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Parental Mental Health – Facilitating Positive Interdependence

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 by Leanne

I was very happy to be invited, representing ParentalMental.com, to speak at the 2021 Children’s Mental Health Ontario Virtual Conference about Facilitating Positive Interdependence between parents and children when it comes to recognizing mental health concerns. Speaking to clinicians, front-line workers and other professionals that work within the children’s mental healthcare industry, I spoke about …

Integrating Appropriate Representations of People with Mental Health Concerns into (Society/Research/Information)

November 15, 2020November 12, 2020 by Leanne

“People with lived experience of mental health concerns can offer significant value, and provide equity to any group or organization that communicates with the public.” Recently, I was invited to co-present at the 2020 Canadian Mental Health Association’s National Conference, and, along with a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, spoke about my …

Is Mandatory Mask-Wearing Masking Our Human Rights?

November 12, 2020July 1, 2020 by Leanne

Divisiveness is what makes this world go ’round. We all need something to be against in order to strengthen our position “for”. As we move into another month of COVID-19 precautions, mask-wearing is a hot topic that is contributing heavily to the social divide, yet many opinions are uninformed and ignorant, leading to negative outcomes, …

My Mother’s Story

May 8, 2022May 9, 2020 by Leanne

So many adults don’t get the opportunity to talk to their parents about their relationship with each other, the good times, but also the bad, often because the parent has died. When my breakdown began and my (then un-diagnosed) illness was triggered, I had to step away from my family, specifically my mother and father. …

Tell Your Story – A Worksheet To Manage Anger & Anxiety

November 12, 2020March 18, 2020 by Leanne

We all deserve a chance to be heard. I have ADHD and, as a result, my emotional regulation – the ability to control the expression of my emotions – is seriously compromised. I generally have a much stronger (louder, more visible) reaction to things than a neurotypical person would, and, because of that, it has …

No.

November 12, 2020February 28, 2020 by Leanne

She wanted to climb on the hill; The hill that was made of ice and dirty snow. So I said no. You could slip and fall and hit your head. In a matter of minutes, you could wind up dead! You could slip on the snow-covered ice and get hurt. You could fall on your …

Too Young For Therapy

November 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by Leanne

This article has been reprinted with permission from LadyAngrr.com This piece is being presented using a basic timeline. My unedited thoughts below reflect my feelings at the times when I wrote them, and I hope that you’ll find it interesting and helpful to see them develop. BEFORE: I’m a parent with ADHD (Attention Deficit …

Hair, there, everywhere.

November 12, 2020January 9, 2020 by Leanne

I wrote this poem amidst my breakdown, when I’d find myself spending significant periods of time in front of my bathroom mirror, hunting for a small hair to pull out and distract me from the tornado of thoughts swirling around in my mind. I wondered why I was doing it, and this rhyme came to …