Anxiety

What Investigating Neural Pathways Can Reveal About Mental Health | Kay M. Tye | TedTalk

Video, Anxiety, Depression /

Neuroscientist Kay M. Tye investigates how your brain gives rise to complex emotional states like depression, anxiety or loneliness. From the cutting edge of science, she shares her latest findings — including the development of a tool that uses light to activate specific neurons and create dramatic behavioral changes in mice. Learn how these discoveries […]

What Investigating Neural Pathways Can Reveal About Mental Health | Kay M. Tye | TedTalk Read More »

Where can Families Start? Supporting a Child or Youth with Mental Health Challenges

Video, Anxiety, Counselling, Emotional Wellbeing, Parent's Section /

When a child or youth is experiencing a mental health challenge, knowing where to get help can be a challenge. This video, Where can Families Start? Supporting a Child or Youth with Mental Health Challenges – Part 1, describes BC’s mental health system and outlines four different professionals families can connect with if they are

Where can Families Start? Supporting a Child or Youth with Mental Health Challenges Read More »

What Causes Borderline Personality Disorder?

Video, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Stress, Suicide /

I want to briefly describe what BPD is to those of you who may not know yet. Borderline Personality disorder or BPD is a mental illness that’s characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, and self-image. Those with BPD can be impulsive (with regard to self-harm behaviors, sex, spending, binge eating, reckless

What Causes Borderline Personality Disorder? Read More »

Experiencing Trauma Symptoms From Your Relationship

Video, Abuse, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Recovery, Relationships, Stress /

You may be currently experiencing trauma symptoms from the stress and crisis of your relationship. This can affect all aspects of your life. It is important to educate yourself on the symptoms and treatment of betrayal trauma. The first 20 minutes is psychoeducational, the rest of the video is a question and answer session. Kristin’s

Experiencing Trauma Symptoms From Your Relationship Read More »

TED Talks Daily | The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers | Laurel Braitman

Video, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Emotional Wellbeing, Employee Wellbeing, Self Care, Stress /

Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing personal stories helps physicians, nurses, medical students and other health professionals connect more meaningfully with themselves and others — and make their emotional

TED Talks Daily | The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers | Laurel Braitman Read More »

Grow Mental Health | Step 3 – 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth

Video, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Counselling, Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Men’s Mental Health, Recovery, Suicide /

In this episode, Seasoned Grower Seamus Kelly recounts his experience with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts with Grow’s Síle Tracey. This deep discussion is focused on Step 3 of the 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth, ‘We trusted the greater power of life, love and the world around us’.

Grow Mental Health | Step 3 – 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth Read More »

Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days | TedTalk

Video, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Youth Section /

Hailey Hardcastle: Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days School can be rife with stress, anxiety, panic attacks and even burnout — but there’s often no formal policy for students who need to prioritize their well-being. Hailey Hardcastle explains why schools should offer mental health days and allow students time to practice emotional hygiene without

Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days | TedTalk Read More »

Sangu Delle: There’s no shame in taking care of your mental health | TedTalk

Video, Anxiety, Men’s Mental Health /

There’s no shame in taking care of your mental health When stress got to be too much for TED Fellow Sangu Delle, he had to confront his own deep prejudice: that men shouldn’t take care of their mental health. In a personal talk, Delle shares how he learned to handle anxiety in a society that’s

Sangu Delle: There’s no shame in taking care of your mental health | TedTalk Read More »

Agony Autie: Hair Pulling & Skin Picking |Trichotillomania and Dermatillomania

Video, Anxiety, Coping Skills /

This video is brought to you by Agony Autie. Find more at https://www.youtube.com/c/AgonyAutie/featured Do you experience DERMATILLOMANIA (skin picking) and TRICHOTILLOMANIA (hair plucking)? Do you find yourself chewing, rubbing or scratching when anxious? Episode 10 of our “What’s That?! series explores this behavior, common in Neurodivergent people tending to their sensory profiles—but which has sadly

Agony Autie: Hair Pulling & Skin Picking |Trichotillomania and Dermatillomania Read More »

Shopping Basket