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💙 Invisible Disability Awareness Month

Not every struggle is visible, and not every disability comes with an explanation.

This month, we’re encouraging everyone to lead with empathy, challenge assumptions, and remember that we never know the full story behind what someone is experiencing. A little patience, understanding, and kindness can make a bigger difference than we realize.

Let’s create spaces where people feel supported, believed, and accepted — exactly as they are.

#InvisibleDisabilityAwareness #InvisibleDisabilities #DisabilityAwareness #AccessibilityAndInclusion #ChooseEmpathy

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As someone who struggles with high functioning depression and a generalized anxiety disorder this means so much to me to share with you guys. I’ve been going to therapy for almost 5 years now! Although things may look perfect from social media, you never really know what someone is going through. This year taught me so much about “two things can co exist at the same time”. Loosing two incredible people in our lives this year was so difficult for our family. But at the time same, it was exciting dabbling into our wedding planning era, career kicking off and finally getting the help I need through therapy.

I never really talk about the things I struggle with as I sometimes struggle so much with being vulnerable. So how I express them is through journaling and I think that’s why it means so much to me everytime I work with @carltoncards especially for this @cmhacalgary @cmhanational !! ♥️

Cards available in superstore, Safeway, London drugs and Shoppers!

#calgaryinfluencer #calgary #mentalhealth #cards #mentalhealthawareness

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Have you heard about our Empa Ball Project?

As part of our Mental Health advocacy we bring these guys to ever market. Please stop and chat with us and ask about Empa Balls.

We have people from many walks of life who have an Empa ball in their mental health tool box.

Veterans, Mental health warriors, Senior citizens, Dental Offices, Doctors Offices, Physio Therapists, Home Care Nurses, School teachers, Students from all grades, Nurses, Child Pyschologists, Surgical patients.

These Balls are very simple in design but have brought some amazing benefits to some of our customers.

We have had many amazing conversations around the history and development of this project.

If you have picked up an Empa Ball or know someone who has one. We would love to connect with you and get your impression and comments on them! Would you be willing to write us an evaluation?

Drop us a line below or for confidentiality you can email us and in your opening like state in confidence and drop us a line

#mentalhealthadvocate #veteranowned#crotcheting #patterntesting #ShopLocalYYC

We would appreciate it if you liked, shared and commented. Please also INVITE your friends and family to like our page

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Today is World Mental Health Day 💙

Mental health is the driving force behind our run club. It’s about finding connection and addressing the loneliness that some of us may face and yes, it’s okay to not be ok. Thank you all so very much for joining us (it was a chilly one.. almost snowy one!). Please know that if you don’t have any family nearby this Thanksgiving weekend, we are your family!

A special thank you to @cmhacalgary and @lululemon Market Mall for joining us this morning! We’re also so excited to welcome @mettayogayyc next week and we apologize for having to postpone outdoor yoga due to the cold weather. We can’t wait to see you all there. Photo credit: @luke_elliot_acheson

Support is available 🫶
• Suicide Crisis Helpline: 9-8-8
• Distress Centre Calgary: 403-266-4357
• CMHA Calgary Peer Support: 403-297-1402

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🩵💚10% of all sales throughout October will be donated to @cmhaab and @cspyyc

💚🩵CMHA AB + CSP plays an incredible role across our province, from driving system change and offering vital initiatives like Recovery College, Buddy Up, Caregiver Connections, and so many more.

Head to the link in my bio to shop online✨You can also see which events I’ll be at in October to help support.

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This World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day, help us turn lived experiences into meaningful change.

Across Canada, individuals and families affected by PANS/PANDAS continue to face delayed diagnoses, limited access to knowledgeable healthcare providers, and barriers to timely, appropriate treatment.

We need better recognition, more research, improved medical education, and equitable access to care. And we need Canadian data to help make that possible.

🇨🇦 The research ethics-approved Canadian PANS Registry has reached its first milestone of 100 participants, and we're preparing to share the first aggregated findings from this important initiative.

But we're just getting started!

Every person who joins helps us better understand the experiences of Canadians living with PANS/PANDAS, strengthening the evidence needed to inform research, clinical education, and advocacy for improved care.

Whether you're newly diagnosed, have lived with PANS/PANDAS for years, or are now in remission, your experience matters. Both children and adults are welcome.

Our next milestone is 150 participants. Help us get there!

Participation is free, voluntary, and confidential.

🔗 Join the Canadian PANS Registry: https://pansregistry.ca

Your experience is more than a story. It's part of the evidence that can help shape a better future for Canadians affected by PANS/PANDAS.

#WorldPANSPANDASAwarenessDay #CanadianPANSRegistry #PANSPANDAS #InflamedBrainAlliance

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Light the way, for you or someone in Calgary 💛

World Mental Health Day is October 10th, and we’re introducing the Light the Way hoodie, a limited-edition collab with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Calgary Region, in a latte colourway with a lantern on the back and a little moth on the chest.

Presale is open through October 15th, and a portion of every hoodie sold goes directly to their work across Calgary.

Made in Canada, and only what’s ordered gets made, so nothing goes to waste. Ships mid-December.

Thank you for your support 🫰

Only at: www.locallaundry.ca

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CALGARY, ALBERTA — I HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION! 🧡🔥

Calgary, I want to do something really special for Calgary’s Battle for Recovery 4 in 2027.

I haven’t even asked him yet — and he’s already doing two events with us here in Canada — but I want to hear from YOU first:

Would Calgary be excited to have Colicchie join us as our keynote speaker for Battle for Recovery #4? 👀🔥

I’d love to see if Jayme MInor and I can pull something special together, possibly at his location, and bring you a FULL Battle for Recovery experience in 2027.

Again, nothing is confirmed and I haven’t asked Colicchie yet, but he will see this lol He gets booked up pretty quickly, so before I reach out, I want to know if Calgary is behind it.

You’ve supported Empower2Recover Foundation and Battle for Recovery for the last three years, and for year 4, I want to give Calgary something memorable. Something powerful. Something that brings people together and reminds everyone why community, connection and recovery matter.

CALGARY — WHAT DO YOU THINK?

If you want to see us bring Colicchie to Calgary in 2027, drop an 🧡🔥 in the comments and let me know!

Let’s see what we can pull off together.

Calgary’s Battle for Recovery#4— 2027.

HEALING OUT LOUD 🧡

Big love. 🧡

#BattleForRecovery #Calgary #Alberta Empower2Recover E2RF Recovery RecoveryIsPossible Community LivedExperience

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Join us next Sat, Oct 10 for a special 5K Run & Yoga session for World Mental Health Day!

The run will be led by lululemon Run Ambassador @frankhuynh13 , followed by yoga with lululemon Yoga Ambassador Brandi Wilson from @mettayogayyc . Canadian Mental Health Association (@cmhacalgary) will be joining us to share mental health resources, and lululemon Market Mall’s @paigemccallum & team will be there with a special pop up activation.

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TICKET LINK IN BIO #suicideawarness #fundraiser #hope #connection #resilience

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BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY - DM US FOR MORE INFORMATION. #fundraise #yyc #hope #connection #resilience

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TICKET LINK IN BIO @carrythelightyyc @cmhacalgary

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