Category Archives: Stigma

Celebrities who were Bullied Before Making it Big

Tomorrow is Pink Shirt day in Canada (February 24, 2016).  The origins of this anti bullying day come from a small town in Nova Scotia by the name of Berwick.  In 2007 two brave young men decided to come to the defense of a grade nine male student who was bullied for wearing a pink …

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A Ghost Called Depression

February is Mental Health Month, and despite the increase in society finally recognizing the horrid stigma attached to mental health issues, I find it is a topic I struggle in sharing with others.  Why do I feel like if I write about this subject which inflicts so many, others will assume I am crazy, I feel like I am …

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