Canada is a truly multicultural country. But unfortunately, non-white people often deal with unique struggles when it comes to finding and receiving culturally competent...
Author - Bannister Bergen
It’s common for caregivers to feel anger and frustration at the disease that has changed their loved ones and forced them into a caregiving role. Joëlle’s caregivers and...
Money is a stressor for everyone. But it can be a massive trigger for people dealing with mental illness — and a point of frustration for caregivers. Mental illness can...
While family members make up the majority of caregivers, not everyone has a family to turn to when they need help. Friends and community members play a huge role in...
Besides immediate family, partners and friends are most likely to take on caregiving roles. But being in a relationship with someone who suffers from mental illness is...
Much of the stigma around mental illness is starting to lift. But one topic still remains taboo for caregivers: suicide. Pulling from her own experiences with suicidal...
Mental illness can be a lifelong disease. At some point, caregivers all come to the realization that they won’t be there forever and that they need to change their...
Dottie offers to take Hank to the playground but insists he ‘bundles up’ in winter clothing. Hank could lecture her about how hot it is outside (like his father and...
In this episode, Dottie asks when her parents are arriving over a family meal. Derek very heavy-handedly tries to convince her that her folks are dead. Sarah convinces...
In this episode, Julie and Dottie are having tea together when Dottie repeatedly brings up Auntie Lynn’s ‘memory issues’. Julie could shame her but instead diverts her...