CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) Mental Health Week 2025 runs May 5-11th.This year’s theme is “Unmasking Mental Health”. Living with mental health challenges often forces people to hide behind a “mask” to protect themselves from judgment and discrimination.

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is sensitive to emotion – “butterflies”; “gut-feeling”; Situations that make you feel nauseous etc.

Finding and strengthening your recovery voice is an important strategy in eating disorder recovery.

Body image is the perception or picture you hold in your minds eye about your body and appearance. 

We know that January can be a great time to spend reflecting on your recovery journey and what you want to focus on in the upcoming year.

Cultivating a practice in gratitude can be an important strategy in recovery.

Keep choosing recovery, one affirmation at a time.

Glimmers refer to micro-moments of connection & positive engagement that can shift our nervous system’s response from threat to safe.

The weeks leading up to and during the holidays can sometimes be a tumultuous time for someone in recovery.

You are not your thoughts. Developing skills to increase cognitive flexibility can be an important part of an individual’s recovery.

This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay you can #BeTheLight by encouraging understanding, reaching in and sharing your experiences.

Our Window of Tolerance refers to the space in which we function optimally.

International No Diet Day is celebrated on May 6th and serves as a day to bring awareness to the dangers of dieting and Diet Culture.

May 1-7 is Mental Health Week. We want to add our voice to promote mental health awareness & reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health

Recovery is a time when utilizing self-compassion and quieting your outspoken inner-critic is vital.

So, what is Joyful Movement? In eating disorders, we hear this term a lot, but what is it?

As we enter the new year, it’s a new opportunity to jump in with an attitude of self reflection!

The negative attitudes, internalized beliefs and behaviours toward people perceived as having a higher BMI is a societally accepted.

Health is more than just the absence of disease or illness.

Challenging black or white thinking can be scary, but it's an important part of recovery that leads to experiencing a more rich & full life.