by Michele Sparling | Oct 2, 2022 | awareness, compassion, donations, fundraiser, hockey, insight, mental illness, participate, peer support, sponsorship, transition aged youth
After three years, on September 10, 2022, Shine Out! Shout Out! supporting youth mental health and the Just Be You peer support program returned. And what a return it was! This year was a sold-out event, with many teams returning for their 8th year. People played... 
by Michele Sparling | Nov 10, 2016 | advice, anxiety, awareness, caregiver, compassion, coping, depression, emerging adults, insight, love, mental illness, parent, peer support, transition, transition aged youth, transition-aged
As a parent of a transition-aged youth (TAY), you know, the age between being a teen and being a full-fledged adult, it can be difficult to stand back and watch as your child deals with life in all its harshness and lessons. This is a time when they head out on their... 
by Michele Sparling | Apr 7, 2016 | anxiety, awareness, mental illness
Some days are hard; some days feel impossible.Even when you are doing so much right.Even when you are shining so brightly.Even when the world is filled with possibility.Deep inside, that little voice sings out its nagging song that makes you feel that you are not good... by Michele Sparling | Mar 31, 2016 | awareness, mental illness
There are times when I think Mental Health is moving forward, that the walls of stigma are breaking down, that people are more open and then I see. read, or hear something that makes me think, “Yeah, maybe, but the sun is not yet shining as brightly as we... by Michele Sparling | Mar 1, 2016 | anxiety, awareness, coping, depression, mental illness, transition-aged
Rachel is one of our original youth team members with Shine Out! Shout Out! And has been a part of our team for the past 3 years. We are proud to see Rachel continuing to raise awareness around mental health and stigma while attending university through...