Link: Click Activities and then choose > Personal Growth

Personal Growth

In one minute you can get one of 134 summarized suggestions about Goal setting and clarity, Focus, Self-reflection and awareness, Learning, growth, and habits; Gratitude and positivity. 

Timing: 1 minute

Source: My Sparrow

Link: Emotional regulation & Neurodiversity

Executive functioning shapes how we organize, manage our time, and regulate emotions. But knowing that and building those skills are two different things. 

Source: Emily Kircher-Morris - Counseling and Education 

Link: CAMH Mental Health 101 

This self-directed tutorial introduces the topic of mental health. The minicourse was made by CAMH Global learning academy. 

Timing: 20 minutes 

Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Link: All My Relations

All My Relations is a podcast that explores what it means to be a Native person in the modern day. To be an Indigenous person is to be engaged in relationships—relationships to land and place, to a people, to non-human relatives, and to one another. All My Relations is a place to explore those relationships, and to think through Indigeneity in all its complexities.

Source: Matika Wilbur and Adrienne Keene - First Peoples Wellness Circle

Link: Article
 

Understanding Parental Burnout 

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), nearly 5 million parents in the U.S. experience parental burnout every year. That means millions of mothers and fathers are feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected, and unsure of their abilities as parents. 

Timing: 7 minutes

Source: Curious Neuron

Link: Podcast
 

Dynamics of human behaviour

Each episode we explore topics relevant to clinicians and mental health consumers. If you’re generally interested in psychology, psychotherapy, mental health, the brain & dynamics of human behaviour, then our podcast will certainly be of interest to you! 

Source: OICBT Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 

Link:   Click Activities and then choose > Meditation and Mindfulness > Relaxation Techniques

Play some Tunes

Take a short pause and choose a song that brings you comfort or strength. For two minutes, focus on the music, the rhythm, the words, or how it makes your body feel. Let this moment help release tension and restore your energy.

When the song ends, take one slow breath and return to your day feeling more grounded.

Timing: 2 minute

Source: My Sparrow

Link: Spotify Podcast

Regulate your emotions

This is a 4-week programme which will help you build your emotional intelligence. Learn to engage with and address your emotions to leverage them in positive ways. 

Source: Tatsam - Therapy & self care

Link: Mini courses

Breathing Exercises

Looking to relax and de-stress? Our guided breathing exercises are perfect for you, helping to enhance focus and bring calm, no matter your experience level. 

Timing: 7 micro-lessons

Source: My Sparrow

Link: Mini courses

This self-directed tutorial introduces the topic of depression.

Timing: 20 minutes

Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Link: E-Course

Multiple Loss Journey

Welcome to our online learning module on the Multiple Loss Journey. We’ll be looking at how to use this tool to better understand our grief and the grief of our co-workers, community, and clients.

Source: ABRPO AIDS Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario

Link: Webinar 

Navigating Anxiety

This presentation serves as a conversational prompt for workplace conversations around anxiety and stress: What does your anxiety feel like, and what are you doing or what services are you accessing to care for it?

Timing: 10 minutes

Source: AIDS Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario

 Link:  Click Activities and then choose > Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation and Mindfulness

You can choose between 49 options for conscious of your breaths, an easy form of acupuncture, or a short Meditation before bed, such as One Word Mantra, Take a Breather, Play Some Tunes, Close Your Eyes, Count to 30, Observe Your Breath, Rub Your Temples. 

Timing: 1 minute

Source: My Sparrow

Link: Spotify Podcast
 

Indigenous Healing 

Indigenous Medicine Stories aims to educate 
health professionals and the public about Indigenous healing. The podcast will highlight the lived experiences of Indigenous Knowledge holders, healers, and Elders and help professionals who practice Indigenous healing. 

Source: Indigenous Medicine Stories Podcast is a collaboration between AMS Healthcare and the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University.

Link: Mini courses
 

Awareness Meditations

With everything going on in our busy lives, we often forget how to be present and enjoy all the little things in life. Try these meditations to help you build awareness around different aspects of your body and mind. 
 

