Dear Quintilius: I have gained a lot of weight since coming to university. My mental health has declined and my happiness has sunk to an all time low. What should I do to get my life back on track? - Lonely and Depressed
Read moreLight Up the World Purple
It’s 2017, but somehow there is still stigma around mental health, and bullying and suicide still occur despite awareness and education about these issues.
Read moreStudent Services: Setting Yourself Up for Success
Student Services at BU are here to care about you as a whole person; academics, career planning, mental and physical health.
Read moreCommunity Mental Health Services
As part of last week’s Mental Health Week activities, a large selection of local mental health professionals set up tables in the Mingling Area on Thursday, January 19th. Among the Brandon University resources were the Healthy Living Centre as well as the BU counselling services, which each had a table.
Read moreI’m calling bulls#!t, and so should you
I suffer from depression. There, I said it. You know why I said it first? Because now you know someone who suffers from depression. You don’t have to read the rest of this article if you don’t want to, because I’m going to talk about mental illness and whom it affects—but if I had started this article with a statistic about how many people suffer from mental illnesses in Canada, I would be willing to bet that quite a lot of you would have skipped to the next headline.
Read moreIn Pictures: Mental Health Week
From November 13th to 16th Brandon University and BUSU hosted a Mental Health Week, in collaboration with many other organizations. Here are just a few highlights from the week!
Read moreTaking an Energy Break
I was sent away to the strange and foreign Health Studies building to attend an energy break workshop. What is an energy break, one might ask? I will tell you.
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