Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and Addiction

Life Unscripted has one goal - to break down stigma by sharing the inspiring stories of people living with mental illness and addiction. Shame and fear often stop people who really need help from reaching out. COVID 19 has created a mental health and addiction pandemic. For many, anxiety is now part everyday life. Alcohol and drug use has increased as people try to cope. Host Janice Arnoldi has lived with bi-polar (manic depression) disorder for more than 30 years. She has a half hour radio show and speaks regulary to groups about mental illness.

Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and Addiction is a health podcast hosted by Janice Arnoldi, with 165 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Janice Arnoldi hosts Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and Addiction, a health show with 165 episodes published.

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  Flood Trauma Is Real And Your Body Remembers It

  Sep 17, 202624 min

  Send us Fan Mail Three catastrophic rain storms and massive flooding in Niagara this summer left residents stunned, scared and reeling with the pressure of cleaning up. In the days the after the flood, even a little rain sent triggered fear. Trauma therapist Laurie Gill, executive director of Attach Niagara, talks about what many people are quietly carrying: flood trauma. When a home is damaged, routines collapse, and insurance questions pile up, it is not “just stress.” It is a nervous system response to something unexpected, out of your control, and deeply destabilizing.

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  Willow Arts Is So Much More Than Art Therapy

  Aug 17, 202623 min

  Send us Fan Mail The Willow Arts Community may seem like "art therapy" but rather than a clinical approach with a therapist it provides a free, peer-led creative experience and connection for people across Niagara living with mental illnesss, subsatance use and addiction. For some, being with people at the Willow may be their only connection with people. Founder and Executive Director Leigh McLeod explains how the Willow helps recovery. You don't have to have any art experience. There's no judgement. Courses are offered across Niagara and include everything from painting to music to soft art. Learn more about how you or someone you know can exerience the Willow. https://thewillowcommunity.com

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  Why Teens and Young Adults Struggle to Build Self-Worth

  Aug 10, 202625 min

  Send us Fan Mail For many teens and young adults thoughts Are Not Facts. Getting out of bed can be the hardest part of the day, and for a lot of teens, that struggle stays hidden behind jokes, grades, or silence. Youth mental health speaker, Lawrence C. Harris, helps teens and young adults believe in themselves, think differently about their future, and make better choices rooted in self-respect. Lawrence shares his lived experience with severe bullying, being kicked out the house at 13, childhood abuse, and the kind of loneliness that makes even saying Hi to someone feel like you are a burden. Learn more about Lawrence at: https://www.lawrencecharris.com

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  Get a Prescription to Nature for Better Mental Health

  Jul 21, 202623 min

  It’s not a joke when a doctor or other health care professionals gives you a prescription to nature to improve your mental and physical health. Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver family physician and co-founder of PARX (Park Prescriptions Canada), explains how nature prescriptions work and why they’re gaining traction across the world. If you are a health care professional and would like more information or are just interested in what it's about got to https://www.parkprescriptions.ca .

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  Why Domestic Violence Investigations Are Rising In Niagara

  Jun 26, 202623 min

  There's been a shocking 57.8% jump in intimate partner violence investigations in Niagara in two years. Jennifer Guathier, executive director of Birchway women's shelter talks about why there has been such a dramatic increase. She says part is the extra number of officers added to the domestic violence unit. Birchway Niagara - https://birchway.ca/

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