{"id":688346,"date":"2025-04-14T09:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veq.ca\/event\/reading-mental-health-with-morrin-centre-mental-health-week-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:23:16","slug":"reading-mental-health-with-morrin-centre-mental-health-week-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/veq.ca\/fr\/event\/reading-mental-health-with-morrin-centre-mental-health-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading & Mental Health with Morrin Centre – Mental Health Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201c<\/i>Through fiction, you can escape into a world that isn\u2019t your life, but can help you to deal with it.\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Matt Haig, author<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cWe lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2013Judith Butler, author and theorist<\/i><\/p>\n

Did you know that reading is good for your\u00a0mental<\/span>\u00a0health<\/span>\u00a0as well as for your interpersonal relationships?\u00a0For instance,\u00a0psychologists from the New School for Social Research noted in 2013 that reading literature\u00a0improved\u00a0one\u2019s ability to register and read other people\u2019s emotions.<\/p>\n

The Morrin Centre welcomes visitors during its regular library hours to explore book displays on\u00a0mental<\/span>\u00a0health (free for members; $5 for non-members)<\/span>. Current Library hours are: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u00a0 \u00a0They are located at 44 Chauss\u00e9e des \u00c9cossais, Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1R 4H3. Please visit their website to learn more about the\u00a0Morrin Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources about reading and\u00a0mental<\/span>\u00a0health<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n