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by Sam Fiorella | Oct 17, 2016 | Advice, Mental Health Awareness
While traveling through various universities and colleges last week I noticed a few groups of students playing the bawdy card game “Cards Against Humanity” and really laughing their asses off. I’ve played the game with friends, I know where that laughter comes from;...
by Sam Fiorella | Oct 6, 2016 | Advice, Mental Health Awareness, Unveiling Ceremony
W.L. Seaton Secondary, a Vernon, BC school unveiled the #YellowIsForHello student mental health awareness campaign yesterday in a ceremony attended by 900+ students, alumni, faculty, and community members. The effort to bring The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench to...
by Sam Fiorella | Oct 3, 2016 | Advice, Mental Health Awareness
Depression is not new. It’s an ailment that can be traced back to Mesopotamian time when it was called “melancholia.” It’s an illness that affects a large portion of the population – all ages – in some form or another. Similar to the way someone could suffer...
by Sam Fiorella | Oct 1, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony
St. Mary’s College in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario was the 3rd consecutive unveiling in as many weeks for The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench as we enter our second scholastic year attempting to paint the country yellow for student mental health awareness. ....
by Sam Fiorella | Sep 26, 2016 | Advice, Mental Health Awareness
The physical reaction our bodies have to the stress and anxiety experienced by our brains can be debilitating for many students but it doesn’t have to be. There are proven breathing exercises that can truly help alleviate the physical reactions our bodies...
by Sam Fiorella | Sep 22, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony
What a wonderful celebration of students and positive mental health that we experienced yesterday! Centennial College launched its first Friendship Bench and #YellowIsForHello mental health campaign at its Story Arts Centre campus in Toronto, ON. Before the...
