Self Care During Exam Season
As the weather gets colder and the Halloween candy begins to run out there is one more battle everyone has to face before (and for many, after) the holidays…. Exams.…
A Letter to My 15-year-old Self
By: Chelsea Dwarika, University of Calgary Distress Centre on Campus Blogger To: Chelsea, September 2009 (Nervous, getting out of a multicoloured eye makeup phase, entering the first year of high…
Why do you WANT to volunteer?
Why should you volunteer? Why do you WANT to volunteer? How many times have you heard “you SHOULD volunteer?" If it’s not from your teachers, it’s probably from your parents.…
I have questions about sex and sexuality and I don’t know who to talk to…
There’s such a stigma out there that you can’t ask questions about sex but know there are safe places to talk about it. As teens, we’re starting to explore who…
Love Yourself
As someone raised in a devout Catholic family, I am lucky to have parents and relatives that respect the LGBTQIA community. I have cousins who are gay, and as a family…
My parents are divorced and my mom used to talk badly about my dad a lot…
I have addressed her about this a number of times but recently it has started to come up again and if I try to tell her that I get really…
At what age can I leave home in Canada?
Home is meant to be a safe and supportive environment to come home to at the end of the day, unfortunately that is not always the case. Life at home…
Yes I spend a lot of time online, and I’m proud of that
The average teen spends 7 ½ hours a day consuming media. That’s 7 ½ hours on your phone or on your laptop or on your old iPod. Our generation takes…
I feel constantly sad and have felt this way since I was little.
I want to be happy but my parents are very unaccepting and I'm scared to tell them how I feel. I feel depressed and have thoughts of suicide and self…
I am depressed and I want to get help
I am pretty sure I am depressed and I want to get help. But I don't want my parents to find out. First of all it's fantastic that you're reaching…
