You’re your own person, imperfections and all, You’re your own hero when it comes to a flaw In NEDA contributor Jessica Dyrek’s poem “Growing Up”,…
Stress is an inevitable part of everyday life. Whether we’re tackling daily chores or facing major life events, our bodies react to these demands, known…
In this thought-provoking TED Talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, paediatrician, author, and former Surgeon General of California reveals the research on how childhood trauma affects…
Organ transplants are on the rise. In Canada alone, transplant surgeries have increased by 22% from 2011 to 2020. But wait times make for great…
The TED talk titled “What’s normal anxiety — and what’s an anxiety disorder?” goes into depth on what anxiety disorders are. Dr. Jen Gunter explains…
For people with mental health conditions, how much self-disclosure is too much? A report released in 2006 considered the discussion of one’s personal mental health…
Multiple large-scale studies have aimed to measure the impact of caffeine on productivity, attention, speed, and accuracy. A study from 2015 showed that caffeine is…
Although the term breathwork is relatively new, the practice of controlled breathing to improve mental health is ancient. Yogic breathing, or pranayama, was the first…
How many of us have been conditioned to believe that life’s natural progression will lead us to the creation of our own nuclear family? Having…
“At one point I was alone in the house for about a week. Before that, my brother would usually be home, and the computer was…
