TW: This episode contains mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation, and discussions of depression and anxiety.

Join Bree, Roy, and Jake as they share their experiences writing with depression and anxiety, discuss the nature of the tortured artist stereotype and the portrayal of depression and anxiety in fiction, and why they continue to write.

Hello Future Me’s The Complex Problems with Mental Illness in Fiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c8o68ghGBM&bpctr=1611791815

Please note that Bree, Roy, and Jake are not doctors or mental health professionals. Nothing they say in this podcast can or should be taken for actual medical or professional advice. If you or someone you know would like to seek out professional help, we’ve provided some resources below:

Canada Suicide Prevention: 833-456-4566

AHS Mental Health Help Line: 1-877-303-2642

211 Edmonton: call 211 or https://edmonton.cmha.ca/programs-services/211-alberta-edmonton-and-area/

First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310

University of Alberta’s First Peoples’ House: https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/first-peoples-house/index.html

University of Alberta Counselling and Clinical Services: https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/counselling/index.html

University of Alberta Peer Support Centre: 780-492-4357

The Landing Society for Gender and Sexual Diversity: https://su.ualberta.ca/services/thelanding/

Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS): https://www.ualberta.ca/ismss/index.html

Pride Centre of Edmonton: https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/

University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre: 780-492-9771

Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton: https://www.sace.ca/

YWCA: 780-970-6501 or email [email protected]

Momentum Counselling: https://www.momentumcounselling.org/

Community Counselling Centre: https://www.communitycounsellingcentre.ca/

Red Tree Psychology: http://www.redtreepsychology.com/

Insight Psychological Services: https://www.insightpsychological.ca/

The Family Centre: https://www.familycentre.org/

Catholic Social Services Edmonton: https://www.cssalberta.ca/Our-Services/Mercy-Counselling

Jewish Family Services Edmonton: https://www.jfse.org/

Cornerstone Counselling Centre: https://cornerstonecounselling.com/