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You Are Not Alone: Shedding Light on Maternal Health During the Postpartum Period
According to postpartumdepression.org, nearly fifty percent of mothers who will experience postpartum depression will not be diagnosed by a health provider. Studies in both the US and the UK find that as many as 1 in 10 new mothers will experience postpartum...
An Interview with Counsellor and Founder of ‘My Therapy Box’, Natasha Page
For many of us, campaigns like Mental Health Awareness Week can stir up some uncomfortable emotions. Perhaps it’s pain about our own mental health struggles in the past or present, or maybe it’s a reminder about our loved ones who are currently struggling. Whatever...
Beauty Comes in All Shapes and Sizes: Tips for Staying Body Positive This Spring
“Just love yourself” is a phrase that has gained quite a lot of traction in recent years among influencers and advertising campaigns on social media. However, isn’t it ironic that these very same social media channels also promote content and products that may not...
Finding Balance: Navigating the Line Between “Enriched” and “Overwhelmed”
In light of Stress Awareness Month, The Lily-Jo Project invited me to explore how stress affects family relationships and mental wellbeing. Reflecting on my own family life and experiences, I remember the year that each of my children was involved in a gymnastics...
Memoirs of a Manic Depressant: An Interview with Writer and Mental Health Advocate, Michelle McConnell
We love a good book here at The Lily-Jo Project, and this month we’re excited to introduce you to Memoirs of a Manic-Depressant by Michelle McConnell. This book follows the story of Maddy Tanner, a young girl who documents her daily life in a diary from ages 8 to 30....
The Social Media Battle: Examining its Impact and Helping our Youth Use Responsibly
There is no denying that social media platforms have boomed in recent years. In fact, The Mayo Clinic (2022) reports that an estimated 45% of teens ages 13-17 are online “almost constantly”, with social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and/or...
Breaking the Stigma Part 3: Recognizing Substance Use and Abuse in Teens and Young Adults
In our next “Breaking the Stigma” piece, we’d like to bring light to an ever-growing problem across the world…teen drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics (2022), 50% of teenagers aged twelve to seventeen have...
Breaking the Stigma Part 2: Self-Harm…How to Recognize it and When to Seek Help
Self-harm, much like eating disorders, suicide, and other mental health conditions, is still such a stigmatized topic even today in 2022. Mental Health America (2020) affirms that “self-injury often begins around the ages of 12 to 14, and it is most commonly the...
Celebrating Uni Mental Health Day With Advice from Our Contributors
Today is Uni Mental Health Day - a day devoted to encouraging universities to make mental health a university-wide priority! To celebrate, we’ve asked our contributors the question: "What's one piece of advice that you wish you could give to yourself in your late...
Breaking the Stigma: A Closer Look at Eating Disorders in our Youth
In light of Beat’s upcoming Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 28-March 6), let’s take a very important moment to shed some light on a topic that is still very stigmatized across the world…eating disorders in our youth. WebMD physician, Smitha Bhandari (2021),...
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