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Post-Mount Denali Climb – Jean-Francois’ Story
Sep 4th, 2018It is hard to describe such a powerful experience with the right words. I have been dreaming for the last fifteen years of climbing high mountains and to take part in a mountaineering expedition. It took us almost a year of…
International Overdose Awareness Day – Katherine’s Story
Aug 31st, 2018My daughter Angelina, was a gifted and anxious girl. Maybe it’s the gifted who are challenged the most in this life. We spent many years in throes of her addiction…
International Overdose Awareness Day #CMHA100
Aug 31st, 2018The tragedy of overdose death is preventable The Canadian Mental Health Association joins people and organizations around the world to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, a global event held each…
#WhyIRide – Kyle’s Story
Jun 21st, 2018My name is Kyle Patterson from Calgary, Alberta and I have suffered from mental health issues for most of my 25-year life. Anxiety and depression took over my life at…
#WhyIRide – Calgary Inferno, Jacquie’s Story
Jun 20th, 2018When we were 11, I remember my coach, an ex-marine, telling us that if we were injured enough to cause a stoppage of play, then we better require a stretcher…
Celebrity Suicide Deaths – Preventing “Contagion”
Jun 14th, 2018By Canadian Mental Health Association’s Centre for Suicide Prevention In our culture, we are mostly silent about suicide. But when celebrities die by suicide–as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain did…
#WhyIRide – Calgary Inferno, Erica’s Story
Jun 13th, 2018Take a pen and write this down Draw something that can’t be found And learn to walk again somehow You know you might surprise yourself Gals, If you only knew…
#WhyIRide – Samara’s Story
Jun 1st, 2018I started in Ride Don’t Hide last summer after a difficult, but worthwhile, road of recovery. In the summer of 2016, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder, depression, generalized…
Keep Going – Jennifer Leslie’s Story
Apr 25th, 2018Jennifer Leslie spent years in a state of constant struggle with finding her dream job. It was not that she didn’t try hard enough, she spent days preparing for interviews…
Being Creative Has Helped Me Feel Good About Myself – Gary’s Story
Feb 28th, 2018My name is Gary H Kleiner, and I’m a blessed person today. I’m blessed because my plan to die didn’t succeed in the fall of 1998. I received a gift of…
Bell Let’s Talk Day – 2018
Jan 31st, 2018Mental illness affects people of all ages and from all walks of life. It can take many forms, including depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. Most individuals find ways to live with…
Home Of The Brave – Danny’s Story For Blue Monday
Jan 15th, 2018Mental illness is a thief! It robs us of many things but what it stole from me was my sense of wonder, my spontaneity and my freedom. Activities that had…
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