Category: Mental Health & Stigma

This category explores how therapy can be destigmatized, how beliefs about mental health form, and how we can change collective narratives at the identity level.

How to Get Someone to Go To Therapy

A lot of us probably have someone (or two…or three..) in our lives who we can’t help but…

ByByShiftGritApr 10, 2023

10 ways to prevent boredom this winter

We’ve all done the outdoor picnic hangouts, backyard BBQs, and road tripped across our respective provinces. But with…

ByByShiftGritOct 16, 2020

Do Your Habits Support or Sabotage Your Health?

We’ve all done the outdoor picnic hangouts, backyard BBQs, and road tripped across our respective provinces. But with…

ByByShiftGritMar 14, 2023

Stigma and Bias

Stigma and bias around the pandemic may actually worsen the impacts of the disease; we have seen that…

ByByShiftGritSep 14, 2020

5 science-backed ways to optimize your mental health

While there is no substitute for therapy and treatment for mental health conditions, there are lifestyle changes, happiness…

ByByShiftGritNov 21, 2022

Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health

The pandemic, the global shutdown, isolation, fear, rising death toll, grief, bereavement, and the increasing feeling of uncertainty…

ByByShiftGritNov 21, 2022