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Depression and the Inner Critic: Breaking Free From Self-Attack

Depression and the Inner Critic: Breaking Free From Self-Attack

by Nicole Bolotenko | Oct 23, 2025 | Depression

When Your Mind Turns Against You  Depression is often accompanied by an inner critic — that persistent voice in your head pointing out flaws, magnifying mistakes, or whispering that you’re not enough. These self-critical thoughts can intensify feelings of sadness,...
What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Struggling With Suicidal Thoughts

What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Struggling With Suicidal Thoughts

by Hannah Packer | Sep 12, 2025 | Crisis, Depression, Mental Health

Why Our Words Matter  When someone you care about shares that they’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, it can feel overwhelming. Many people freeze, afraid of saying the “wrong thing.” Others rush in with solutions, wanting to fix the pain quickly. The truth is that...
Why Stop Drinking: Top Ten Motivators

Why Stop Drinking: Top Ten Motivators

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 27, 2025 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Change, Depression

  Why stop any addictive behaviour? Because it has reached the point where it is getting in the way of important relationships, blocking progress at home and work and/or because you simply want a better quality of life. Addictions can become such habitual...

It’s not all rainbows and butterflies!

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 5, 2025 | Anxiety, Depression, Stress

Guess what… struggling is normal. For years, the Maid of the Mist fought against the current, carrying thousands of passengers into the mist of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The excitement, nervousness and uncertainty all part of the ride; all part of the motivation...
My Friends Don’t Respect Me… What’s Wrong?

My Friends Don’t Respect Me… What’s Wrong?

by Finding Solutions Together | Jan 31, 2025 | Depression, Friendship, Love & Relationships

How easy is it to feel all alone, isolated and abandoned even though we’re surrounded by people?  When we are treated poorly by those closest to us, when we don’t feel heard and when our own friends “bail on us” it is really easy to feel down ....
Loneliness, Moving Through a Dark Place

Loneliness, Moving Through a Dark Place

by Finding Solutions Together | Jan 29, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Love & Relationships, Sexuality, Teens

I Feel All Alone Sometimes, we find ourselves in a place where we feel we cannot go on. The people in our lives do not seem to be enough, or we aren’t enough? What are we to do in this #dark place? Writing or expressing our emotions artistically can help both...
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