CMHA Kelowna News
How are we feeling? Canadians are worried, bored, stressed, lonely & sad
CMHA and UBC release data on emotional impact of the pandemic for Mental Health Week The pandemic is taking an emotional toll on people in Canada, as 77% of adults report feeling so-called negative emotions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The five most common responses across Canada were ‘worried or anxious,’ ‘bored,’ ‘stressed,’ [...]
What if negative emotions aren’t so bad?
Negative emotions? Unpleasant feelings? Chances are you have them. And chances are they’ve intensified this past year, as we’ve struggled with the effects of the pandemic. If you’re like us, chances are you’ve tried to push them down or numb them out. The good news about “bad” emotions is that they really aren’t bad at [...]
Change is all around us. It never seems to stop, rather it evolves like clouds amassing, shifting shape, and then disappearing before our eyes. The Earth lives through cycles. Seasons come and go, the land transforms from being frozen to being lush and green, from hot and dry to cool and withering, and finally back [...]