Scott Inside Out
PO Box 5013 T1L 1G2 Banff, AB, Canada

LOVE seeing more current and retired athletes coming forward with their mental illness stories https://www.cbc.ca//rugby/jen-kish-rugby-mental-health-1.5

Besides some hairy moments on Mount Whyte... This brings back SUCH good memories! https://www.facebook.com/scottinsideout/posts/10158294968360412

$5022.63 That's the amount that friends and I, along with many generous local and non-local businesses, raised for "24 hours for bipolar". Once again, a MASSIVE thank you to Masaki Yokota, Josh Crabtree, and Brahm Leupen in joining me for the full 24 hours during the event! And a HUGE appreciation to Cheryl Ello for spearheading the online auction.... by Adam Goodwillie who joined us for multiple laps on Tunnel Mtn taking some incredible photos during the event, including this sunrise lap. Thank you Adam! Check him out at https://www.instagram.com/adamgoodwilliephotos/ Thank you for all of your support before, during and after the event. It is greatly appreciated! And of course to the 70+ people who joined us hiking during the event :-) I intend to complete a post event recap later this week

UPDATE: As of this morning, 7 of the 10 spots are reserved. Message Steph to grab one of the last 3! This Sunday morning, my friend Stephanie O'Dette and I will be doing the first ever Expansive Yin class together! I'm truly grateful for this opportunity ... Steph will be teaching a Yin yoga class, and I'll be creating Universal Spheres at the same time for everyone Only 10 spots are available and it's by donation Message Steph on Facebook to reserve your spot Experience location: Brandon T. Brown gallery @ 211 Bear St, Banff

Looking for a FREE energetic boost for September? This is happening LIVE in 28 minutes on the Universal Sphere public Facebook page! Come join ... I will be leading this. https://www.facebook.com/events/323768422317167/

Sleep is SO important for all of us...especially for those of us diagnosed with bipolar disorder! This webinar topic is something that I'm looking forward to learning more about. Will you be there?... https://ibpf.org/circadian-rhythms-in-bipolar-disorder/ See more

TONIGHT the auction ends!!

This was my view from 10am to 4pm today. In my housecoat on the couch...the closest thing that I can get to a spa at home! Today is all about self care for me. Today I'm celebrating 10 years medication free! This is a HUGE deal for me.... It IS possible to have a bipolar disorder type 1 diagnosis and not require daily psychiatric medication. There IS actual work involved however it IS possible. In case you're curious...both the last psychiatrist that I saw in Dec of 2013 and my doctor are totally good with me NOT being on meds. I am so grateful that my family did not disown me. This happens for some people with a bipolar disorder diagnosis. I am grateful to be increasingly and consistently mentally stable, overall healthy, and to be maintaining a strong support network of incredible people. I am grateful to have SO many supportive people in my life. My recovery day from "24 hours for bipolar" is going well. I got to sleep at 6:15pm last night and slept until 3am. Kept my eyes closed in bed until 6:15am and then stayed in bed while doing stuff on my computer until 9am. Setting the intention that after an epsom salt bath tonight that I'll be asleep by 11pm at the latest. And back into a more normal sleep pattern after not sleeping on Saturday night during "24 hours for bipolar". I'll be celebrating both finishing "24 hours for bipolar" and my 10 year med free anniversary tonight at Block Kitchen + Bar - BANFF with the 24hrs crew (Masaki, Josh, Brahm and Cheryl). BTW our 24hrs online auction has some items with NO bids! You can get something in there at a STEAL of a deal! Online auction for 24hrs closes this Wed Sep 2 @ 11:59:59pm MT. https://tiaho.org/blog/2020auction Many of the items in the online auction are virtual, meaning that anyone anywhere can use and benefit from the item! Our fundraising for 24hrs is open until next week Mon Sep 7 @ 11:59:59pm MT. We're currently at $2717 raised. THANK YOU for all of your donations they are greatly appreciated! This year our donations have ranged from $5 to $300. ***HOW CAN I DONATE?*** 1. PREFERRED via PayPal or etransfer to [email protected] (no tax receipt) 2. Cash in person to Saki, Josh, Brahm or Scott (no tax receipt) 3. If you're looking for a tax receipt, please donate online to the International Bipolar Foundation (https://ibpf.org/get-involved/donate/)) directly. ***ALSO*** send an email to [email protected] after donating to the IBPF, to ensure that your donation is added to our total.

