Mental Health Journeys

THE WRITTEN WORDS

These are stories detailing my struggles and how I continue to use journeys through some difficult places to find resilience amidst all my challenges with mental health issues. I can only hope that these words can serve as an inspirational foundation for others to one day reconnect with life and strength in their own

spiritual explorations.

Note: If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please know you are not alone. I encourage you to seek help right away by going to your nearest hospital, calling 911, or contacting resources like Crisis Services Canada.

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Dec 30, 2019
13 min

Taking a Leap to 2020: A Northern Pakistan Travel Diary

The minute I stepped off the plane into Pakistan, I knew it was not going to be an easy final leg emotionally. I had a lot going on in my head – about purpos...

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Nov 25, 2019
27 min

Picking Myself Up From Challenging Falls: A Mainland South Yemen Travel Diary

I left Lesvos with a number of different emotions. A part of me really wanted to stay and continue to help and meet new families coming into the bathhouse. A...

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Oct 31, 2019
5 min

Survival in Perspective: My Experiences with a Refugee Women's Project in Lesvos

After my visit to Chad earlier this month, I halted my technical travel through MENA for a few weeks, and have been residing in Lesvos, Greece supporting and...

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Oct 24, 2019
30 min

Holding Hands with Life Again: A Chad Travel Diary

I was in a flux of emotions leaving Sudan because I felt so strongly about the country and wanting to stay there. I was probably still depressed from everyth...

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Oct 5, 2019
21 min

Embracing All-Encapsulating Kindness: A Northern Sudan Travel Diary

I went into Sudan feeling incredibly low, but after only six days, this would completely change. I was never actually planning to go to Sudan at first, thoug...

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Sep 24, 2019
33 min

Grasping the Power of Voodoo: A Mali Travel Diary

Stepping out of the plane into Mali, I felt a bit disoriented. I was no longer in the Middle East; and, even though I had been to Tanzania and Madagascar, I ...

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Sep 10, 2019
23 min

Finding Resilient New Beginnings: A Syria Travel Diary

I get quite emotional thinking about Syria. It is quite possibly one of the prettiest places I ever been to in a really subtle, modest and quiet way. There a...

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Sep 3, 2019
19 min

Experiential and Immersive Spirituality: A Southern Iraq Travel Diary

So, whenever I write about my travels I need to caveat that I am not trying to make this into a travel blog. For me, this is about being continuously unhappy...

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Aug 22, 2019
11 min

The Beginnings of this Transformative Journey: Facades and Leaving on a Mental Plane

Three days ago, I boarded a plane to Baghdad, as the kick-off point to leave Toronto for an extended period of time. It came around a pivotal time where I ha...

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Jun 20, 2019
17 min

Intensity and Psychological Musings: An Iran Travel Diary

Sometimes when I go into a therapy session, I feel blank. My head feels heavy, and an underlying low mood swing keeps me from putting coherent thoughts toget...

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Apr 3, 2019
38 min

A Girl's Surreal Bipolar Journey: An Afghanistan Travel Diary

I just returned from travelling around what parts of Afghanistan I could. The Mental Health Part In ways to ‘some’ with their ‘opinions’, the whole trip may ...

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