Author Archives: Samantha Mercanti

I love the body positivity movement and have been doing well not counting calories and not weighing myself every day.  I do believe as long as you are healthy that is all that matters, you should love and respect yourself and your body at all times no matter what.  What I have been saying forContinue reading “happy healthy and mad”

I love running!  This morning I ran 4.5K and loved it! Exercise is the number one thing that has made a difference in my life.  I recommend working out if you have a mental illness, just remember to check with your doctor or health professional before starting anything.  I mostly run, I do swim andContinue reading “i love running!”

Just remember before doing anything always discuss with your doctor or health professional. My weight has been an issue for me because of my medication.  About three years ago, my therapist brought the idea of body positivity to me.  I loved it.  I related to it.  I feel like our whole society is enwrapped inContinue reading “eat happy”

By far my favourite question that everyone asks me is, Don’t you care what people will think of you? And my favourite response is and will always be, people will judge me no matter what I do, so I mines well just do what I want.  So the title of my blog post this weekContinue reading “oh did you think I cared…”

Having a serious mental illness has taught me a lot about life, it taught me to be kind and empathetic, it showed me strength and courage, it made me accepting and non judgemental, it taught me forgiveness, it gave me a perspective on life that I do not think many people have and a perspectiveContinue reading “i am mad, you say?”