Jul 31, 2019
On this special episode of AKoC I invite one of Bell Let’s Talk Faces on Mental Illness, Anita Manley to dysh on her journey of tragedy to triumph. Since her 20thbirthday Anita has been hospitalized seven times. After separating from her husband Anita started experiencing delusions which became her reality. She would...
Jul 24, 2019
On today’s episode we dysh on electronic mental health and how it can act as an alternative to traditional methods. I talk about my decision to use e-mental health tools such as apps in an attempt to take over my mental health treatment. No longer do we have to sit and wait for mental health care because the...
Jul 17, 2019
On today’s episode I dysh on sexual assault with sex educator Nadine Thornhill. Because of my history with sexual assault I take the opportunity to ask her all the burning questions on my mind. She talks about the vulnerability of the survivors and how sexual assault informs their understanding of relationships,...
Jul 10, 2019
On this week’s episode we dysh with my friend J.J. about his mental health journey. Coming from the Middle East to the Western World was challenging. He felt like he was living two different lives, wearing a mask and trying to live up to everyone’s expectation. He discusses working in an environment rooted in...
Jul 3, 2019
On this week’s episode we dysh on money matters and how it effects your mental health. We talk about compulsive spending and how my spending increases when I’m manic. I share how I hoard all my junk in pretty boxes. J.R. asks the question are we using money to hide the ugly in our lives? I talk about the challenges...