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Jan 16

Blue Monday: The Saddest Day of the Year

Monday, January 16th, is known around the world as “Blue Monday.” It’s supposed to be the saddest day of the year. With the shape of things these days, I’m not surprised if people are feeling more down than ever. In many ways, our world seems to be going in the…

Mental Health

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Blue Monday: The Saddest Day of the Year
Blue Monday: The Saddest Day of the Year
Mental Health

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Dec 20, 2022

Facing Loss During the Holidays

Content warning: This blog contains discussion of suicide. — https://play.pod.co/ruthless-compassion-with-dr-marcia-sirota/dealing-with-loss-during-the-holidays-in-wake-of-the-death-of-london-knight-abakar-kazbekov The season for celebrating holidays is here, filled with parties, family gatherings, and copious amounts of food and drink, but what if making merry is the last thing on our minds? It just occurred to me that the recent suicide of Stephen “tWitch”Boss, a mere ten days before Christmas…

Trauma

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Trauma

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Dec 19, 2022

The Tragic Suicide of Stephen tWitch Boss Reveals Mental Health Obstacles

Content warning: This blog contains discussion of suicide. — Like so many others, I’m heartbroken to learn about the suicide of Stephen tWitch Boss. I remember watching him on So You Think You Can Dance in 2008 and falling in love with his talent, his charm and his grace. As a fan, I’ve been keeping an eye out for…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Dec 19, 2022

The Problem with Body Shaming Other People

I’ve been noticing lately that a lot of people are engaged in body shaming. So I thought it would be good to look at who we shame. We shame people who we perceive as overweight and we also shame people who we consider underweight. …

Shame

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The Problem with Body Shaming Other People
The Problem with Body Shaming Other People
Shame

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Dec 2, 2022

David Bowie Teaches Us How To Be Grateful This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Season is Upon Us — Another Canadian Thanksgiving has come and gone and another American Thanksgiving approaches. As I sit down to write about being thankful, I realize that this might be pretty challenging to a lot of people. These are difficult times. Our political system both north and south of the border is increasingly…

Mental Health

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David Bowie Teaches Us How To Be Grateful This Thanksgiving
David Bowie Teaches Us How To Be Grateful This Thanksgiving
Mental Health

5 min read


Nov 28, 2022

10 Simple Ways to Decrease Inflation Stress

Stress is always hard to deal with, and financial stress is one of the worst types of stress we can experience. That’s because it goes right to our survival fears. We wonder if we can keep our family and ourselves out of trouble. The economy is not doing very well…

Stress

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10 Simple Ways to Decrease Inflation Stress
10 Simple Ways to Decrease Inflation Stress
Stress

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Oct 27, 2022

Halloween Masks Can Reveal Secrets About Ourselves

Halloween is almost here. It’s got me thinking about the masks that we wear on this holiday as well as those we wear all year long. We choose to wear a disguise on Halloween but often, without realizing it, our choice of masks reveals more about us than we might…

Mental Health

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Halloween Masks Can Reveal Secrets About Ourselves
Halloween Masks Can Reveal Secrets About Ourselves
Mental Health

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Jul 18, 2022

Is American Society Weaponizing Mentally Ill Young Men?

Mass shootings are becoming commonplace in the US — As I write this blog, I’m thinking that most likely, there will be another mass shooting in the US by the time it’s published. According to recent statistics, there have been 300 mass shootings in the united states since January 2022. That’s almost two per day. A mass shooting is…

Trauma

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Is American Society Weaponizing Mentally Ill Young Men?
Is American Society Weaponizing Mentally Ill Young Men?
Trauma

5 min read


Jul 12, 2022

How Inflation Affects Our Mental Health

Lately, we’ve noticed that the prices of food and gas have sky-rocketed. This is the last thing we need after 2 years of unrelenting stress. Covid has pushed us to the limit, and just when we thought we couldn’t handle anymore, we’re now having to deal with inflation rates that…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Jul 4, 2022

The Importance of Having Fun

Over the past couple of years, fun has been the last thing on our minds. We’ve gone through incredible hardships, whether from isolation, financial stress, or loss. Life has been all about managing the challenges we’ve been facing. Now that things are finally opening up again, we can start to…

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Marcia Sirota

Marcia Sirota

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Writer, speaker, MD, and author of the Short & Sweet Guides to Life book series

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