Feeling truly grateful and fortunate to have had two radio interviews on Tuesday of this week! One was pre-recorded and one was live. It you're interested in listening here are the links for each... CHED Edmonton (8min22sec): https://omny.fm/sh/ryan-jespersen-show/24-hours-for-bipolar MountainFM Canmore (5min24sec): https://www.mountainfm.ca/audio/24-hour-bipolar Treat yourself to an awesome item at our "24 hours for bipolar" online auction: https://tiaho.org/blog/2020auction More info about "24 hours for bipolar" which starts at 5pm tomorrow: https://tiaho.org/blog/2020hike

Asking for a favour Would you consider sharing our "24 hours for bipolar event"? This would really help us in spreading the word!... That could be in a public post, and/or messaging people directly who may be interested in the online auction and/or inspired by this event. ***ONLINE AUCTION*** NEW this year is an online auction with some AMAZING items from both local and non-local businesses. MANY items in this auction are virtual...meaning that anyone anywhere can bid and receive the item! For the physical items, North America shipping will be included in your bid. If you are outside of North America and bidding on a physical item, let's have a conversation around shipping. ***WHERE THE FUNDS RAISED GO*** They are split 50/50 between supporting the International Bipolar Foundation's incredible free resources, and assisting students in financial need with athletic endeavours at Banff Community High School. https://www.facebook.com/events/230028748370659 ***RADIO INTERVIEW*** BTW yesterday I had a live radio interview with AM630 CHED Edmonton. We talked about bipolar awareness, stigma of it, and also this event. Replay link (8min22sec): https://omny.fm/sh/ryan-jespersen-show/24-hours-for-bipolar I also had a pre-recorded interview with Canmore's MountainFM yesterday, and will post the link when it's available. p.s. If you do share the event I greatly appreciate it! And consider letting me know as I love hearing about you doing so.

5 years ago today! Truly grateful for that opportunity. My buddy Masaki Yokota took this video :-) Setting the intention that I'll have another live TV interview at some point. Speaking of media interviews...... I'm truly grateful to have two radio interviews tomorrow! The first is at 9am MT for 106.5 Mountain FM (Canmore) with Marcus Williams and will be pre-recorded. The second is LIVE at 11:10 am MT on 630 CHED Edmonton with Ryan Jespersen. If you're able/interested you can listen live online at https://globalnews.ca/radio/630ched/player/#/ They'll be asking me about next weekend's "24 hours for bipolar" awareness fundraising hike that friends and I are doing. https://tiaho.org/blog/2020hike Check out our online auction for the event! https://tiaho.org/blog/2020auction

Check out this online auction! It's for "24 hours for bipolar", the 6th annual bipolar awareness and fundraising hike. Masaki Yokota, Josh Crabtree, Brahm Leupen and I will be hiking for 24 hours straight next weekend, along with others joining for a lap or more! This is the first year that we've done an online auction.... A HUGE THANK YOU to: - Cheryl Ello for spearheading this auction - All the generous local and non-local companies for donating goods and/or services Bidding is now LIVE and closes on Mon Aug 31 at 11:59:59PM MST. As a reminder, the funds are split 50/50 between: - supporting the incredible free resources that the International Bipolar Foundation provides - assisting students in financial need for athletic programs and equipment at Banff Community High School https://tiaho.org/blog/2020auction

"24 hours for bipolar" update: T-minus 9 days Amount raised to date: $250... Brahm Leupen is joining Masaki Yokota, Josh Crabtree and I in hiking for the full 24 hours! I'm truly grateful for having such a great group of guys to do this with. Check out this custom-made cap that Defending Awesome made for me! This video shows Jim making my cap. I truly love it https://youtu.be/z-mjriGZuWA I've worn this cap on every training hike that I've done since receiving it. NOTE - The online auction will be launching this Saturday. Keep an eye peeled! If you're curious...check out some 1 minute scenery videos that I've created on many of my training hikes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist

A great reminder for me...and possibly you too

Walking on Sunshine Can you hear the song in your head? I LOVE that song! This photo is from a few weeks back when I was doing a training day walking on Sunshine.... What was I training for? "24 hours for bipolar", the 6th annual bipolar awareness and fundraising hike that friends and I are doing on Aug 29 & 30. Speaking of which, we are doing an online auction as part of the fundraising this year! My friend Cheryl Ello is spearheading it and I am assisting her. Thank you Cheryl! We already have MANY items from local businesses, and some from non-local ones. Thank you for your generosity If you haven't been contacted by Cheryl or myself and would like to donate something towards our online auction, email [email protected] . Our intention is to launch the online auction on Tuesday Aug 18. Stay tuned For more event details go to: http://www.scottinsideout.com/2020hike/

