.
April 6th, 2020 - 6 Ways Having a Mental Illness Has (Surprisingly) Helped Me During the COVID-19 Outbreak (reprint), The Watrous Manitou Newspaper.
Mar. 30th, 2020 - 6 Reasons the Coronavirus Outbreak Has Been Difficult on My Mental Health (reprint), The Watrous Manitou Newspaper.
Sept 23rd, 2019 - The Healthy Way to Scroll Through Instagram. One Zero - By Zara Stone.
Sept 19th, 2019 - Toons on Transit, Paved Arts. Photography Artist.
Aug 8th, 2019 - 15 Memes for Anyone With Depression Who Sleeps Too Much. Yahoo News (Reprint).
July 23rd, 2019 - Why I Draw Cartoons About Trauma. Yahoo News (Reprint).
Jan 31st, 2018 - The 2-Minute Rule I Use When I'm Too Depressed To Clean the Kitchen. Scary Mommy (Reprint).
Nov 1st, 2018 - Art in Mind examines mental health through artistic expression. The Sheaf - By Amanda Slinger.
Sept 28th, 2018 - Mental Health YXE's Heidi, Interview - By Mind Your Mind. - Interview.
Sept 27th, 2018 - Toons on Transit, Paved Arts. Photography Artist.
Sept 10th, 2018 - Sharing About Suicide Prevention, The Watrous Manitou Newspaper.
Aug 15th, 2018 - The 2-Minute Rule I Use When I’m Too Depressed To Clean The Kitchen. Upworthy, Facebook Repost.
May 22nd, 2018 - Radio Interview - CBC, Saskatoon Morning - with Leisha Grebinski.
May 3rd, 2018 - West Central Online - Article.
April 15th, 2018 - The Invisible Illnesses - Lost Got Found, Heidi’s Story.
2018 - Sivana Spirit Interview.