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When you give to The Royal, you’re changing lives. You’re giving people a second chance. You’re offering hope to families who feel lost and alone.
— Ken & Ellen Parent

Lives Reclaimed

Marion's Story

When I found The Royal, I was fighting for my survival. They diagnosed me with what’s called difficult-to-treat depression. This explains why nothing worked. Ever. Why I could do one thing one day and achieve results, but it wouldn’t work the next.

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Michelle's Story

Reclaiming joy through rTMS

After years of battling treatment-resistant depression, Michelle felt stuck in a cycle of hope and disappointment. But when she came to The Royal and received the innovative rTMS treatment, her life began to change. Within three weeks, she began to rediscover joy, reconnect with loved ones, and finally feel in control of her future.

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Lives Reclaimed

Carl's Story

I spent entire days-on-end just lying in bed. It’s not that I didn’t wanna get up and get stuff done, it’s that I couldn’t. It’s impossible to explain to someone what that feels like unless you’ve been through it. My whole world consisted of a messy room and a bottomless jar of peanut butter.

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Tracy's Story

Running through the storm

Mental illness doesn’t always look like a crisis. Sometimes, it can be quiet. For Tracy, anxiety has been around for as long as he can remember—a constant hum in the background. Discovering running was a lifeline in managing his anxiety.

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Lives Reclaimed

Julia's Story

Every day I felt like I was pulling myself through mud. I had permanent anxiety tummy. I had no routine. I was so tired I couldn’t put it into words. I started missing a lot of school in grade 10. Right before grade 11 started I fainted. For the first time ever. I felt like I was actually dying. That was my first panic attack.

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Lee's Story

Honouring a life lost

Mental illness arrives without invitation, sparing no household, no partner, and no parent. For Lee, life changed in ways he never imagined – first through liberation, and later through loss.

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Lives Reclaimed

Cory's Story

The career I loved had vanished. My identity: the person I knew I was and had been so proud of, was dead. I was consumed with dealing with my symptoms. I couldn’t feel the way I used to. I couldn’t leave my home, let alone be the father I wanted to be or the husband my wife deserved. I might as well not have come home at all, because I had become a burden to my wife and children.

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Courtney's Story

Finding care that works

For too long, Courtney survived without support. Not by choice, but because getting help that worked for her felt out of reach. Life was hectic enough—Courtney was newly married and had a six-year-old child with autism spectrum disorder. On top of her other responsibilities, she experienced the ups-and-downs of mental illness. Courtney craved a long-term solution for managing her depression, anxiety and eating disorder, but didn’t know where to turn.

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Lives Reclaimed

Marion's Story

When I found The Royal, I was fighting for my survival. They diagnosed me with what’s called difficult-to-treat depression. This explains why nothing worked. Ever. Why I could do one thing one day and achieve results, but it wouldn’t work the next.

Read More

Michelle's Story

Reclaiming joy through rTMS

After years of battling treatment-resistant depression, Michelle felt stuck in a cycle of hope and disappointment. But when she came to The Royal and received the innovative rTMS treatment, her life began to change. Within three weeks, she began to rediscover joy, reconnect with loved ones, and finally feel in control of her future.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Carl's Story

I spent entire days-on-end just lying in bed. It’s not that I didn’t wanna get up and get stuff done, it’s that I couldn’t. It’s impossible to explain to someone what that feels like unless you’ve been through it. My whole world consisted of a messy room and a bottomless jar of peanut butter.

Read More

Tracy's Story

Running through the storm

Mental illness doesn’t always look like a crisis. Sometimes, it can be quiet. For Tracy, anxiety has been around for as long as he can remember—a constant hum in the background. Discovering running was a lifeline in managing his anxiety.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Julia's Story

Every day I felt like I was pulling myself through mud. I had permanent anxiety tummy. I had no routine. I was so tired I couldn’t put it into words. I started missing a lot of school in grade 10. Right before grade 11 started I fainted. For the first time ever. I felt like I was actually dying. That was my first panic attack.

