If the grey days of winter get to your mood, you're not alone. How can you keep your spirits up ithrough the cold, dreary days? How do you know if you're just feeling "down" or if you need to talk to a doctor? How can you help a friend you think might be struggling?
Karen Liberman, executive director of the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, will be online Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET to take your questions on beating the winter blues, recognizing depression and other mental health concerns.
Submit your question now in the comment function of this article or come back during the live hour to join the conversation.
Karen Liberman is well-known for her presentations, focused on mood disorders, mental illness and the discrimination and stigma that can result. Above all, she is a shining example of hope and recovery, having recovered from a decade-long battle with severe clinical depression.
Karen was recently featured in the Mental Health Commission-sponsored CTV spots with Valerie Pringle, as well as in The Globe and Mail's " Breakthrough" series on mental health recovery. She has been honored by Chatelaine as a Health Hero and by the Royal Bank of Canada for her work combating the stigma of mental illness. Among other awards and accolades, Karen received the Courage to Come Back Award from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2003), the Ontario Psychological Association's Public Service Award (2004), the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Award (2005) and the prestigious Douglas Utting Award for battling the stigma of Depression (2008). Karen plays a lead role on the Mental Health Commission's "Hallway Group", that provides perspective, through the lens of the lived experience, on the Commission's anti-stigma work. And she has been very active, across Canada, educating audiences as to the relevance and realities associated with mood disorders.