Words Of Wellness

This week reach out to someone who might need a lift 💚💚

I'm at a loss for words. It's unbelievable to me, and many who know me, that I would be without the words to express myself. This past year, I have been retreating farther and farther away from people and find myself really enjoying not talking to anyone, for days or weeks at a time. I feel like I want to become 'invisible'....

http://words-of-wellness.ca/2021/07/23/ah-um/

Ah, um… I’m at a loss for words. It’s unbelievable to me, and many who know me, that I would be without the words to express myself. This past year, I have been retreating farther and farther a…

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I did something this week that I never thought I would do, I joined the Legion. Not the French Foreign one but The Royal Canadian Legion. My Father joined the Canadian Army underage and found himself as a Private in Italy where he was wounded in a batttle and he was the only one in his Irish Regiment Brigade to survive that day....

http://words-of-wellness.ca/2020/11/11/lest-we-forget/

Lest We Forget. I did something this week that I never thought I would do, I joined the Legion. Not the French Foreign one but The Royal Canadian Legion. My Father joined the Canadian Army underage and found himse…

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Gratitude IS the key to moving on! When I was being abused and in my worst mental anguish I couldn't see anything to be grateful for, all I could see was greyness and more pain ahead. As my healing progressed I began to realized that I DID have something to be grateful for, I was alive! Being alive gave me more possibilities than I could imagine! [ 370 more words ]

https://imaprevailer.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/an-attitude-of-gratitude/

An attitude of gratitude! The more that I embraced gratitude, it is easier to choose happiness for myself.

This is a good article on how many of our relationship habits are not commonplace and don't have to be the norm. Many of us have few good relationships to model and we end up repeating what we saw/experienced as a child.
https://themighty.com/2020/09/toxic-relationship-habits/? =_

Look at all the solutions for your pain, not only the permanent one. I have. I am happy that I didn't succeed in my su***de attempts. Lyn (Founder)

Not su***de. Not today. Together, we can prevent su***de. Visit camh.ca

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This will be available in a temporary tattoo soon for all of us Prevailers!

I'm very excited about our newest design: This will be available in a temporary tattoo very soon!

Well, since my last post, over a year ago, I've been through some s**t! I had a mental health crisis after too much anxiety intensified and 'pushed' me over the edge and I was unwell for a few months. I am recovered enough to write again and have learned even more about myself. The highrise I live in has a systemic cockroach problem that found it's way into my apartment and then into my bedroom last summer! [ 464 more words ]
https://imaprevailer.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/hello-from-the-inside/

Hello from the inside! Well, since my last post, over a year ago, I’ve been through some s**t! I had a mental health crisis after too much anxiety intensified and ‘pushed’ me over the edge and I was unw…

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BECOME YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND - with Lyn Cooper.
Will premiere here tommorrow!

An attitude of gratitude is key to a happy life!

Honestly, how privileged are we? 5 Ways To Stop Feeling So Stressed Out All The Time Stress is one of the most serious health problems of the 21st century. In 2018, almost three-quarters (74%) of adults reported that they sometimes feel too stressed to cope with everyday life. Stress has a significant impact on mental health. Over....

Stay safe and sane during these stressful days with colouring some classic art!

Download Free Coloring Books from 113 Museums One can only color so many floral-trimmed affirmations before one begins to crave something slightly more perverse.

Who knew that being agoraphobic could be a good thing? During the coronavirus pandemic, we agro's are really safe - we haven't traveled anywhere and we're already in "self-quarantine"! :O :D

When someone is struggling, asking for help can be an impossible task, but these ideas are a great way for others to reach out to the suffering person.

Humour is a great way to maintain mental wellness, here is a link to one of my favourite cartoonists who is sharing his work again after a long break!

https://www.thefarside.com/

Today’s Daily Dose of the Far Side Comics by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com Visit the official online home of The Far Side comic strip to get a dose of ever-changing, random selections of classic cartoons, updated daily.

This is a feel good story and we all need more of those! :D

Australia’s Oldest Man Knits Tiny Sweaters For Injured Penguins How long does it take to master a craft? How about 80 years? Because 109-year-old Australian Alfred Date has been knitting since the 1930s and his latest/most famous endeavor was making mini sweaters... for endangered penguins!

How very sad for Jeff's family and friends.
There are many walking wounded people who hide their pain behind smiles and helping others. Let's talk about our true feelings more often, and have an open honest dialogue.

Students call for mental health support after friend dies | CBC News Jeff Courage, 21, died by su***de on Sunday in his home in Owen Sound. He was a student at Western University and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. His close friends felt that more mental health resources were needed on campus and should have been made more apparent to students.

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A bad health day is a bad health day, no matter what part of the body is affected.

All emotions are healthy. How we process them is where we can get into issues. The best way to 'deal' with emotions is to feel them, get through them and continue with life.

Thought for the night.

What are your thoughts on this? Not just the content, but the grammar too.
BOOK exert:
"The first step, of any change, is admitting and accepting ourselves as we are. Not just all the negatives we know too well, but the positives that we possess also. Then we can address where we want to create change.
Admitting the truth to ourselves might not be too difficult, but telling another, trusted, person will challenge us to confront the problem and begins the process of accepting the situation."

Lyn is writing a Life Work Book that will outline the variety of experiences, courses, and therapies she had on her journey to becoming her own best friend. Exerts will be coming.

Like singing, art is good for you, even if you don't excel at it!

Study Says Art Makes You Mentally Healthier, Even If You're Not Good At It Art making has been shown to reduce stress levels, even if you are not good at it.

Mental Health care in London is in a very poor state and there will be those who will fall through the huge cracks in this system.
We need reform NOW, how many people do we have to lose before we rethink the present way we do things?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-lhsc-psychiatrists-resigned-1.5073633?fbclid=IwAR04hZTPEd8k9P1_GHEyemCqnxa60mKSBUVL3qpVpy2nyAcx05VVQcbSFSs

At least five psychiatrists have resigned from a London hospital. Now what? | CBC News Amid a growing mental health crisis, a handful of psychiatrists have resigned from the London Health Sciences Centre after problems with management in the department, sources have told CBC News.