Read More

Lee's Story

Honouring a life lost

Mental illness arrives without invitation, sparing no household, no partner, and no parent. For Lee, life changed in ways he never imagined – first through liberation, and later through loss.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Cory's Story

The career I loved had vanished. My identity: the person I knew I was and had been so proud of, was dead. I was consumed with dealing with my symptoms. I couldn’t feel the way I used to. I couldn’t leave my home, let alone be the father I wanted to be or the husband my wife deserved. I might as well not have come home at all, because I had become a burden to my wife and children.

Read More

Courtney's Story

Finding care that works

For too long, Courtney survived without support. Not by choice, but because getting help that worked for her felt out of reach. Life was hectic enough—Courtney was newly married and had a six-year-old child with autism spectrum disorder. On top of her other responsibilities, she experienced the ups-and-downs of mental illness. Courtney craved a long-term solution for managing her depression, anxiety and eating disorder, but didn’t know where to turn.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Marion's Story

When I found The Royal, I was fighting for my survival. They diagnosed me with what’s called difficult-to-treat depression. This explains why nothing worked. Ever. Why I could do one thing one day and achieve results, but it wouldn’t work the next.

Read More

Michelle's Story

Reclaiming joy through rTMS

After years of battling treatment-resistant depression, Michelle felt stuck in a cycle of hope and disappointment. But when she came to The Royal and received the innovative rTMS treatment, her life began to change. Within three weeks, she began to rediscover joy, reconnect with loved ones, and finally feel in control of her future.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Carl's Story

I spent entire days-on-end just lying in bed. It’s not that I didn’t wanna get up and get stuff done, it’s that I couldn’t. It’s impossible to explain to someone what that feels like unless you’ve been through it. My whole world consisted of a messy room and a bottomless jar of peanut butter.

Read More

Tracy's Story

Running through the storm

Mental illness doesn’t always look like a crisis. Sometimes, it can be quiet. For Tracy, anxiety has been around for as long as he can remember—a constant hum in the background. Discovering running was a lifeline in managing his anxiety.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Julia's Story

Every day I felt like I was pulling myself through mud. I had permanent anxiety tummy. I had no routine. I was so tired I couldn’t put it into words. I started missing a lot of school in grade 10. Right before grade 11 started I fainted. For the first time ever. I felt like I was actually dying. That was my first panic attack.

Read More

Lee's Story

Honouring a life lost

Mental illness arrives without invitation, sparing no household, no partner, and no parent. For Lee, life changed in ways he never imagined – first through liberation, and later through loss.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Cory's Story

The career I loved had vanished. My identity: the person I knew I was and had been so proud of, was dead. I was consumed with dealing with my symptoms. I couldn’t feel the way I used to. I couldn’t leave my home, let alone be the father I wanted to be or the husband my wife deserved. I might as well not have come home at all, because I had become a burden to my wife and children.

Read More

Courtney's Story

Finding care that works

For too long, Courtney survived without support. Not by choice, but because getting help that worked for her felt out of reach. Life was hectic enough—Courtney was newly married and had a six-year-old child with autism spectrum disorder. On top of her other responsibilities, she experienced the ups-and-downs of mental illness. Courtney craved a long-term solution for managing her depression, anxiety and eating disorder, but didn’t know where to turn.

Read More

Lives Reclaimed

Marion's Story

When I found The Royal, I was fighting for my survival. They diagnosed me with what’s called difficult-to-treat depression. This explains why nothing worked. Ever. Why I could do one thing one day and achieve results, but it wouldn’t work the next.

Read More

By 2030, mental illness will be the largest health concern worldwide.

12 people in Canada will lose their lives to suicide today.

Only 6.6% of people in Canada with mental illness receive the treatment they need.

1 in 4 people in Canada live with a mental illness and/or addiction.

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Lives Reclaimed

On May 5, The Royal publicly launched Lives Reclaimed, a bold $75‑million fundraising campaign to help more people reclaim their lives from mental illness and addiction.