Ending 2020 in a State of Grace
The 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 Communicate
When someone hasn’t developed the skills to communicate, they constantly damage interpersonal relationships because those around them...
Inheriting Mental Illness
Mental 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 Judgement
It’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 Health
Tranquil gardens promote healing, because they are wonderful sanctuaries of calm and peace. Pollinator gardens in particular,...
Dine Together for Healing
A 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 House
The 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 Sisters
Toronto's George Herman House is run by a memorial fund that honours an unnamed Sister who struggled with mental health. Opening in...
AdultRAGE
Rage in adults is one of the most exhausting mental health behaviours to deal with. Health professionals usually acknowledge out of...