Yesterday I thought a lot about my Dad. Had some tears missing him, more tears of gratitude about him, and lots of memories of things I did with him in my mind. My Dad passed away on Aug 5, 1985 when I was 12. I'm truly fortunate that the last words my Dad ever said to me were "I'm proud of you son".... One of my Dad's many passions was history. In about 1980 he took the time to interview my Grandfather about his life. John Shura was my Dad's father-in-law who was born in Poland and moved to Canada when he was 8. Yesterday I listened to this interview and it felt like I was 7 all over again! Truly grateful to have this treasured memory that will live on forever. If you're curious, I've uploaded this interview to my business YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IwjXTC7qKtE ***About the photo*** This was the last family Christmas photo before my Dad passed away

Grateful to have went up Tunnel with these two awesome dudes this morning (Masaki Yokota and Josh Crabtree) I am truly fortunate they will be both hiking Tunnel Mtn with me for 24 hours starting on Sat Aug 29 @ 5pm We would greatly appreciate any and all support before, during or after "24 hours for bipolar" ... This year it's our intention to get as many people involved who have been affected by bipolar disorder. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with this or any other mental illness, come join for a lap! Or if you are a family member, friend or spouse of someone diagnosed. ***TO SUPPORT US*** 1. Consider sharing this post in a message or publicly 2. Come join us hiking Tunnel for a lap or more during the event 3. Donate - any amount is appreciated! 4. Watch us virtually video video updates here during the event (on Scott's personal Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/scottinsideout) ***TO DONATE*** 1. PREFERRED via PayPal or etransfer to [email protected] (no tax receipt) 2. Cash in person to Saki, Josh or Scott (no tax receipt) 3. Online to the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) https://ibpf.org/get-involved/donate/. PLEASE send an email to [email protected] after donating to the IBPF, to ensure that your donation is added to our total. ***WHERE DO THE DONATIONS GO?*** 50/50 split between: - International Bipolar Foundation to support the incredible free resources they create for people and families affected with bipolar disorder - Banff Community High School athletic department to support students in financial need ***MORE INFO ABOUT THE EVENT*** http://www.scottinsideout.com/2020hike

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HOT off the press! I'd greatly appreciate you pressing play on this 1min video that I just uploaded to YouTube. It was a beautiful hike that friends and I did yesterday :-)... https://youtu.be/3tqXoQdTAMI

Dreams being manifested :-) With a bonus rainbow as the cherry on top Thank you for publicly sharing this Suzanne Forbes

Truly grateful that an increasing number of pro athletes are being more authentic and real with their mental health issues. With injuries, retirement, and a number of other things... I can only imagine how many pro athletes have struggled with depression.... https://www.espn.com//294/jr-smith-was-very-depressed-game

One year ago today I was filled with IMMENSE gratitude! Friends Masaki Yokota, Tyler Williams and I had completed another bipolar awareness fundraising hike, 24 hours of Tunnel from July 11-12, 2019. The amount of support that we received in multiple ways locally, from across Canada and from around the world was incredible ... This year's event is "24 hours for bipolar". It's starting at 5pm on August 29 ending at 5pm on the 30th. It is starting to shape up nicely For more details about the 2020 hike and/or to donate: http://www.scottinsideout.com/2020hike/

If you love meditating and/or are open-minded... Join me LIVE in 10 minutes! NOTE: I'll be live on the Universal Sphere Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/universalsphere .... https://www.facebook.com/events/658710048051506/

One month ago today I celebrated my 47th birthday! It was in the middle of my birthday week I'm truly grateful and fortunate to be healthy overall. I've now o...utlived my Dad by five years which I do not take for granted. What is 47 "supposed" to feel like?! I'm not sure... These things I am 100% sure of for me right now: - more wrinkles every year - more gray hairs than last year - no ability to jump anymore...nickname is no longer Sky (Ground is more appropriate) - gratitude is continually increasingly - fully accepting of both who I am and my life - ability to be fully present is continually increasing - excited and optimistic about my future - deeper and more fulfilling relationships - released resentments - my mind no longer has dominant negative thoughts - enjoying embracing healing in multiple ways - able to do what I desire to physically - fortunate to have no physical pain in my body I am so grateful and fortunate to have supportive family and friends in my life who helped me celebrate me during my birthday week! Highlights of my birthday week included: - going mountain biking and having a drink with my brother in Canmore - doing a hike with my second Mom Annie - seeing my spirit animal twice that week including on my actual birthday (an eagle) - having a potluck birthday supper with friends on my bday - being treated to a birthday lunch at a restaurant with friends - going biking in the rain with friends on my birthday - being treated by friends to an 18 hole round of golf here in town - seeing a grizzly bear (Split Lip) during that golf round - going mountain biking with a buddy on Moraine Lake road with no vehicles - going for walks and a bike ride in town with different friends 1-on-1 - phone & video calls with different people

