Jonathan Arenburg
  • @jonathan_arenbur
  • Mental health blogger, speaker, counsellor and published author.
  • Nova Scotia, Canada


Jonathan Reginald-Nixon Arenburg (Born January 14, 1976) is a Canadian Addictions Counsellor, mental health blogger, speaker, and published author.


Retired from the fire service and long-term care fields, he has written and self-published an autobiographical account of his life-long battle with anxiety, depression and more recently, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Titled, The Road To Mental Wellness, he wrote it for what he calls “therapeutic release.” He published it in hopes it would help others going through similar mental health conditions. The sales of The Road To Mental Wellness have been steady, selling over 300 copies since its release on October 10, 2021(World Mental Health Day).


Arenburg's mental health blog, also entitled, The Road To Mental Wellness, has been growing steadily since its release on February 19, 2019.


Created for two reasons: One, so people could tell their own mental health stories and two, have experts talk about the latest on all things mental health related.

He has also been involved in a collaborative publication called Lemonade Stand Volume III, a book featuring twenty authors who bravely tell their stories of PTSD. All authors are from the military and or emergency services. Published by Joshua Rivedal and Kathleen Myers for the i’Mpossible project, a mental health advocacy organization. Jonathan has also appeared on several mental health podcasts including The Depression Files, A New Dawn Podcast, and The Above Ground Podcast.


Finally, Arenburg has also consulted with the Government of Nova Scotia and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, the Honorable Brian Comer. As well as Candidates for the New Democratic Party of Canada, on improving the mental health care system in Canada. Additionally, Jonathan was recognized in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly by the Honorable, Chris Palmer, Kings-North MLA, for his Book, The Road To Mental Wellness, his fight to make the mental health care system better, and the one-on-one support he gives to others.


He was also invited to speak at the Stop Depression Summit, a summit where some of the world's foremost experts on mental health and depression where also speaking. From Harvard, to Sandford and so many more, Jonathan was truly honored to be included in this amazing lineup of esteemed professionals.


Jonathan lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, near his two children and parents.




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