Soleil B.

UVic Alumni Student Mental Health Blogger

My name is Soleil (she/her) and I am a fourth year psychology student. I moved to Victoria, BC in 2018 from Seattle, WA. I have dual citizenship and am lucky enough to able to attend university in Canada.

I grew up in Seattle, WA with my two younger siblings and my parents. I developed a passion for mental health in high school where I recognized the importance of creating a support network and prioritizing health. My goal is to pursue my education at a graduate school and eventually practice as a child/adolescent psychologist. I plan to take a year and travel the world sometime between completing my undergraduate and starting graduate school. In my free time I enjoy spending time in nature, experimenting with recipes in the kitchen, spending time with friends, and occasionally watching reality (trash) TV.

I have experience with mental illness and I have reached a place where I am able to recognize the small victories of life. It is so important to bring awareness and validation into our conscious thinking. This is one of the major reasons why I write for the Uvic Mental Health Blog. I am here to let others know that they are not alone, and to acknowledge the strength that it takes to exist everyday. I know how isolating and exhausting it can be to deal with mental health, and this place where people can come to feel seen and understood.

I acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.