Feature in Toronto Star

by Leslie Scrivener

“young people” tell of their own experiences to Leslie Scrivener. on the front and centre pages of today’s Sunday Star print edition .

Kristen Bellows on learning to see the person in the mirror as a person of value.

Jessica Cahill shares her description of how she struggles inside her own experience. Darren Savage  on how he finds strength learning to express himself.

Kate Wren shares how she struggled dealing with ovwerwhelming emotions and experienced little sympathy wherever she turned, to be told she’d never be well enough to have a full time job. She came to  learn how to manage her emotions and remember how it feels to be well.  and has been surviving and learning, step by step, to focus on being well , to deal with the times she feels less well and to thrive.

Darren Savage tells of being consumed by his mental state and surprised that it had a name, scaring himself and learning that even the most confusing times are also temporary. and learning how to push them away

Kristen, Jessica, Kate, Darren- we are grateful for your courage.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1096524–people-who-attempted-suicide-as-youths-trace-their-recovery