The Lonely Stoner

The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night He's all alone somethings will never change The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night - Kid Cudi, Day n' Nite I had never smoked weed the first time I heard that song. Nevertheless, I loved it and so much of what Cudi had...

I don’t even know anymore (there’s a rap reference in here)

Over the past five or six months, I'm not really sure what I've been doing, but I feel better - usually. This blog post may not have any theme or direction or even consistency. I've had too much time on my hands, not enough money to do fun stuff with it, and not enough friends...

It’s getting better

Hand up. I haven't used this blog nearly as much as I thought I would when I started it last winter. Truthfully, I got a lot off my chest when I launched like 7 posts on the first day and I didn't want this to just be me making the same points over and over....

Let it go, less is more, & other true cliches about unclusterfucking life

As a writer, I often find myself trying to avoid cliches. Initially just as a way to avoid being a shitty writer, but as time goes on and life takes over, the lines get blurred and my brain just thinks: Cliches = Bad. But there's a reason cliches become cliches. They're often so true that...

Enjoy the little things

I haven't written in this blog as often as I would have liked to when I started it. I wanted to make sure I wasn't forcing content in here; I just wanted to write original, genuine stuff about mental health, which only happens when the mood strikes. Sorry that hasn't happened as much, but good...

More up front

When I published this blog a week ago for Bell Let's Talk day, I felt like it was just the natural progression of my journey to understand my own mental health, giving myself a platform to regularly discuss my thoughts and junk. I had a session with my therapist that evening after work and we...

13 of my Mental Health Heroes

I just wanted to recognize some of the people who have inspired me during my battle with mental health. Apologies that most are sports-focused - I see and hear a lot more about those folks because of my job. Rose Namajunas, UFC champion After handing Joanna Jędrzejczyk her first career loss to claim the UFC...

Welcome to the show

My name is Mitch Sanderson. I've been fighting depression and anxiety for a long time, and the thing that has helped most is sharing my thoughts and stories. Follow along, read, comment, message, share something yourself, and help end the stigma! I started by posting a couple things on Facebook about my struggles, then shared...

Comfort in the dark place

Fighting depression and fighting through the day with depression have become two very different experiences in my mind, and the distinction is very important. When I first realized I had depression, I didn’t really know what it was because it was just normal to me. I had been walking around with undiagnosed depression and anxiety...

Getting Gushy

The stigma surrounding mental health isn’t just a battle between those who suffer and those don’t. It’s an inner battle as well. I feel like most of the time, I have my guard up. It used to be because I didn’t want to show any weakness - mentally or physically. Back before I knew I...