Ending 2020 in a State of GraceThe Year 2020 took us by storm. Corona Virus. COVID 19. Sick, dying and devastating. We may have all been in the same storm but not all...
Inarticulate; When people are unable to CommunicateWhen someone hasn’t developed the skills to communicate, they constantly damage interpersonal relationships because those around them...
Inheriting Mental IllnessMental Illness runs in families. There is always a possibility to inherit behavioural symptoms or endphenotypes. That is to say, that...
Be Kind Online: Fear, Righteousness and JudgementIt’s April 2020 and the world is experiencing a global, viral pandemic. Like everywhere else, the residents of George Herman House are in...
Pollinator Gardens Rx for Mental HealthTranquil gardens promote healing, because they are wonderful sanctuaries of calm and peace. Pollinator gardens in particular,...
Dine Together for HealingA key component of everyday life at George Herman House, is that the women plan, prepare and sit down to eat their daily meals. Together...
We will Talk ~ beyond the closure of George Herman HouseThe women residents at George Herman House talk everyday. They share their feelings and struggles as they cooperatively cook meals and...
#mentaillnessweek MENTAL ILLNESS What is it, really?Absolutely everyone has at one time or another, a brush with compromising the acceptable limits of their own mental health. Everyone....
Unnamed SistersToronto's George Herman House is run by a memorial fund that honours an unnamed Sister who struggled with mental health. Opening in...
AdultRAGERage in adults is one of the most exhausting mental health behaviours to deal with. Health professionals usually acknowledge out of...