Healthy Strategies for Giving Support: Part II

Healthy Strategies for Giving Support: Part II

Hello, readers!        This entry is the second post a two-part series on giving support to someone who struggles with their mental health. Part I covered fundamental concepts behind healthy support and can he found here. This post is a concrete list of dos and don’ts...
Healthy Strategies for Offering Support: Part I

Healthy Strategies for Offering Support: Part I

Hello, readers! November can be a difficult month for many reasons; the daylight seems scarce and the stresses from school and other obligations may be bubbling to the surface as the year comes to a close. This rainy season can be especially hard for those who already...
Nostalgia and Me: A Complicated Relationship

Nostalgia and Me: A Complicated Relationship

Last semester I took an English literature course here at UVic. My professor—the very likeable Andrew Murray—was discussing nostalgia as a common literary theme. He said nostalgia can be described as “the desire for desire”. We long to feel emotions as sharply as we...