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Being John Keats

June 12th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Being John Keats)

picture 753pfr-banner-post-1“For Keats, it is only our acceptance of the suffering that is an inevitable part of life, and death, that can really open our eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, thereby enabling us to grow”

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Grade 9 student asks, “When did good mental health become a luxury?”

June 8th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Grade 9 student asks, “When did good mental health become a luxury?”)

pfr-banner-post-1Quinn, a grade 9 student in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, concludes that mental health care is not very easily accessible for everyone, “even though when it comes down to it, it’s simply health care”

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Intimations of mortality: Previews of the end

June 5th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Intimations of mortality: Previews of the end)

 

pfr-banner-post-1If the human obsession with achievement is a subconscious attempt to deny–and transcend–mortality, what impact does it have on our beliefs, philosophies and societies?

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World Bipolar Day – Not someone “with bipolar” but a person first

March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on World Bipolar Day – Not someone “with bipolar” but a person first)

pfr-banner-post-1Natasha Kolida on World Bipolar Day: “You’re not getting to know someone with bipolar, you’re getting to know someone. Just think about that”

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World Bipolar Day – Righting the public misunderstandings about bipolar disorder

March 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on World Bipolar Day – Righting the public misunderstandings about bipolar disorder)

pfr-banner-post-1Victoria Maxwell on World Bipolar Day: “I feel I can make my mark by righting some of the misunderstandings people have about bipolar disorder, and I do that a lot with humour”

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When trauma takes its toll, a very private CBC reporter goes public with his pain

January 25th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on When trauma takes its toll, a very private CBC reporter goes public with his pain)

LostOnArrival_OnePager_UpdatedwithTrailer[2]pfr-banner-post-1For three decades, his radio and television reports have brought the country and the world into Canadian homes. But “Curt Petrovich, CBC News” has been silent for two years now, on medical leave while he struggles with debilitating PTSD

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