Professional Writing - Student Blog

BACKGROUND - ABOUT THE CMHA The Canadian Mental Health Association, founded in 1952 is a non-profit, charitable organization with a passion for making mental health achievable for all (CMHA). Committed to being leaders in the field of mental health, the CMHA contributes its knowledge and resources to various provincial policies and provides equitable access to all mental health services (CMHA).  The CMHA has various partner associations, including the CMHA Ontario, a dedicated partner of the foundation that works closely with its 30 local branches across the province (CMHA).  To help raise awareness to the topic of mental health, I will be collaborating with the CMHA Ontario to design a multi-pronged social media strategy that will one day develop into  compelling content.  MY VISION Mental health hits home for me. Through collaborating with the CMHA of Ontario, I hope to reach other young adults who are also struggling with their own mental health and are unsur...

ABSTRACT This blog post features my experience with writing and how I fell in love with it. Although falling out of touch with it for a little while, writing has always been my muse and has allowed me to connect with my feelings, imagination, and personality. For me, writing is something that I do for myself and is an important part of maintaining mental wellness.  -- If you are here right now it is most likely because you, too are enrolled in Lakehead's Professional Writing course. Maybe you decided to take the course because you have a deep passion for writing and want to improve your skills, or maybe not! Maybe you've never written a short-story in your life (for fun, of course, school doesn't count 😉) but want to try something new. Nothing wrong with that! I'm all about trying new things. Or maybe in the off chance you aren't even a student but happened to stumble upon my post.  Nevertheless, whatever your reason for being here may be, we all can relate to one ...