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Jenn Hicks Toronto-Based Dance Fitness Instructor Recovery From The Inside Out My fullest concentration of energy is available to me only when I integrate all the parts of who I am, openly, allowing power from particular sources of my living to flow back and forth freely through all my different selves, without the restrictions of…
Read MoreExercise Addiction – My Story in the Toronto Star & On Talk 1010 Radio
I’m not shy about my past. After coming out the other side of a major mental health crisis I knew I needed to share my story. I speak openly quite often about my history of an exercise addiction and anorexia. I view the fact that I have bipolar disorder as one of my assets, not something that brings me down.
Read MoreMess: the hospital anthology
“Jennifer Hicks invites us into her world as a healthcare professional who herself is struggling with other professionals as she asks for compassion and support while living with bipolar disorder”
Read MoreSeasonal Affective Disorder: How to Cope
I love sharing my story and offering ideas about taking control of one’s own mental health. So, on December 26 when I receive an email and a voice mail inviting me to be a guest on a radio show, I was overjoyed! My first time ever on the radio! I was being asked to discuss…
Read MoreWhy I get sad at Christmas
Christmas just doesn’t feel quite right to me. It stirs up a lot. Lately. But it hasn’t always been that way. As a child, I can remember being so freaking excited about Christmas. I recall being at my grandparent’s house in Ingoldsby Ontario, unable to sleep on Christmas Eve. The anticipation felt magical. And warm,…
Read MoreI couldn’t stop: I was addicted to exercise.
Throughout the fall, I have been involved in a documentary project about addiction (I realize that sounds like the beginning of the TV program “Intervention”, but it’s true). In my late 20s/early 30s, I was addicted to exercise. In preparing to share my story, I came across this piece of writing which I now realize…
Read MoreHow my MacBook Helped me Launch my Creative Business (and save money!)
When I heard about Steve Jobs’ death a week and a half ago, I was sad. Admittedly, though, the sadness had a tinge of self-centredness to it. Whenever a notable, visible person passes away, I’m brought back to my own experience with death; my dad, my grandparents, my father-in-law. Mr. Jobs’ death also reminded me…
Read MoreDeclaration of Self Esteem
Image via Wikipedia I came across this again today, and, well, it just needs to be shared! It really helped me back when I working with how to build my self esteem and self confidence as I was recovering from anorexia. And to this day, it helps me keep tabs on what is really important:…
Read MoreI have STOPPED WASTING TIME trying to change my body
Change is such a complicated concept on so many levels. In my early 30s, when my world was changing all around me, I felt helpless. I don’t know if it was one thing or a combination of things, but the changes happening in my life made me feel out of control. Change challenged me and…
Read MoreCharlie Sheen reminds me of myself…
I don’t know what’s up with Charlie Sheen, but I do know that something just isn’t quite right. And I also know what it’s like to live inside a chaotic, invincible mind and feel like no one understands just how powerful you REALLY are, or gets that YOU ARE SPECIAL, different from everyone else. A…
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