Comments on: MENTAL HEALTH :: Express Yourself Don’t Repress Yourself

By: Janet Baillie

Janet Baillie — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:39:59 +0000

“There’s nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so” Hamlet again – he seemed to cover most eventualities. Well done, Shaun, you are very articulate in an underwhelming world.

By: Janet Perry

Janet Perry — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:31:41 +0000

Brilliantly written, as always. Words can be very damaging. The very special man in my life was once an alcoholic and drug addict. The term commonly used to describe this is recovery. I have never cared for this. To me, recovery suggests he hasn’t succeeded, and believe me, he has. He hasn’t touched alcohol or drugs in 4.5 years. He’s beyond recovery, he’s living life to the fullest. He was in recovery the day he walked into rehab and asked for help. When he started his new job just over a year ago, he was afraid to let his employers and fellow employees know he was once an alcoholic. Being in sales, this was going to be very challenging, as a lot of deals are hashed out over drinks. A year later, being one of the top producing sales persons in his company, they all know, and do not care. He IS successful in life, friendships, relationships, and at work, he is not in recovery anymore.

By: David LeBlanc

David LeBlanc — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:08:09 +0000

Shaun, thanks for your compassionate wise piece on the power of words and how we can raise up our choice of words to lighten the emotional burden others carry, especially around the social stigmas surrounding a death by suicide.
I’m hoping friends and family will reach out to Karen Letofsky’s team at Survivor Support Program: their skill caring and compassion in this situation is unmatched.
Shaun, few seasoned journalists, let alone mere mortals, have your gifts of emotional and spiritual presence, and fluidity of language, to be able to match or imitate the nuances you are able to achieve. You can teach by pieces such as these, but few will land on point anywhere close to the mark you set for us.
I sense from who you are that you will smile patiently, and those who can catch up eventually, will. I applaud your illumined humanity. We are blessed to have you as a beacon.

By: sergio Martinez

sergio Martinez — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 23:34:33 +0000

In his new article about the passing of George Smitherman’s husband,Christopher Peloso, Shaun Proulx raises our consciousness, advocates for freedom of expression and leaves the reader with a powerful strategy to end the marginalization of those living with mental health. As someone who has struggled with the disease for years, I applaud Shaun for sharing his story and bringing awareness to a topic that is mostly taboo in our society.