My Life Changing Decision
Have you ever made a decision that changed the course of your life? Earlier this year, I did. After spending the last decade immersed in a career in the financial…
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4 Steps to Challenge Unhelpful Thoughts
At one point or another, all of us have experienced stress or anxiety impeding our success. How can we conquer these anxieties? In my Counselling Therapist Program coursework and clinical…
Four ways the Counselling Program gave me the new normal
I’m amazed at how fast time has moved over the course of this program. I can hardly believe there are less than three months left. As I was looking back…
As Fate Would Have It
A compassionate and multi-talented woman finds the perfect career in Therapeutic Recreation In 1992, 28-year-old Etsuko Fujita came to Vancouver from Japan alone on a one-year ‘working holiday’ visa. On…
The end of a program, the beginning of my journey as a CMHAW
Even at the end of the program, I felt like I was running around the Stenberg campus to print that last essay or those nearly unending PowerPoint notes. I laugh…
The Value of Life
How Tara turned her pain into purpose “I needed to figure out how to live with it. It doesn’t mean that the hurt is gone and that I don’t think…
Back on Track as a Mental Health Worker
A story of how to succeed when the odds are against you “They tried to break me because they didn’t think I’d make it. I was small, 120 pounds, 18…
From Summer to Autumn
I can’t believe that fall is upon us once again. I hope you all had a wonderful summer. This time last year I was in New York, lost on subways,…
Experiencing Vancouver Through Volunteering
After hearing a moving speech from two high school students in January 2018, the idea of volunteering around Vancouver for an entire year hit me and I thought it was…
Mock Interviews and their impact on students
Applying new skills I often catch myself using the counselling skills I am learning in my Community Mental Health and Addictions program on my family and friends. Whether over the…
Self-care and Mental Health
As I continue to gain exposure to different communities requiring support workers, volunteers and individuals who have insight into the causes and effects of mental health and addictions, I am driven to self-reflect a little more. As a Community Mental…
Aboriginal History – Cultural Implications and Impact
I heard Dina Lambright speak at Stenberg’s “Be the Change” conference back in April. When I was told she was going to be our Community Mental Health and Addictions Worker…
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