When things feel dark, and you are struggling, where do you go to find help?
…and what helps you?
Books? Podcasts? Movies? Music?
Who saves you from your darkness?
What helps you understand the impact of TRAUMA?
At planITgirl, it’s ALL about our STORIES.
Relatable stories have the power to save us. To help us understand. To give us hope.
At planITgirl we believe that HOPE is within us…waiting to grow…to bring light into the darkness.
We learn, grow and evolve through the stories of others.
And in this way, we believe that WE have the power to save ourselves.
…even if all we want to do is make it to the very next day.
(…and the next day, and the next day, and the next…)
The IT in planITgirl is for:
Inner Trauma
or…inner truth
or…inner trust
Because WE are (really and truly) the ultimate IT system.
Being impacted by trauma is a “normal” part of life however, we believe that post-traumatic growth is NORMAL…and possible.
According to the World Health Organization, in 2019, 1 in every 8 people, (970 million people) around the world were living with a mental disorder…with anxiety and depressive disorders the most common.
Mental disorders are often linked to trauma and, since 2020, it is estimated that the number of people (globally) living with anxiety and depressive disorders has risen by as much as 28%.
TODAY, as many as 1.3 BILLION people globally could be impacted by anxiety and depressive disorders.
…but, this does not have to be a bad thing.
However, there was a study done in Canada in 2008 which concluded that an estimated 76% of Canadians report having experienced a traumatic event during their lifetime.
SO…based on this estimation,
in our pursuit of finding a statistic that would measure the current impact of trauma
(in Canada), we can take the current estimated population of Canada.
38,000,000 and divide it by 76%,
AND, get the estimated number of people impacted by trauma living in Canada TODAY:
28,900,000 Canadians
Growth out of darkness is possible…change and growth are possible.
Learn more HERE
*important note…considering the many factors impacting mental health in our current pandemic, it is highly possible that this percentage estimate is on the LOW side.