If you’ve been keeping up with me you’d know I had a chaotic start to this semester. And as a result, I quickly fell behind in all of my classes. I had an extension for an assignment that I still…
Change the Behaviour, Not the Feeling: Coping With Difficult Thoughts
If there’s one thing that’s plagued me in my social life it is accepting difficult thoughts. Whether it’s worrying about saying something wrong in a first impression to someone, ruminating about a friend not texting me back, or overthinking a…
My Experience With Mental Health Apps
Photo credit to Camille Simkin. Whether it’s My SSP, Good2Talk, or even Kid’s Help Phone, it’s one of those things we’re made aware of but we seldom hear about people actually using these services. I mean, how do you bring…
Why Everyone Needs to Attend the Student Consultation: National Standard for Mental Health
I’m in my fourth year and throughout the years, I’ve heard a lot of divided opinions about mental health resources on campus. From people saying they’ve had great experiences with accessing them to people struggling to access a counsellor or…
U of T is Listening: the Launch of a New Mental Health Website
It is 2017, I am in my final year of high school and the University of Toronto is my first choice on my university application. I had extended family rooting for the school and encouraging me to work hard, “It’s…
Bath Bombs and Face Masks: A Self-care Deception
It was in my first year of university that I decided to put my foot down and really focus on myself. And that is when I found self-care. I was introduced to the world of facemasks, colouring books, pretty journals,…
When Mental Health Becomes a Laundry List of “Problems”
I always thought I was content with speaking about my mental health struggles. It wasn’t something I felt ashamed about, rather it was liberating to let people know of my own struggles – it indirectly assured me that people could…
The Overemphasis on Having Friends in College (And Why It’s Okay Not to Have Any)
Who are friends? Are they the people you go out with? The people you see in class and study with? The ones available during a quarter-life crisis? Or are they all the above? The environment of campus life gives off…
Dealing with a bad day- how I bounce back
This past week has been particularly rough for me and I suddenly found myself feeling overwhelmed by the future and everything going on around me, so this week, I wanted to share how I bounce back from my bad days.…
Beading as Medicine
Aaniin! As the week draws to an end, I’m keeping in mind special intentions while making a little extra time for self-care. It’s Mental Health Week at the University of Toronto, and a reminder to check-in with ourselves and remember…