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Mental Health Strategies During COVID-19
Unfortunately, we are going to see a significant rise in the number of people who struggle with mental health issues as a result of COVID-19. The coronavirus has required us to...
How To Manage Your Stress
Well... technically I would say that breathing is the best tool to manage stress. However, this phrase is more catchy. How much time and energy do you give to the factors that...
Has COVID-19 Impacted Your Mental Health?
Has COVID-19 impacted your financial well-being and mental health? Out From the Shadows Consulting Inc. is offering 10 separate gifts of $100 to deserving individuals in need. To be eligible submit 250 – 400 words explaining how COVID-19 has negatively...
Addiction and Cancer: Treating Diseases Differently
Brad has seen how people treat diseases differently. When he was going through addiction, people crossed the street to get away from him. Meanwhile, when he was going through...
Healing Words from the Former Humboldt Broncos Assistant Coach
I don't know about you, but I found it really difficult to examine my pain. It was easier to project my pain onto others, turn to alcohol in an attempt to escape it, or immerse myself into work. Healing is work. Chris Beaudry reminds us of this truth. Now, it's...
Don’t Fix. Listen.
Have you ever tried to fix someone? Did it work? As a counselor and even as a friend, it took me a long time to understand that I had no right to fix someone. Who am I to decide what is best for another individual? To truly understand someone means that I have to...
4 Lessons Learned from Suicide
Silence is not the answer. It's time to talk openly about suicide. I have spent the last few months traveling to several communities to discuss this prevalent issue of suicide, and I wanted to share a few of the lessons I have learned. 1. Ask the tough...
How I Made A Living Doing What I Love
Last week I was reunited with Ray Reshke, the man responsible for starting my speaking career. At the time, I was only a few months into my recovery from a gambling addiction that damn near killed me. I attended various Gamblers Anonymous meetings in Edmonton, and...
World Mental Health Day: Be Kind. Always.
Recently, I was teaching my son how to drive. I suspect many of you have been there as well; white knuckled as you grab onto that OMG handle praying for safety. Anyway, we are merging onto the highway at a snail’s pace, and I notice that a truck is rapidly...
10 Years Sober and Proud
Today marks 10 years of sobriety. I am emotional even writing that. The reality is that nothing in my life would be possible without my sobriety. Nothing. I would not be blessed with a beautiful wife, four incredible sons, and a home not a house. From day one my...
“What’s stronger than a broken man who has the courage to rebuild himself? It’s time to redefine what it means to be strong.”
– Allan Kehler
