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May 5th, 2020In light of Mental Health Week this week, the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge would like to encourage everyone to #GetReal about their mental health and how…
Celebrating Mental Health Week 2020
Apr 29th, 2020The Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R.) invites the public #GetReal and celebrate Mental Health Week from May 4 through May 10, 2020. Every May, people…
Not Only Is It Okay to Grieve, It’s Necessary: Pandemic Grief
Apr 23rd, 2020“To spare oneself from grief at all costs can only be achieved at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness.” Erich Fromm3 “Everyone of us…
Broadening your Awareness: An Experiential Exercise
Apr 8th, 2020If you’re at home right now, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, rushing from one thing to the next, checking your phone obsessively for updates, feeling frantic…take a moment to pause and…
When Fear Becomes Overwhelming: How to Stay Grounded
Mar 27th, 2020The word “worry” comes from an Old English word meaning “to strangle.” We are all familiar with the of feeling worry. At times, worry can feel oppressive, uncontrollable, all-consuming, and…
Meeting Uncertainty
Mar 27th, 2020While uncertainty is, and has always been, a part of living and being human, this moment in time is filled with an unusually powerful feeling of irresolution. As each new…
Staying Connected while Social Distancing
Mar 19th, 2020The whole world is navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and as we face each new day in these unprecedented times, we need to remember, more than ever, that we can’t do…
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Is it really a thing?
Jan 10th, 2020by Tanya Kowalenko, Educator Fireplaces, hot chocolate, skating, snowball fights, cozying up with a book, watching a movie with loved ones, tobogganing…. These are some of the things that might…
Grounding Techniques for Anxiety: Part 1
Jan 8th, 2020By Tanya Kowalenko, Educator and Event Planner for C.M.H.A. H.K.P.R. Our bodies are hardwired for survival. Imagine for a moment that you are walking in the woods and, all of…
How do I Support Someone?
Oct 17th, 2019Written by: Tanya Kowalenko, Health Promoter One of the questions I’m most often asked when I’m out in the community is a variation of “I have a person in my…
Why is mental health at work everyone’s business?
Oct 4th, 2019Picture this…it’s a workday morning and a colleague arrives at the office sniffling, sneezing, and coughing. She will likely be met with several rounds of “It sounds like you’re feeling…
Midterms stressing you out? We’ve got you covered
Feb 1st, 2019As students prepare for midterms, CMHA Ontario is reminding them to keep mental health in mind with some quick stress-management tips. Those struggling with low mood or anxiety can turn…