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.

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Ride Don’t Hide 2020 – Registration Now Open

Registration is now open! Ride Don’t Hide is a nationwide community bike ride raising funds for me...
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#WhyIRide – Matthew’s Story

Cooking isn’t for the faint of heart, nor is business, and at times nor is life. We have all heard...
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#WhyIRide – Keirstyn’s Story

For most of my adult life I have struggled. I don’t mean struggled in the conventional sense of tr...
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#WhyIRide – Tanya’s Story

My name is Tanya Sealock and this is my 4th year riding in the Ride Don’t Hide event. This year, I...
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#WhyIRide – Lisa’s Story

Often when we find out someone we love has died by suicide, we are left confused and crushed inside ...
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#WhyIRide – Elizabeth’s Story

Our gorgeous, silly, and affectionate son is now five years old, and I have suffered and fought a ve...
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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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