Blue Frog Wellness Inc.

Blue Frog Wellness will be closed next Monday, for the Victoria Day Holiday.

Lend me your ear and I will help you de-stress!

Happy to support the PSP community with Wayfound Mental Health Group and Family First Responder program today and tomorrow at the CIPSRT Conference in Calgary.

If you’re going to be in attendance at the CIPSRT conference in Calgary today or tomorrow, come see me for some EAR SEEDS!! Happy to support the PSP community with Wayfound Mental Health Group and the Family First Responder program.

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day 💙

A reminder that mental health is not just something we “think” our way through — it’s something the body experiences, especially through the nervous system.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), mental and emotional health is described through the concept of Shen - often translated as spirit or mind. Shen reflects how calm, present, and settled we feel.
When Shen is supported, we sleep better, think more clearly, and feel emotionally steady. When it’s disturbed, anxiety, overwhelm, racing thoughts, and exhaustion can show up.

This connects closely with what we understand today about the nervous system.
From an East-West perspective:
* Yin represents rest, nourishment, and recovery

* Yang represents activity, alertness, and output

When life keeps us in constant “go mode,” Yang becomes dominant and Yin doesn’t get a chance to restore balance. In Western terms, this looks like a nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight - and over time, mental health suffers.

Acupuncture can support mental health by:
• Calming the nervous system
• Supporting rest-and-digest responses
• Helping the body settle and regulate
• Improving sleep and stress resilience
• Offering a quiet, safe space to reset

Many people share that acupuncture is one of the few times their body truly feels calm - sometimes for the first time in a long while.

Bell Let’s Talk Day reminds us that mental health support can include conversation, connection, and care for the nervous system.

All of it matters. 💙