Author: Keith Russell

It’s been a while since I put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard if you prefer that analogy. But I’m still here and still ticking along. Sometimes I forget how cathartic it is to write your thoughts and feelings down. Some people journal and it’s something I’ve said I would embrace but unfortunately I’ve … Continue reading Take Time For Yourself. You’ll Thank Me Later

Guest blog. I work with people who experience intense anger and rage. I work with people who experience so much shame they cannot look at me. Shame so profound that they would rather disappear than allow anyone to see them. I work with people who experience periods of extreme distress and anxiety so heavy they … Continue reading I Work With PEOPLE

Once I learned to develop a healthy relationship with myself I could develop a health relationship with everything else.

The more people I meet, the more it dawns on me that you truly have no idea what goes on in other people’s lives, behind closed doors. It is our outer appearance that is first portrayed to others. They see our faces, our bodies, our clothes, and our body language and make assumptions from there. … Continue reading APPEARANCES & BODY IMAGE – THE POWER WE GIVE THEM

Guest blog. My name is Sarah, I’m 32 years old and I have been battling a very chronic eating disorder since I was 12, but it was only when I was 16 I went looking for help. There have been several things that impacted me to end up living with this horrible disease. I was … Continue reading Turning Pages Was Seen As Exercise

Guest blog. In today’s society it’s become quite common to see an increase in the use of technology, as well as time spent indoors, when considering how our children are spending their valuable time. Because of modern day tech advances, the rise of social media, and the day-to-day peer influence that continues to exist among … Continue reading How Exercise Can Help Kids with Their Mental Health

If you have been reading my other blogs you will be aware of my unhealthy relationship with exercise. When I say unhealthy, I don't mean its an unhealthy endeavour. I mean I'm either avoiding it or obsessing over it. But lets all be very clear, when I do exercise it makes me feel fantastic. Eventually. … Continue reading Regular Exercise Positively Affects Your Mental Health

Guest blog. Sport has always been part of my life and always will be. It’s what has made me happy but also what has nearly destroyed me. Moving to the French Alps at the age of 7 to a small village called Châtel. Learning how to ski then joining the local freestyle club at the … Continue reading Its OK Not To Be OK

Guest blog. I’m 51, newly separated father of 2 (8 & 5) and have struggled with depression my entire adult life.  For the most part I’ve always been gainfully employed and functional. I’m that “quiet one” you wouldn’t suspect was depressed until you got to talk to me and get to know me.  My childhood … Continue reading Watching Sports Always Helped In My Darkest Moments