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These Toronto-based dancers are the founders of Ill Nana/DiverseCity Dance Company; a queer, multiracial dance company committed to performing their stories on stage as well as providing more accessible education and performance opportunities for LGBTTIQQ2S communities prioritizing people of colour, various body types, backgrounds, classes, and abilities.
Phyllis Walker is a Jamaican-born Canadian storyteller, educator and actress whose performances have toured her across Ontario sharing the African and Caribbean oral storytelling tradition. Walker, whose career began as a trained school teacher, was once host of the Raisin in the Rice Pudding children's radio program on CFRB 1010 and played Grandma Ella on Treehouse Canada. Walker continues to teach and speak across the country.
These Toronto visual "artivists" are co-curators of the Black Future Month Exhibit and Conference held at OCAD University. For the past four years, the pair, both OCAD alumni, have helmed the installation first created by McCallum and which provides a platform for artists of various mediums who self-identify as Black. Under the theme of Afrofuturism, the annual exhibition aims to explore past and present experiences of people of African descent, as well as their future possibilities through art.
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"Orphans of Ebola" explores the tragic epidemic through the eyes of a young boy who has lost numerous family members to the disease. Director Ben Steele joins HuffPost Live to discuss his documentary.
"Orphans of Ebola" explores the tragic epidemic through the eyes of a young boy who has lost numerous family members to the disease. Director Ben Steele joins HuffPost Live to discuss his documentary.
The Doctors discuss a photo that recently went viral of a toddler pretending to breastfeed his newborn sibling, which has caused some divided opinions.
Meditation isn't just a passing fad or something only yogis practice. It's something we all can and should do. By learning to pay attention to your body and emotions, you can begin to live a healthier more fulfilling life. Work up to twenty minutes of meditation per day and begin to enjoy these perks.
Meditation isn’t just a passing fad or something only yogis practice. It's something we all can and should do. By learning to pay attention to your body and emotions, you can begin to live a healthier more fulfilling life. Work up to twenty minutes of meditation per day and begin to enjoy these perks.
Being constantly connected may have a negative impact on mental health, a new study finds.
Being constantly connected may have a negative impact on mental health, a new study finds.
If you wake up each morning and worry about the past or are constantly questioning your future, know that you are putting yourself at a greater risk of suffering from depression and anxiety. Stop doubting yourself and throw out the stress ball. Here are certain techniques and lifestyle changes you can make to live in the 'here and now.'
If you wake up each morning and worry about the past or are constantly questioning your future, know that you are putting yourself at a greater risk of suffering from depression and anxiety. Stop doubting yourself and throw out the stress ball. Here are certain techniques and lifestyle changes you can make to live in the 'here and now.'
Bethany began struggling with PTSD after surviving a horrific car crash that she talked about on The Doctors last year . The Doctors sent her to Dr. Eugene Lipov to try out the new stellate ganglion block injection to help her symptoms. See how Bethany's doing today.
Bethany began struggling with PTSD after surviving a horrific car crash that she talked about on The Doctors last year . The Doctors sent her to Dr. Eugene Lipov to try out the new stellate ganglion block injection to help her symptoms. See how Bethany’s doing today.
Wealth therapist Clay Cockrell talks to The Doctors about his unique career providing the 1% with therapy tailored to their needs.
Wealth therapist Clay Cockrell talks to The Doctors about his unique career providing the 1% with therapy tailored to their needs.
Dr. John Ratey says that the simple act of walking can be as effective as antidepressants in treating some forms of depression.
Dr. John Ratey says that the simple act of walking can be as effective as antidepressants in treating some forms of depression.
Believe it or not, our emotions can affect our physical health! Positive feelings keep us in great shape, while negative emotions can make us sick! Here are some tips to live by so you're always feeling your best.
Kanye West's recent rants has his wife and family worried.
Right now, one in ten children have a mental health condition. Despite this, we still don't know how to talk about it openly and honestly. In this video, primary school children and Huff Post UK staff join forces to present the real truth about mental health in young children and issue a call to action asking people to change the way we approach the subject.
Jane started drinking and smoking when she was five-years-old. Her addiction progressed well into her teens and continued even after she started a family at the age of 23. Although they kept up appearances, addiction soon started taking its toll on the children. Persia, Jane's daughter, knew from a very young age that something wasn't quite right. In this video, mum and daughter tell us what happened behind closed doors and how the family finally broke the cycle of addiction.
Jonny Benjamin became a viral sensation when he launched #FindMike, a campaign to find the man who stopped him jumping off a bridge aged 20. But Jonny had struggled in silence with mental health issues from age ten, facing stigma that stopped him dealing with his thoughts and feelings. After he used his own experience to develop pioneering workshops for schools, giving children the chance to talk about their emotions in the same way we talk about physical
Four personal stories of young people who suffered from poor mental health during primary school. Teenagers, Jack, Aaliyah, Sai and Rebecca, had tough childhoods, battling anorexia, bullying, suicide attempts and the voices in their heads. Each one has successfully come through it and is here to tell their intimate story of struggle and survival.
In 2002, Juli Beattie founded The Art Room - a charity offering art as therapy to children experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties. Today, the organisation works with 850 vulnerable children and young people, helping them overcome their fears and pursue their future with confidence. We take a look at what happens during each session and hear from the children whose lives have been changed by the Art Room.
If you open up the toy boxes of many American girls, you will likely find Barbie dolls. Barbie has been around since 1959, and now she is getting a major makeover. Mayo Clinic Psychologist Dr. Jordan Rullo says the new Barbies are a welcome change, because the traditional dolls, with their super-skinny bodies, are not what most women look like. And that thin ideal could possibly have a negative impact on self-esteem and body image.
Believe it or not, our emotions can affect our physical health! Positive feelings keep us in great shape, while negative emotions can make us sick! Here are some tips to live by so you're always feeling your best.
If you open up the toy boxes of many American girls, you will likely find Barbie dolls. Barbie has been around since 1959, and now she is getting a major makeover. Mayo Clinic Psychologist Dr. Jordan Rullo says the new Barbies are a welcome change, because the traditional dolls, with their super-skinny bodies, are not what most women look like. And that thin ideal could possibly have a negative impact on self-esteem and body image.
Kanye West's recent rants has his wife and family worried.
