by Prunelle | Oct 19, 2023 | Mental health
For my third article in the series on seniors with an inspiring journey, I chose to interview
Diane Riendeau, a woman of 78 years old that has to deal with her son’s mental health disorder and who has an extraordinary job: family peer support....
by Prunelle | Aug 21, 2023 | Mental health
'' I will be unable to speak '' '' I look abnormal '' '' I am boring '' '' They think I am stupid '' '' They don't like me '' These are typical thoughts of a person suffering from social anxiety (or social phobia).
by Prunelle | May 1, 2023 | Mental health
Before the 1960s, in Quebec, the fate of people with mental health challenges was imprisonment, sometimes for life, in large psychiatric institutions. It was the religious orders that ran the asylums and received state aid...
