A new mental health movement is rediscovering ancient wisdom |
Canada’s drop to 25th place in the 2026 World Happiness Report released in March was largely due to declining well-being among young people.
Social media, economic uncertainty, adverse childhood experiences and social isolation are often cited as key drivers of this decline. With the exception of social media, these are all challenges Indigenous peoples in Canada have faced for generations — while also developing ways to navigate them through traditional knowledge and land-based practices.
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In current mental health discourse, psychologists and psychiatrists increasingly emphasize the importance of “somatic healing” in addressing youth distress. Somatic healing focuses on how the body registers stress — whether it is in a state of alarm or relaxation — and uses that awareness as a starting point for healing. When a person is in a heightened state of stress, it is treated in somatic therapy as a trauma........