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Body image issues haunt men and boys, as well as women and girls

January 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Body image issues haunt men and boys, as well as women and girls)

pfr-banner-post-1Eating disorders are much more common in men than were previously thought. While men may describe their situations differently from women, their triggers for eating disorders are pretty much the same

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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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Young mom confronts risks and taboos of synthetic opioid in new memoir

January 18th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Young mom confronts risks and taboos of synthetic opioid in new memoir)

pfr-banner-post-1Amid headlines of overdoses and galloping addiction rates, Carlyn Zwarenstein’s memoir is an outspoken and provocative dispatch from the New Age of Opium

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Is it time to winter-proof your mental health?

January 16th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Is it time to winter-proof your mental health?)

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banner pfrSome people say mid-winter is the most depressing time of year—when cold and dark days, holiday bills, and already-lapsed new year’s resolutions catch up with us

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Using art to express and heal yourself

January 9th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Using art to express and heal yourself)

picture 326pfr-banner-post-1Mehdi Naïmi says that good art therapy empowers people, strengthens relationships, brings peace of heart, and joy to life

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Brendan McLeod’s OCD journey in Brain is hilarious, heartbreaking and hopeful

November 16th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Brendan McLeod’s OCD journey in Brain is hilarious, heartbreaking and hopeful)

banner pfrBrain is a hilarious, heartbreaking monologue about consciousness, mental illness and friendship from award-winning novelist and former Canadian SLAM poetry champion, Brendan McLeod

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