Linzy Bonham MSW RSW Clinical Social Worker
328 Woolwich St N1H 3W5 Guelph, ON, Canada

"I think normalcy is a myth. The idea that some people have pathology and the rest of us are normal is crude. There’s nothing about any mentally ill personand it doesn’t matter what their diagnosis isthat I couldn’t recognize in myself. The reality is that, in every case, mental illness is an outcome of traumatic events."

"Chronic illness and other difficult health conditions can be a real bummer--but they don't have to be the end of joy and fulfillment. It turns out we can still have epic lives, even when our bodies have plans of their own. Join San Francisco psychotherapist and podcast host Lauren Selfridge for honest, humorous, and inspiring conversations with people who get what it's like to live with health challenges."

Research suggests that the combination of singing and socialising can be an essential part of recovery because it promotes an ongoing feeling of belonging and wellbeing. https://www.neuropsychotherapist.com/how-singing-your-hear/

"There's a strong medical case for investing more public dollars in therapy. A 2017 study by Quebec researchers found that covering therapy would more than pay for itself, when compared with the social and economic cost of untreated mental illness."

"From Day One, we are thinking about how to get our patients to leave us, not because we don’t care, but because we do. We don’t want you to struggle so much. We want you to learn to trust yourself."

"Self-care should not be something we resort to because we are so absolutely exhausted that we need some reprieve from our own relentless internal pressure."

The mind and body interact constantly and the immune system is no different. It’s about changing the way we think about mental illnesses. We tend to overlook the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy body, but science is proving just how important that connection really is.

Here are some very simple exercises to help with self-regulation. Make sure you read the full description of these exercises at the link below before you begin. http://www.new-synapse.com//printable-2-step-self-holding.

As Gandhi said, A drowning man can’t save others. Before you share your story online in solidarity, before you reach out to other women, before you do anything for anyone else, make sure you’re taking care of yourself first.

Self-compassion can be hard when the critical voices in your head are loud. It's not a quick fix, but imagine what life would be like if you could treat yourself the way you treat the people you love.

Are big emotions like anxiety, sadness or fear derailing you? Need a way to ground yourself? In this experiential art workshop, you will create a ‘calming box’ to help bring balance, comfort, and self-care back to your day.

In this art workshop, you will create your own mixed media calming box - a beautiful resource to help manage big emotions and create balance, self-care, and calm. Friday, October 27th 6-9 pm & Saturday, October 28th 10-4 pm Elora, Ontario... You will be guided in: Using art to creatively explore and engage with yourself in a new way Examples of effective calming resources you can include in your calming box Discussion of self-calming and its benefits Art techniques using acrylic paints, glazes, glues, mixed media, papers and embellishments to use on your calming box You will leave with a tangible, personal and meaningful resource for your self-care. All materials provided and no artistic experience is necessary! This is a social worker run workshop and is eligible for coverage by your health benefits. Cost: $225 Limited spots. For more information or to register email: [email protected]