depression
Q&A: The Strumbellas Frontman Simon Ward: Depression Is This Powerful Demon
Q&A: The Strumbellas Frontman Simon Ward: Depression Is This Powerful Demon The Strumbellas — photo credit: Matt Barnes. When the Strumbellas announced they were cancelling their already postponed tour dates in early 2020 supporting their Rattlesnake album, the “Spirits” hitmakers said in a press statement to fans that it was “a difficult time for…
Q&A: Guitarist Bill Bell Creates Kicking The Black Dog Instagram to Share Stories of Encouragement
Q&A: Guitarist Bill Bell Creates Kicking The Black Dog Instagram to Share Stories of Encouragement Bill Bell — photo credit: Oana Dragan.Bill Bell kicked his own black dog two years ago and remains focused on keeping it away. He’s replaced a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle with one of abstinence, sobrierty, vegetarianism, meditation and yoga. The Toronto…
Midnight Shine's New Video Tackles Suicide, Depression Crisis In Far North
Midnight Shine's New Video Tackles Suicide, Depression Crisis In Far North Midnight Shine lead singer Adrian Sutherland inNorthern Ontario rock band Midnight Shine's new video "I Need Angels" is shining a light on the high rate of depression and suicide in Canada's Far North. Hailing from Attawapiskat, a remote Indigenous community on the western…
Q&A: Film Director Adam Garnet Jones Explores Unique First Nations Theme
Q&A: Film Director Adam Garnet Jones Explores Unique First Nations Theme Director Adam Garnet Jones — photo courtesy of Wolfe Video..Fire Song, by Canadian writer and director Adam Garnet Jones, is an LGBT drama never told before on screen and it is one that goes above and beyond the focus of sexuality. Released today (Nov. 8) on DVD and video-on-…
Ex NHL Goalie Clint Malarchuk: Mental Illness Is Tough Opponent
Ex NHL Goalie Clint Malarchuk: Mental Illness Is Tough Opponent Clint Malarchuk pictured here from the 1986-87 Rendez-Vous All-Star series — photo courtesy of Harper Collins Canada.Former professional hockey player Clint Malarchuk almost died on the ice during a game between the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues on March 22, 1989. Malarchuk, the Sabres…
Todd Simko's Widow Opens Dialogue About Depression, Mental Illness, Suicide
Todd Simko's Widow Opens Dialogue About Depression, Mental Illness, Suicide Minna and Todd Simko, New Year's Eve, 2002.Minna Simko knew little about mental illness when her husband, Vancouver musician and producer Todd Simko, best know for his tenure in the pop band Pure, committed suicide last year. He was just 45. The young woman with an eight-year…
Alzheimer's Cases Predicted To Rise 1000 Percent: What's Being Done To Find A Cure
Alzheimer's Cases Predicted To Rise 1000 Percent: What's Being Done To Find A Cure Pictured: A caregiver and her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. Caregivers across Canada today spend 231 million hours a year caring for someone with dementia. This number is expected to jump to 756 million hours per year within a generation. A half a million…