Welcome to part one of Healing Mountain's lightning series on mental health disorders!  For readers, clients, and anyone who wants a good resource to share with loved ones or friends that may need help understanding your mental health disorder, we've created a series of infographics that are easy to read, fun to look at, and still chock-full of good information.  For our first topic, we're focusing on adult ADHD, as this is a common disorder that is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed.  Click "read more" to view the infographic! (If you would like to access the resources, they are listed below!)

In the back of my mind, I was aware of the
fact that the keto diet wasn't advisable. However, if you look up "ketosis" on Google, the first thing you come across is how ketosis supposedly increases energy, treats chronic diseases, and, most importantly for me, promotes weight loss. I didn't care if those health benefit claims were actually true. I didn't care how else it might have affected my body, if only my body was smaller. ​ But after the first ten pounds, I didn't see any difference.  In the meanwhile, I was constantly limiting myself as to what I could eat, and if I messed up I would feel the familiar sting of guilt and shame.  ​I felt like I was betraying the person that I wanted to be: model-thin, beautiful, happy, finally.  I'd always struggled with how I looked, but I thought if I could just be skinny, I would finally be beautiful.

Upon reading our mission statement, you might be confused by the "2S" in LGBTQIA2S+.  However, we believe it's vitally important to include-- here's why.

As a mixed race Chippewa-Cree (Nehiyawahk) and Latinx woman, there have been many ways in which I have fought off the erasure of my own identity.  ​