Garibaldi PSR

Monday is International Overdose Awareness Day--both a solemn opportunity to honour those we have lost to the overdose crisis, and to do what we can to prevent ...more needless loss of life. I'll be there to speak about our Mental Health & Substance Use services, harm reduction services, the Opioid Agonist Treatments available, the Lifeguard Digital Health Lifeguard phone app, and other overdose prevention initiatives that VCH and the Sea to Sky Community Action Team are working on. I'll be providing Naloxone training as well, of course--come for the free orange, stay for the chance to save lives. If you happen to have an old (but still working) smartphone you're not using anymore, we'd be glad to take those off your hands, too--the Lifeguard app can save lives, but only if the people who need it have phones to run it!

"Researchers noted that people with anxiety cannot control this reaction to stimuli since it’s due to a fundamental difference in their brain."

"Self-doubt is not an objective assessment of self, it is a critical one. It is something we have to keep shaking off until it is gone. It’s a waste of time and mental energy, just like worry. It serves no purpose, but just gives the mind something to do. But it can undermine our confidence, self-esteem and happiness. "

'Forest bathing': "It's no secret that a walk in the woods can be great for boosting your mood. But a burgeoning group of nature enthusiasts say it can do much more including strengthen immunity, lower blood pressure, increase your ability to focus, and ultimately lower health-care costs if done regularly."