Happy Canada Day Thank you Manon Mitchell for this wonderful video!

*** SAVE THE DATE - Aug 29/30, 2020 *** Two months from today at this time... Myself and others will have successfully completed another bipolar disorder awareness hiking fundraiser!... Much more will be announced about this event in the coming month. This year's event is nearly identical to last year's "24 hours of Tunnel". One major intention for this year's event is that I would LOVE to have more people participate who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. And/or family and friends of people diagnosed. Stay tuned for updates

<3 <3 <3 Ziad K. Abdelnour

UPDATE - my friend Despina guessed it correctly! It's red cabbage. I was blown away by the beautiful colour! Red cabbage is great for liver health. Not my #1 choice for taste mind you. According to the book "Liver Rescue" by Medical Medium (Anthony William), red cabbage helps "...the liver restore its nutrient storage banks." Last week I completed a 9 day liver cleanse. Right now I'm doing different things every day to improve my liver health. What type of juice do you think it is? I'd love to hear your guesses!

If you are someone who recognizes and/or celebrates summer solstice... Consider watching this 20min video of a summer solstice event that I led during the actual solstice time this afternoon. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=289002565557347&ref=watch_permalink

Immensely grateful to have been at Moraine Lake yesterday with barely anyone around drinking my favourite drink! p.s. At 3:30pm MT today I'm leading a free online 20 minute Summer Solstice energy call. I will post the replay later in case you can't make it live. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/330147947988089/

***HAPPENING TOMORROW*** If you don't already have summer solstice plans for tomorrow, come join live! And if you already have plans watch the replay later. The energetic effects are the same for you :-)... Universal Sphere is a powerful next-generation energy tool. Every person will have their energetic vibration increased during this wonderful event. It will consist of a gifted group experience done via Facebook live on the Universal Sphere public Facebook page. The event will be led by me :-) https://www.facebook.com/events/330147947988089/

Grateful to have went on a wonderful bike ride today

This is a scheduled post that I created last Saturday... As you're reading this, I am on a self-imposed "Facebook fast" after spending too much time on it last week. This week I'm doing my best to be 100% in the "growth zone" of this graphic. Last week I spent a lot of time in the "evaluate information" part of the learning zone. I watched different videos related to COVID-19, from both well-known and not so well-known sources.... Where are you in relation to this graph?

This is a scheduled post. The reason I state this is because as you read this I am on a self-imposed Facebook fast for a week. I typed up this post last Saturday night...... Last week I spent much more time than normal on Facebook. While some of it was very good, either educational or connecting with family/friends, some of it was purely time wasting. BTW I don't have a lettuce mask

My bipolar journey - Part 15 Approximately one year after starting with BMO, I was promoted to the lending/investment area. I was still at the call centre however I was now in a totally different role. My time was now spent doing credit applications (mortgages, loans, lines of credit) or advising/selling different investment products (GICs and mutual funds) to clients. I also started studying towards becoing a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). My intention was to become a fi...nancial planner with BMO or another financial institution. I ended up working at BMO for about three years. During that time I stayed on the same dose of Lithium. I didn't have any big highs (mania) or big lows (depression). What I did have was side effects from medication...random muscle twitches, slightly shaky hands that I did my best to hide, and near-constant thirst. I told myself that I'd rather have side effects than be in a psych ward. And I didn't have the desire to take a chance on a different medication which may or may not work... What did you do after working for BMO? Did anything change with your mental health and/or meds? Tune in for Part 16 coming soon :-) ***About the photo*** This is from the "Venture" floor of BMO direct banking where I worked for a few years. Everyone on this floor was a lender. And some of us also were accredited to sell and advise about mutual funds that BMO offered. While we did have cubicles at least it was fairly open...