Timing: 5 micro lessons

Source: My Sparrow

Link: YouTube
 

Two-Spirit Healing & Teachings

Decolonizing Sex, Gender and/or Sexuality Keynote addressed many cultural traditions that have often been misrepresented or suppressed through the colonization process and are significantly different in perspectives about sex, gender and sexuality than those imported by colonizers, settlers and/or oppressors.

One tradition that was nearly lost is what is referred to as Two-Spirit (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Native peoples). This talk introduces information and reviews some of the known historical documentation of the diversity of gender, roles and expressions, sex and sexuality that existed in many Indigenous communities before colonization. 

Timing: 1hr 09min

Source: Harlan Pruden and Jess Dame - Indigenous Youth Wellness

Link: Article
 

Understanding Parental Burnout 

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), nearly 5 million parents in the U.S. experience parental burnout every year. That means millions of mothers and fathers are feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected, and unsure of their abilities as parents. 

Timing: 7 minutes

Source: Curious Neuron

Link: Meditation
 

Just-a-minute 

Each one minute guided meditation allows you to have a peaceful experience. Choose from the options , such as: space for quietness, relaxing my mind, mental oxygen, or breathing calm.

Timing: 1 minute

Source: Brahma Kumaris - World Spiritual University

 Link:   Click Activities and then choose > Workouts

Workouts

69 different exercises to be done in 1 minute, such as Glute Bridge, Wall Sits, Single Arm Overhead Press, Dead Bugs, Sumo Squats, Bulgarian Split Squat. 

Timing: 20 minutes

Source: My Sparrow

Link: Spotify Podcast

Diet Culture Dropout 

Diet Culture Dropout aims to break down the pervasive cultural narrative that revolves around dieting and disordered relationships with food and body image. By dropping out of diet culture we can celebrate all bodies and work towards dismantling weight stigma. Together, let's stop the transgenerational trauma of body shame and dieting 

Source: By Atheana Brown RD

Link: Mini courses

Improve Your Posture

It's important to move our bodies in antagonist (opposite) directions to combat poor posture and keep your musculoskeletal system healthy. These simple exercises and poses will help to release any tension that you may have built up.

Timing: Less than 1 min each micro-lesson

Source: My Sparrow

 Link:   Click Articles and then choose > Choose Sleep and Fatigue

Sleep: Getting a Good Night Worth

Like good nutrition and exercise, adequate sleep is part of a healthy lifestyle. Sleep deprivation is an unrecognized cause of many problems, including accidents, illness, and poor job performance. It affects many people, and it's on the rise. Find out how your sleep habits could be affecting you, and what you can do to get a good night's sleep. 

Timing: 9 minutes

Source: My Sparrow

 Link:   Click Articles, choose > Emotional Well-being and Support, and then click > Run... for Your Life

Run... for Your Life 

Running is quite popular these days – walk down the street or stroll in the park and you're likely to see a few people trotting past in their running gear. So why the heck do they do it? And what keeps them doing it? 

Timing: 13 minutes

Source: My Sparrow

 Link:   Click Articles, choose > Emotional Well-being and Support, and then click >  Online Life: Is It Healthy?

Online Life: Is It Healthy?

As we spend more and more hours on our computers, it's time we stop to consider some of the potential benefits and drawbacks of a life lived online. 

Timing: 13 minutes

Source: My Sparrow

Distress & Crisis Lines 

• Distress Centers of Ontario Link
• Indian Residential Schools Survivor Crisis Support – 1800-721-0666 Link
• Hope for Wellness Helpline at 1-855-242-3310 Link
• National Overdose Response Service (NORS) – 1-888-688-6677 Link
• Trans Lifeline – 1-877-330-6366 Link

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• Expanding Resiliency self-reflection tool Link
• Wellness Wheel Package Link

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• Distress Centers of Ontario Link
• Indian Residential Schools Survivor Crisis Support – 1800-721-0666 Link
• Hope for Wellness Helpline at 1-855-242-3310 Link
• National Overdose Response Service (NORS) – 1-888-688-6677 Link
• Trans Lifeline – 1-877-330-6366 Link

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• Wellness Wheel Package Link

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