Finding Stability with Chaos – Mindfulness Session for KHSC Staff
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Feeling out of sorts? Need to re-energize yourself? Why not consider taking part in our upcoming Mindfulness Session for KHSC Staff. Mindfulness has been shown to not only reduce stress, improve focus, resilience, memory, and immune function, but it can reduce anxiety, depression, and have positive effects on our overall well- being and life satisfaction. In the same way that we build our physical fitness through exercise and provide nutrients to our bodies through a healthy diet, mindfulness can help us develop our mental fitness.
This session will consist of a short 15-minute introduction to mindfulness, followed by a 30-minute series of guided meditations from mindfulness experts with centuries of knowledge behind them. This session is being offered in collaboration with @wordsbyamrita, a positive project initiative, and Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute, a registered Canadian charity of roughly 450 Buddhist nuns located in Prince Edward Island whose mission is to bring peace and positivity to the world through practices of wisdom and compassion.
Self-Care for Healing Professionals - David Kessler
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As professionals, we are great at caring for those around us and often put ourselves last. Self-care is not selfish, it’s vital! We have to refill our own tanks.
Being there for others is so important, but it can be challenging. We see so much pain around us. And if we are not careful, we often take that pain on.
I know that when my own father was dying in hospice, everyone thought I didn't need support because my work was grief. The truth is people often have heightened expectations of us and we often have heightened expectations of ourselves too.
I have some other helpful resources that I would like to share with you so be on the lookout for your next message.
With gratitude,
David
LifeSpeak This Month:
A Practical Guide to Mindfulness June 2021
Homewood Life Lines:
Compassion Fatigue October 2023
How To Be An Ally July 2023
The Intersection of Sexual Identity and Mental Health June 2023
When you Fear the Unkown: Coping with Uncertainty April 2023
Women's Mental Health: Concerns, Barriers and Support March 2023
Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy January 2023
Preventing Burnout - The Importance of Vacation Time December 2022
Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness October 2022
Stigma and Addiction August 2022
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment July 2022
Children's Mental Health: Technology and Cyberbullying May 2022
Improving Your Quality of Life, One Step at a Time Arpil 2022
Understanding Mental Health with Chronic Disease August 2021
Living a Fulfilling Life July 2021
Women's Mental Health March 2021
Video/Audio:
7-MIN GUIDED MEDITATION: LEVERAGE YOUR BREATH FOR BETTER DIGESTION
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MINDFULLNESS
BUILDING PERSONAL RESILIENCE
Webinars:
Establishing Work-Life Harmony Webinar: Handout & Slide deck. Presenter: Mark Arnold
Building Resilience: Understanding Challenges, Learning Strategies and Accepting Change Webinar, Handouts: Building Resilience, Additional Resources and Strategies, Slide Deck. Presenter: Glen Matadeen
The Art of Relaxation Webinar: Handouts: What are your Triggers, Workplace Stretching, Office Yoga, Commitment, Stressbusters Quiz, Slide deck. Presenter: Mark Arnold
Helping Your Child Succed at Scool Webinar: Handout & Slide deck. Presenter: Paul Radkowski on March 23, 2022
Stress Busters Webinar: Handout & Slide deck with space to take notes for the Stress Busters Webinar. March 16, 2022
Resiliency and Post Traumatic Growth Summary Handout & Resiliency and Post Traumatic Growth Slide deck March 9, 2022
Caring to Cope Through COVID: Stories of Giving & Recieving Support by Workplace Strategies for Mental Health January 2021
COVID-19 and the Impact on Your Mental Health Presentation by Dr. Sandra Peimiabo, HomeWood Health May 2020
Mental Health During COVID-19 for Healthcare Professionals by Katherine Sisak MSW, HomeWood Health November 2020
Moral Distress, Residue and Resiliency:Choosing the Real vs the Ideal by David Campblell PhD, Ethicist KHSC December 2020
Sleep in the Time of COVID-19 by Helen Driver PhD, KHSC March 2021
S.H.I.F.T Stress:Stress Managment Strategies by Vij Richards RP RN December 2020
The Second Wave and Your Mental Health by Sandy Kriegish, Clinical Manager HomeWood Health November 2020
PowerPoint Presentations:
Anxiety, Depression & COVID-19:Supporting Yourself & Others January 2021 (PDF)
Compassion Fatique & Burnout During COVID-19 March 2021 (PDF)
COVID-19: Communicatin in Family Life February 2021 (PDF)
COVID-19: Self-Care Strategies March 2021 (PDF)
COVID-19: Strategies for Managing Stress February 2021 (PDF)
Making Shiftwork Work for You January 2021 (PDF)
Mindfulness & Reducing the Stress Response to COVID-19 February 2021 (PDF)
Moral Distress and Resiliency Presentation by David Campbell PhD, Ethicist, KHSC December 2020 (PDF)
Self-care and Stress Managment Strategies with Vij Richards RN, RP December 2020 (PDF)
Sleep in the Time of COVID-19 by Helen Driver PhD, KHSC March 2021 (PDF)
The Fundamentals of Change & Transition April 2021 (PDF
The Science of Happiness December 2020 (PDF)