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  • Adolescence: 4 Truths Adults Need to Know

    Adolescence: 4 Truths Adults Need to Know

    Adolescence can be one of the most emotionally turbulent times in a person’s life; hormones, changing responsibilities, the rewiring of the prefrontal cortex of the brain and difficult social and emotional situations can all take a toll on the emotional wellbeing of even the healthiest teen.  In this article, Counsellor Joanna Herman-Waddell shares her experience of working with…

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  • Songs For Sound Minds #16 – Madonna

    Songs For Sound Minds #16 – Madonna

    Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. There are times when we just want to find a place to switch off,…

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  • Songs For Sound Minds #15 – Carole King

    Songs For Sound Minds #15 – Carole King

    Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. Friendships lie at the heart of our latest pick: Carole King’s You’ve Got a…

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  • Songs For Sound Minds #14 – Stevie Wonder

    Songs For Sound Minds #14 – Stevie Wonder

    Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. A little known story about a classroom and a mouse is the origin for…

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  • Songs For Sound Minds #10 – Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Songs For Sound Minds #10 – Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. The song that propelled Red Hot Chili Peppers to superstardom is a poignant story…

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  • Songs For Sound Minds #13 – Candi Stanton

    Songs For Sound Minds #13 – Candi Stanton

    Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. You Got the Love is the next track in our series, a gospel/soul/disco classic…

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  • Songs For Sound Minds #12 – Lee Ann Womack

    Songs For Sound Minds #12 – Lee Ann Womack

    Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. For our latest pick we are going a little bit country with ‘I Hope…

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