CMHA Calgary's Blog

CMHA Calgary’s mental health blog aims to raise awareness, provide hope, build community, and promote mental wellness through personal stories, mental health tips and information, expert opinions and community insights.

Inspire Hope With a #NoteToSelf

Be inspired by the voices within our community with CMHA Calgary's #NoteToSelf. Take a moment for self-compassion by reading, reflecting and sharing your own #NoteToSelf.

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Post-Mount Kilimanjaro Climb – Jean-Francois’ Story

I had the pleasure to climb Mt Kilimanjaro 5895m (Tanzania, Africa) and I reached the summit on Dece...
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Everyone is Different – Mizze’s Story

My biological mother decided to send me to her parents in Halifax Nova Scotia because she couldn’t...
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Post-Mount Denali Climb – Jean-Francois’ Story

It is hard to describe such a powerful experience with the right words. I have been dreaming ...
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International Overdose Awareness Day – Katherine’s Story

My daughter Angelina, was a gifted and anxious girl. Maybe it’s the gifted who are challenged the ...
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#WhyIRide – Kyle’s Story

My name is Kyle Patterson from Calgary, Alberta and I have suffered from mental health issues for mo...
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#WhyIRide – Calgary Inferno, Jacquie’s Story

When we were 11, I remember my coach, an ex-marine, telling us that if we were injured enough to cau...
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#WhyIRide – Calgary Inferno, Erica’s Story

Take a pen and write this down Draw something that can’t be found And learn to walk again some...
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#WhyIRide – Samara’s Story

I started in Ride Don’t Hide last summer after a difficult, but worthwhile, road of recovery. In t...
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Keep Going – Jennifer Leslie’s Story

Jennifer Leslie spent years in a state of constant struggle with finding her dream job. It was not t...
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