What to do when you or a friend is self-harming
Every year, 1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males will self harm. Self-injury constantly plagues our youth and is all too common spread. Self-harm is deliberate acts to…
Mental Illness is Not Romantic
The constant battle between mental health and the stigma surrounding it is a struggle that many deal with every day. The media has force-fed us glamorized shots of pill bottles…
4 Ways to Reach Your Self-Improvement Goals
Author: Minun We've all been there. The place where we want to get better at something but when we try to improve, but we aren’t progressing as fast as we'd…
High on Stress
Author: Plusle I went through this period where I used stress to my advantage. I would tell myself that everything had a deadline and that if I didn't get them…
HAPPY FACE
Author: Plusle Having to go out in public with a "happy face" on when deep inside you feel like complete and utter crap just sucks. It gets even worse when…
Calgary Hitmen score for ConnecTeen & youth mental health
On Sunday, March 20th, the Calgary Saddledome hosted the Calgary Hitmen vs. the Kootenay Ice in the last game of the regular season. I had the fortuitous opportunity to attend…
Don’t Hide Behind Emojis
For the second year we held a youth video contest. All the entries we received were fantastic and we would like to thank them for entering and making our decision…
#JackSummit2016
If you look at my twitter account (@juliaporsche), you’ll see that my pinned tweet says “Sometimes I like to imagine a world where mental health is talked about as freely…
You don’t even need to lift
Author: Minun You don't even NEED to lift. These days it seems like we are so focused on our body shape and how we look. There's a gold standard for…
#SingleLife
Author: Plusle When I’m at school it seems to me that people's goals aren’t about grades, education, or getting better reading skills. What people are occupied with is who the…
