Mental Health Archives | Allan Kehler

Hope is Real

Sep 22, 2025

I was not in a good place when I first met Tanya. I was battling mental illness and addiction – just trying to stay alive. Tanya believed in me more than I believed in myself, and gave me a life that I never dreamed possible. Today, we celebrate our 15th wedding...

Celebrating My Sobriety

Sep 16, 2025

Celebrating my sobriety birthday is as equally important as celebrating the day I was born. Sobriety gave me another chance to live. This morning, I sat and reflected on 5 of the lessons I have learned. 1. The goal of sobriety isn’t to stop drinking. The goal is...

Without Sobriety I Have Nothing

Aug 30, 2025

As a speaker, my schedule typically looks like the following: Uber – Airport – Uber – Hotel – Speak – Uber – Airport – Repeat But, when I went to New York City a few days ago, I wanted to break the cycle and take time for me....

My Greatest Strength

Jul 18, 2025

In a recent podcast interview, I was asked what my greatest strength is. It’s not my degrees. It’s not the books I’ve written, and it’s not standing on stages across the globe. My greatest strength is my ability to connect – with vulnerability, honesty,...

Divine Intervention

Jun 20, 2025

During some of my darkest days, I learned that help comes in different forms. Sometimes it was through the warm smile of a stranger, and other days it was through a check-in from a good friend. While working as a seasonal laborer with the City of Saskatoon, I was...

You Are Worthy

May 3, 2025

I have been fortunate to have free airport lounge access for years, and yet never before have I walked through the doors. Why? I have struggled with feeling valued and worthy my entire life. My mind said that this privilege was for the ‘important’ people. (Even as I...

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