Pull up a chair and read awhile! Heidi has written many articles and you’ll find them all listed here. She writes in a personal, hopeful, and helpful style, drawing on lived experience and knowledge to support others. Each underlined title or item links to the publication. While she’s been on hiatus from writing for a few years, she hopes to return when the time is right. Until then, enjoy these offerings!

 Full List of Publications

Mighty Articles

• 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

• 6 Ways ‘Star Wars’ Is Key To My Mental Health
  01/03/2021

• Don't Feel Guilty If You Appreciate This Quiet Holiday Season
  12/23/2020

• When 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

  03/30/2020

• 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

  06/21/2018

• 9 Things I Have in My Grounding 'Toolkit'

  06/15/2018

• 8 Tips for Dealing With 'Anxiety Nausea'

  06/06/2018

• 7 Little Motivation Tricks for Depression and Anxiety

  05/04/2018

• 8 Tips for Managing Phone Anxiety

  03/29/2018

• 7 Helpful Things to Say When I Cancel Plans Because of Depression

  03/06/2018

• 8 Tips for Getting Your Laundry Done When You're Depressed

  02/28/2018

• The 'Bad' Habit My Depression Created

  02/16/2018

• How I Cope With This 'Embarrassing' Symptom of Anxiety

  02/09/2018

• The Surprising Way I Cope With Feeling Depressed

  01/29/2018

• PTSD: How the Women’s March Has Changed for Me in 2 Years

  01/25/2018

• The 2-Minute Rule I Use When I'm Too Depressed to Clean the Kitchen

  01/17/2018

• The Symptom of Depression We Need to Start Talking About

  01/05/2018

• 5 Ways I'm Learning to Trust Feeling Good In Depression Recovery

  12/06/2017

• 10 Reasons I Recommend Attending a Mental Health Support Group

  11/28/2017

• 3 Ways Technology Helps Me When I’m Isolating Due to Depression

  11/22/2017

• 12 Things on the Holiday Wish List of Someone With Depression

  11/22/2017

• How My Instagram Is Helping Me Through Depression

  11/20/2017

CPTSD Foundation

• 4 Ways Collecting Helps Me Maintain My Mental Health

  04/11/23

• Are You Hyper-Aware of Changing Moods?

  07/20/2022

• I Tried rTMS and This is What Happened

  05/05/2022

• It Turns Out Mind-Body Connection Isn’t All Just Nonsense

  04/27/2022

• This is Me, I Am Triggered

  04/22/2022

Sivana East

• Sleep Hygiene Gets Me To Sleep Most Nights In 20 Minutes

  08/29/2019

• 5 Ways Yoga Is Great For Depression & Anxiety

  07/19/2018

• 5 Natural & Budget Friendly Tools To Ground Yourself

  08/08/2018

Mentions, Interviews & More!

• June 29th, 2026 - Interview Inclusive YXE - Rogers’ TV - By Skyler Klyne.

• May 4th, 2026 - Interview CTV News, Your Morning Saskatchewan - By Mike Ciona.

• April 30th, 2026 - Interview CTV News at 6 - By Jeff Rogstad.

• April 28th, 2026 - Interview 98Cool - By Gregger.

• April 28th, 2026 - Interview 92.9 The Bull - By Clayton Kroeker.

• April 27, 2026 - Interview 600 CJWW - By Ben Brooks.

• Sept 9th, 2025 - Interview 98 Cool - By Steve Chisholm.

• Sept 9th, 2025 - Interview 600 CJWW - By Jason Lee

• Sept 9th, 2025 - Interview 92.9 The Bull - By Jared Bowes.

• April 30th, 2025 - Interview CTV News at 6 - By Jeff Rogstad.

• April 26th, 2025 - Interview 650 CKOM Talk Shots - By Alex Brown.

• April 21st, 2025 - Interview 92.9 The Bull - By Clayton Kroeker.

• April 21st, 2025 - Interview 600 CJWW - By Ben Brooks.

• April 21st, 2025 - Interview 98 Cool - By Steve Chisholm.

• April 29th, 2024 - Interview CTV Morning News: In The Spotlight - By Mike Ciona.

• April 22nd, 2024 - Interview 98 Cool - By Steve Chisholm.

• April 22nd, 2024 - Interview 92.8 The Bull - By Pat Dubois.

• April 10th, 2024 - Interview CTV News at 6 - By Jeff Rogstad.

• 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.

• Oct. 9th, 2019 - I Am Proof, Sick Not Weak - Guest Author.

• 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.