No One Stands Alone

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Worth the read, I wish the lessons shared were there many years ago.
Take the time while you can 🧡🧡

I have learned so many valuable lessons in the last year. My daughter almost died in my own home right underneath my nose. Parents get in their business. After I read this, it just makes so much sense. The one phrase I have lived by for the last year and it keeps me going is this …..

When things get hard—Tie another knot in your rope and hold on like you’ve never held on before.

 8 FIGHTS WORTH PICKING WITH YOUR KIDS:

Saw this somewhere and it was immensely helpful and challenging.

Parenting is hard. Parents have to choose their battles. Here are 8 fights worth picking with your kids:

The Reading Fight:
Make your kids read. Because reading is tied to everything from cognitive development to the ability to focus. Make your kids read now.

The Outside Fight:
Make your kids go outside. The natural world teaches us things. Plus, outside there's sunshine, fresh air, and exercise waiting for them. Most importantly, nature is full of things in short supply in our world: Discovery, wonder, peace, joy.

The Work Fight:
Make your kids work. I’m saddened by how many parents don’t require their kids to lift a finger at home. There are priceless life principles you can only learn with a mop in your hand. Let sweat be their teacher.

The Meal Fight:
Make your kids eat as a family. Our lives are a blur of incessant activity. Meals together are a physical pause to recover a truth so easily sacrificed at the altar of busyness. Nothing's more important than family.

The Boredom Fight:
Make your kids live with boredom. Don't show a DVD on each car ride. Kids need unscheduled time. And, odd as it sounds, boredom is a skill. It's hard as a parent to deal with the assault of boredom complaints. But if you give in and fill up their time with external stimuli, you'll raise an activity addict. Make them learn how to be.

The "Me First" Fight:
Make your kids go last. Not every time for everything. But enough to remember that the world doesn't revolve around them. Take the smallest piece. Give up the remote. Do someone else's chores. Get their least favorite choice. They won't like it, but they need it.

The Awkward Conversation Fight:
Make your kids have uncomfortable conversations with you. S*x, dating, body image, values...Your kids will roll their eyes and resist. You will stumble and stutter. They need and want your perspective, lessons learned, and wisdom.

The Limitation Fight:
Learning to live within limits is a valuable life skill. In fact, many adult problems arise from an inability to accept them. Screen time limits, dietary limits, activity limits, and schedule limits are all good.

As a parent, you have to pick your battles. They're not easy, but they're worth the fight.

*Copied from David Morris on Twitter

Please take time to heal

In collaboration with Great Lakes Wellness Collective and Project Mental Wellness, the SLSPC is offering a FREE Su***de Loss Support Group for adults who have lost a family member to su***de.
Please see the attached flyer for updated location and registration details. Space is limited. 🎗️

Just keep swimming 🐡🐠🐟

May is 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 - a month and movement dedicated to removing stigma and fostering education and support for individuals and families impacted by mental health issues. This year’s “Take the Moment” campaign cultivates empathy, understanding, and conversation surrounding our mental health.

If you or a loved one is struggling, resources and support are available. No one has to suffer alone.

Booklets are placed in Lambton and Chatham Kent, free and easy to share.
www.noonestandsalone.ca visit our website to find a location near you.

For free, 24/7, confidential support from trained crisis counselor you can:

𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘢𝘵 𝟵𝟴𝟴
OR
𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝘵𝘰 𝟳𝟰𝟭𝟳𝟰𝟭

There is Help. There is Hope. Talking Helps.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

1 in 5.

The number of people who will be affected by mental illness in any given year. This person is sitting next to you. This person is living in your house. This person is a part of your family. This is you. Even if this disease is not yours to fight, you are impacted by knowing and loving someone who is.

A semicolon. A pause. An indication of connection between sentences. Often causing confusion yet important to empathize relationships. A pause to let the reader know there is more to the story.

The semicolon can be described as stronger than a comma but weaker than a period. An apt description. However the semicolon is more than just this. It continues the sentence where a period could be placed.

And I am stronger than depression and anxiety. I am more than what it tells me I am. It will not be my ending period. My disease makes me pause in my day. It makes me stop and care for myself. But it doesn't end me. I have more to my story. And so do you. Share it. Talk about it. Reveal it. Display it.

There is no shame. Don't let it become your end. Let it be a part of your story. One that you overcome everyday.

Support your 1 in 5. Show them that you see them. You hear them. You love them. Show them that their disease does not make them less of a person.

My name is Debb

I am 1 in 5.

May is mental health awareness month
Watch for details on how you can support or reach out here 🧡🧡

Stay strong

It seems fitting that on International Women’s Day we have the opportunity to share this new episode with Diane Bergsma of Three Oaks Cabin Following a tragic loss in her family, Diane and others began the process to build a place for farmers and first responders to find respite, rest and a refuge from stress and anxiety.

Please note, this episode includes discussions around su***de. If you or someone you know needs help please call 988 (in both Canada and the USA).

Happy International Women's Day

Wishing every woman the opportunity to thrive, flourish, and fulfill her limitless potential. May women continue to lead with empathy, compassion, and strength, making the world a better place for all. Here's to empowering women to stand tall, speak up, and advocate for themselves and others

If you haven't heard it lately , You've got this. There is always someone listening,quietly cheering you on🧡

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Stole this from a friend,
I truly believe someone is always there. Sometimes we just have to look a little closer.