A happy life with mental illness: Rachel’s Story
Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder at 29 years old, Rachel
struggled to find treatment that worked. Medications that helped others didn’t seem to help her… Read More
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A happy life with mental illness: Rachel’s Story
Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder at 29 years old, Rachel
struggled to find treatment that worked. Medications that helped others didn’t seem to help her… Read More
A life full of meaning: Kristie’s Story
Facing anxiety and depression, Kirstie just tried to make it day by day. But then, her father was diagnosed with brain cancer. Kirstie reached out to a doctor for help… Read More
A full and joyful life: Bryanna’s Story
At 15 years old Bryanna didn’t believe she’d live to see adulthood. Just getting out of bed and attending school felt impossible… Read More
Navigating my trauma: Chris’ Story
Mental illness seemed to control him. At 27 years old, feeling unable to live with what had happened to him anymore, Chris attempted suicide… Read More
A weight off her shoulder: Cindy’s Story
Cindy felt hopeless, and considered suicide. She was referred to Ontario Shores. While Cindy didn’t know it at the time, that referral would change her life… Read More
Reducing the stigma: Desmond’s Story
Desmond was constantly exposed to the idea that boys and men needed to be tough. By the time he reached his teenage years, the pressure felt like it was eating him alive… Read More
Sharing my son’s story: Louri’s Story
Louri lost her son Mark to suicide in May of 2019. Diagnosed with anxiety the year before, Mark was already overwhelmed. Then he lost his home… Read More
Pets and positivity: Willow’s Story
Prior to the onset of COVID-19, Willow was a regular volunteer at Ontario Shores. She visited the hospital weekly with an unexpected sidekick: her loveable golden retriever, Aspyn… Read More
Finding my voice: Robin's story
Robin was feeling so many emotions that she didn’t know how to release in a healthy matter and began to self-harm. It was in high school that she was introduced to Ontario Shores… Read More
My life did a 180: Steven's story
Steven had everything – until he didn’t. Consumed by negative thoughts, a few bad decisions led to time in jail. That’s when he turned to Ontario Shores… Read More
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