Mental Health Fitness Alliance

12/26/2025

I express gratitude every day for good health - and have constant reminders that it can be swept away in the blink of an eye.

I am grateful for:
my life, my health, and my able body - the health of my loved ones -
the many years of freedom from addiction & other mental illnesses -

the opportunity to embrace a new lease on life’s blessings everyday.

Sending love and healing hugs to those who are struggling - and warmest wishes for abundant & healthy days ahead. 🤗💝

12/26/2025

Join us at the dojo today. 💫

It's a perfect spot to "feel the flow," and
soak in the benefits of Flow Tai Chi:

🌿 Stress Reduction & Restored Mind–Body Connection.

🌿 Improved Balance & Stability - Joints move through their full range in a smooth, low-impact way. It’s ideal for people with stiffness, past injuries, or arthritis.

🌿 Emotional Regulation, Mood Support, and Better Mental Health.

Even though it looks easy, Flow Tai Chi quietly & gently strengthens the legs, hips, back, and deep core muscles. It's an excellent form of exercise - without feeling like exercise! 🙌

12/25/2025

Making "cocktails" was always a popular activity for me over the holidays... until 2018. That's when I finally managed to remain free from alcohol & other drugs. 💫

SMART (Self Management And Recovery Training) helped me (and continues to help me) create & maintain a life I'll never need to escape from again.

I'm now addicted to making and consuming "mental cocktails" that serve my better mental health.

There are lots of different ingredients you can use for your own mental cocktails. Have a browse around our Digital Mental Health Toolkit and see if anything resonates with you.
🔗 https://mentalhealthfa.ca/toolkit

May the force be with you,
and remember...
YOU are the force.
❤ Tanya

12/22/2025

When we think of our emotions as muscles, it can be easier to think how easy it can be to strengthen them.

We can use the neuro-plasticity of the brain to sculpt & strengthen new neural networks to serve us in healthier ways. What we practice grows stronger!

Feed your mind a repetition of good things - and avoid negativity as much as possible... especially the "world news."

🎶🎶 "Don't watch, read, or listen to news
and feel how much your life improves."🎶🎶

Things are the same as they've always been - and always will be.

You're just like the people who came before you. We are all just a brief stopover until the people who, just like us, will come after.

The earth abides forever, but we will come and go.

While we're here, let's just do our best... and be kind - to ourselves & others.

Work out your brain for health the way you work out your body for health.

Remember to speak to & treat yourself like you treat & speak to a good friend.

We are all on our own unique path, but you are never alone. Keep seeking, keep learning, and keep showing up for yourself.

Tap into our complimentary digital mental health tools 💫https://mentalhealthfa.ca/toolkit

May the force be with you,
and remember...
YOU are the force!
❤ Tanya

12/19/2025

I have been recovered from mental health/addiction illnesses since 2018 - when I found a secular (evidence-based) group founded by doctors and based on cognitive therapies/skills.

I'm a certified facilitator with SMART, and we have a meeting in Goderich EVERY SUNDAY at 11 - regardless of weather or holidays.

SMART - Self Management And Recovery Training -
provides peer support and
self-empowering skills to help you build and maintain motivation,
manage urges, and
identify and solve the other problems in your life by
helping you to manage thoughts, feelings, emotions, moods, & behaviours.

May the force be with you,
and remember...
YOU are the force!
❤ Tanya

12/19/2025

The holiday season can be a time of joy, connection, and also stress. These self-compassion phrases are gentle reminders to nurture yourself during this busy time. Save this post to use whenever you need a moment to pause and reconnect with kindness. 💛

Which phrase speaks to you most? Share in the comments!

12/18/2025

You've likely heard me say/write that this "anti-social media" world is a billion times worse than "mainstream media" was.

This digital era brings unprecedented times - addiction & su***de rates have doubled since 2020, children are "cutting" earlier, the leading cause of death for men under 25 is now su***de. 😔 Yes, I could go on-and-on with all the negative things happening in the world right now.

I haven't watched, read, or listened to news since 2002 - and the only thing I've missed is the stress & depression that comes from being exposed and inundated with bad news every day.

For 22 years as a journalist, the daily mantra was, "If it bleeds, it leads."
𝑵𝒐𝒘, 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 "𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆." 🎶𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔!"🎶

Now that I'm attaining a "level of 65" I can recall hearing my grandparents repeatedly say, "The world is going to hell in a hand-basket."
So, I guess all is well, eh?! 😅

12/17/2025

We can only control HOW WE RESPOND to people, places, situations, & circumstances.

Be consistent. Be persistent. What we practice grows stronger.

Be the gatekeeper of your mind - manage your thoughts & perceptions - and you’ll feel the benefits.

To support your journey, I’ve gathered my favourite (and free) tools for stress relief, confidence, habit change, and more. They’ve been invaluable to me, and I offer them to you as a gift.
Explore. Use what resonates. Share.
🔗https://mentalhealthfa.ca/toolkit

We’re all on our own path, but we don’t have to walk it alone.

Keep seeking. Keep learning. Keep showing up for yourself.

May the force be with you,
and remember...
YOU are the force!
❤ Tanya

12/14/2025

12/14/2025

Use fear as a compass -
not a stop sign.

12/14/2025

Our diet is more than what we eat.

✅ It's what we watch.

✅ It's what we read.

✅ It's what we listen to.

✅ It's who we hang around with.

✅ It's the actions we take every day that develop our habits...
habits that are either healthy or unhealthy.

I’ve gathered some of my favourite tools that can help with stress relief, anger management, habit change, and overall well-being.

These tools have been invaluable to me, and I offer them to you as a gift. Please find the tools that work for YOU and share them❣
🔗 https://mentalhealthfa.ca/toolkit

We are all on our own unique path, but you are never alone in your journey.

Keep seeking, keep learning, and - above all - keep showing up for yourself.

May the force be with you,
and remember...
YOU are the force!
❤️ Tanya

12/13/2025