If Quinn Scharien ’s not expressing herself creatively, the 11-year-old is challenging herself physically. And she’s always, her grade five teacher says, showing compassion towards others. “(Quinn’s) one of those students that you’re happy to teach,” Sarah Hallet says. “The kind you hope for in your class.” Sarah remembers Quinn as a kind and confident leader in class. Quinn will never forget that day her teacher assigned that big project.
Although there were countless subjects she could have chosen—like soccer, baking or crafting—Quinn had no doubt which one topic to pursue: anxiety. She was ten at the time, and wanted to explore the mental health issue she’d been experiencing for a couple years.Then Quinn shows a colourful creature that her psychologist asked her to craft out of clay, which she calls a “Worry Monster.” Quinn says experiencing anxiety is like having the Worry Monster bombarding your brain with a debilitating amount of potential negativity about a situation, and it makes you feel like it’s impossible to do anythin
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