Wellness Matters Webinar - Boundary Setting - How and Where to Draw Your Lines
Learn to assert healthy boundaries for better well-being & relationships. Understand, implement, & enforce boundaries effectively.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar - Thriving and surviving: understanding coping vs. self-care
In busy days, self-care can seem overwhelming. Join our inclusive workshop to rediscover self-compassion and practical self-care tools.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar - Mindfulness across spiritual & psychotherapeutic traditions
Discover mindfulness across religions & therapies with Roger Thiessen.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar - Know thyself: Personality and Happiness
Unlock the secrets to happiness and personal fulfillment! Join Warren Tews in exploring psychological research on happiness, personality factors, and strategies for maximizing life satisfaction. Bonus topics include time management, finances, diet, and more.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar - Celebrating Resilience Pre-Event
Watch this recorded talk to learn about resilience and how you can develop it in your own life. Parents will also learn how they can help their children to become more resilient.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar - Exploring Journalling
Learn how journaling can be a helpful tool to manage your mental health. In this talk we will explore journaling as a means of creative self expression but also a way to identify triggers/track mood, prioritize stressors, and better understand thoughts/feelings -- including tips and trips to start the process.
Facilitated by: Cathy Danilec
Wellness Matters Webinar - Adapting Self-Care to your Schedule
In this talk, you will learn about self-care: What is it, why is it important, different ways to practice it, and common misconceptions. You will learn how to adapt self-care based on your life, taking into consideration busy schedules, no motivation, kids, etc.
Wellness Matters Webinar — setting boundaries and regaining control
Boundaries are the limits that we set with others. The limits we set are based in behaviours that we find acceptable or unacceptable when directed towards us. There are many kinds of boundaries, including emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, and more. The boundaries we create are based on self-worth, values, and personal histories.
In this talk you will learn:
The different kinds of boundaries that exist
How boundaries are defined
The main reasons why boundaries get off track
Exploring your own boundaries and how to take back control
Facilitated by: Allison Paré
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar — values exploration and meaning making
Our values contribute to what is personally meaningful to us. They can be motivating and grounding. Values help to make sense of ourselves, the way we think and act, and the different events and relationships we experience. As important as values are, we often do not spend time consciously considering what ours may be. Without clarity around what our values are, anxiety and stress can occur as a result.
In this talk, you will learn:
What a value is.
The importance of identifying your own values as they relate to personal meaning.
What it might look like to be disconnected from your values.
Strategies to help guide your own values exploration and identification
Facilitated by: Ashlyn Demers
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar — Celebrating Introverts
Celebrating/Understanding IntrovertsDespite the fact that just over half of the population are introverts, our society tends to favour extroverted ways of being in the world. Consequently, many people end up feeling like something is wrong with them or their personality, because they are quiet, shy, or prefer solitude to parties. This can result in feelings of depression, exclusion, marginalization, and pressure to conform. Once people understand their personalities within the introvert spectrum, they can begin to experience themselves from a place of compassion, acceptance, and celebration of their unique abilities and gifts. Whether you are a seasoned introvert, someone just starting to identify yourself as an introvert, or an extrovert trying to understand an introvert in your life, this session will offer insights to support you on the journey.
In this talk, you will learn:
Characteristics and Types of Introverts
How Introvert Brains Differ from Extrovert Brains
Surviving and Thriving in an Extroverted World
Gifts of Introverts
Self Care for Introverts
Facilitated by: Rebecca Bonham
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar — Seeds to Growing Self Esteem
Did you know that close to half of the population struggles with low self-esteem for the majority of their life? This is unfortunate considering self-esteem is a basic domain of our everyday functioning that impacts the way we interact with others, our mental health, and our overall well-being. Research has even shown that low self-esteem is the source of many negative life outcomes such as unemployment, earning less than peers, sexual dysfunction, substance abuse, eating disorders, suicide and suicidal ideation, and dysfunctional behaviours in relationships. As such, having a better understanding of one's self-esteem and acquiring the tools to enhance it, is fundamental in achieving a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar — building inner resources through artistic expression
This is a relaxed evening to explore tapping into your resources to support you in tough times like COVID-19. This Wellness Webinar uses objects, drawing, and various forms of exploring our inner resources. We will begin by exploring and reflecting on our inner qualities by exploring them, building reminders through art. To attend this webinar, you do not need to be an artist, nor do you need any unique supplies. Let loose, allow creativity to flourish, and enjoy the exploration of self.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar — Nurturing Resiliency Through Creative Expression
In this webinar, Julie Ketel explores the relationship between creative expression and human resilience. Learn more about establishing your own creative practice to deal with the challenges and setbacks that life has to offer. In this Wellness Talk, participants will: Review historical and cultural connections between creativity and wellbeing Receive a brief overview of the field of art therapy Dive deeper into the concept of resiliency, why it is so important, and what is required to nurture it Receive practical creative strategies to practice nurturing their own resiliency from the comfort of their own homes
Read MoreWellness Matters Self Compassion
This presentation is intended to provide an introduction to the practice of self-compassion. Anyone can learn self-compassion, and most of us are able to identify moments where we have been able to practice some form of self-care. At other times, we may find it a struggle to show ourselves the same kindness we would generously offer to our loved ones, friends, colleagues and even strangers in moments of suffering.
Read MoreYour Body is Not a Problem
Everyone has a different and complex relationship with food, their body and exercise, it’s personal. We weren’t born hating or disliking our bodies or viewing them as something to be managed, changed or controlled; your body is not a problem! In this webinar, we will explore the ubiquitous cultural messages that contribute to body dissatisfaction, dieting, restrictive eating and excessive exercise as a signal of distress, and the role food plays in our lives. Hopefully, by the end of this talk, you will have a new perspective and compassionate strategies to challenge the harmful/unhelpful body messages and negative self-talk.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (week 9)
In this Webinar, Grant introduces the work of Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman, whose research has led to the classification of Character and Signature Strengths. This webinar concludes with a self-guided music meditation.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (week 10)
In this webinar, Grant provides of review of the previous nine weeks, discussing the highlights from each week. This week concludes with the same meditation from week five, a Self-Compassion Meditation, from Tara Brach.
We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The stress and anxiety we are currently dealing with is something most of us have never had to face in our lifetime. Amidst the uncertainty, even ten minutes of mindfulness meditation a day can help calm your nervous system, enabling you to find a sense of inner peace. In this video, Grant teaches us about mindfulness meditation. In addition to practicing two guided meditations, he discusses what mindfulness is and the benefits, as well as offering practical guidance for developing your own practice.
Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (week 8)
In this webinar, Grant discusses the many benefits of the mindfulness practice of gratitude, including the ways in which the individual benefits of this practice also enhance us socially and culturally.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 7)
In this webinar, Grant discusses the negative impact of social comparison and reads from the work of Jon Kabat-Zin. This webinar ends with a guided visualization entitled, Taking Refuge Inside and Out.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 6)
In this webinar, Grant discusses ways of savouring experiences as means of increasing our state of wellbeing. A brief discussion on things we think make us happy, but don’t, is followed by a discussion highlighting Grant’s journey to mindfulness practice. This webinar finishes with a Breathscape/Bodyscape Meditation, based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
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