Advocating For Your Health
When it comes to accessing healthcare in Saskatchewan and even Canada, we know it is lacking in several areas for both physical health care and mental health care services. Most individuals are not able to access care in a timely manner which often leads to further suffering and a further decline in one’s physical health but also one’s mental health and overall wellbeing.
According to the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine and the CMHA, there are numerous barriers to accessing timely health care and numerous barriers to accessing follow up care such as surgeries and specialist appointments in a timely manner. Not being able to access the needed care in a timely manner can lead to further impacting one’s mental health. The U of S also reports that “mental illness costs the Canadian economy an estimated $33-50 billion per year in lost productivity” yet nothing is done to make changes or improvements.
What Can You Do For Yourself?
-Advocate for yourself as much as possible: Whether this be to your local MLA, patient advocate, healthcare provider or medical team. Your voice and your health matters.
-Practice good health care as much as possible: Focusing on areas of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual and things that can support you in these areas. Find things that bring you comfort and lean on your supports.
-Physically: try to eat healthy and nutritious meals as much as you can, drink enough water, get some exercise (it is important to move your body and fuel your body so that it can try to stay as healthy as much as possible).
-Mentally and emotionally: practice mindfulness, gratitude, grounding and self care. Practice things and rituals that make you feel good and bring about a sense of comfort.
-Try to find meaningful connection and supports including support groups
-Practice journalling or writing: writing can not only be therapeutic but also healing and good for the soul.
-Access free online therapy
-Access free online meditations: Insight Timer app is a great resources and has hundreds of free and online meditations
Looking to connect with support? Mallery has worked extensively within our systems and can help provide education, info on resources as well as help with system navigation. She is also a strong advocate for client centred care and meeting individuals with where they are at in their healing journey.
Contact Mallery at Mallery@serenityandsoulhealing.com to learn more info and book your counselling session to start working on your healing journey.www.serenityandsoulhealing.com
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Sources: Priority Health Needs Rooted in Social Issues: U of S- College of Medicine, 2016. In Focus-Mental Health in Canada- The State of Mental Health in Canada, 2024. CMHA.
