Saalvio Blog
Every year, on March 1, people across the country wear an orange ribbon. It is not really about a colour. It is about a conversation that usually stays hidden, behind closed doors and long sleeves, carried quietly by people who…
Some thoughts arrive every day at the same hour, like an unwelcome visitor who has learned the way to your door. The same worry. The same quiet self-doubt. The same "what if" that waits until the house is dark and…
Some days the hardest part of a rare condition is not the symptom. It is the second guessing. The appointment you almost cancelled because explaining yourself one more time felt like too much. The friend who stopped asking how you…
A pink shirt is easy to put on. The harder part is what it stands for, and what it cannot reach on its own. Pink Shirt Day asks Canadians to stand against bullying, and that matters. But bullying does not…
Some things never make it into words. You can explain, out loud and clearly, exactly what happened to you, and still feel your shoulders climb toward your ears every time the door opens. You can understand your own story and…
Some nights the quiet is the hardest part. You finally sit down, the house goes still, and that is exactly when your mind starts running. Sitting in silent meditation, the way it is usually described, can feel impossible when your…
You know the feeling. The tight chest before a meeting. The restless, on-edge hum that will not switch off when you are trying to fall asleep. Worry is a normal part of being human. But when it stops being a…
Some of the most important work in Canadian health care happens in a quiet voice. A nurse who notices the patient who has gone too still. A nurse who stays one minute longer at the end of a shift because…
You send a text and you do not hear back. Within minutes, your mind has written the whole story. They are angry with me. I said something wrong. This is over. Or you make a small mistake at work, and…
There are moments when words run out. When the worry is too loud to think through. When stress does not sit politely in your head, but moves into your chest, your breath, your stomach, the whole of you. You may…
