Mental Wellness Corner

The All Saints Lutheran Mental Health Initiative team post resources, information and opportunities where you can learn and grow in your mental health journey. We look forward to continuing to promote and create options for people to have conversations and find support around mental health.

GUIDE: Unexpected Gifts

One way of cultivating hope is to reflect on past seasons of my life and look for unexpected gifts that came along the way, especially during more difficult times.
The Sanctuary team of Mental Health Ministries is offering a guide to look for and name unexpected gifts in your own life during the past year.

Download Your Guide

Why humans are surprisingly bad at being happy.
Sometimes, it’s really hard to be happy. And there’s a reason for that:.....read more

Kindness meditation helps people with depression recall positive memories, study finds.......read more

Hillary McBride along with Sanctuary ministries is hosting a podcast on spiritual trauma and healing. Many people suffer from spiritual trauma. Whether it is suffering abuse from a leader in the church, or being hurt and rejected by a community of faith, or having someone harm you through Bible proof texting (using a biblical phrase out of context). Many people have left the church over this trauma. Others suffer in silence as they sit beside us in the pews. This podcast will help you learn more about the challenges of spiritual trauma, and ways to become the type of community that can be a place for healing from these trauma's. If you are interested, here is the link to the podcast Home - Holy/Hurt Podcast (holyhurtpodcast.com)

Knitting and crocheting for mental health. This could be any Saturday night at a trendy Toronto bar. The drinks are flowing, there's a DJ, and everyone is dressed to impress. But look a little closer, and you'll find the room is packed with people learning how to crochet. ....read more

6 Mental Health Tips to Take Care of Yourself during the Easter weekend...read more

Where to get Mental Health help in Calgary.......click here

Brave New World...Mental Health Commission of Canada
"Jessica’s mental health struggles started when she was 15 and accelerated when she left home at 18 to attend university in another province. She had the scholarships, grades, extracurriculars, and volunteer hours to attend one of Canada’s most prestigious post-secondary institutions. But once her studies began, the psychological cracks from her early adolescence began to widen. Unfortunately, although she was brave enough to ask for help, the resources available at the time were not well developed"...........Read more

Turn Anxiety into Career Success
Mental health author shares her 3 best ways to turn anxiety into career success: 'I had to learn to work differently'......Read more

Signs of Depression you Should Know
I didn’t know I had depression until I got diagnosed with it: Signs to look out for....Read more

8 Personal Tips for Fighting the February Blues Read more

Canada Mental Health Week information and articles

Ten Tips for Valentine's Day...... Read more

Men's Circles Offer Hope.......Read more

The doctor wrote me off. But miracles happen and now it's 20 years since my last mental breakdown...... Read more

Making Good on Your New Year's Resolutions.....Read more

Five Ways to Protect Your Mental Health This Holiday......Read more

Coping with Holiday Stress....... Read more

How to Make Holidays Kid Friendly.... Read more

Break the Emotional Spiral....read more

Listen! Birdsong Is Good for Mental Health ......find out more by reading on.....

3 Immediate Ways to Restore Your Sense of Inner Peace
Relationships are the foundation of life, and the one we have with ourselves is paramount. Unfortunately, many of us take it for granted. Read more

MENTAL HEALTH ON LINE FREE COURSE BY CAMH

What is mental health? Find out by taking the free online course provided by CAMH..... click here for the overview or see specific topics below and follow the link

Are you concerned about ADDICTION in yourself or someone you know? Here is a link to a learning module from the Canadian Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).....Addiction 101

People with mental health disorders often encounter STIGMA. How does this affect their ability to heal? Learn more by taking the online mini course from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Click Here

Depression is a very common mental health problem that can include sadness, hopelessness and despair. It is more than passing unhappiness or a low mood. Depression can seriously affect daily life (CAMH, 2012). Click here to take the mini on line course.

Empowering Families Affected by Psychosis This free course is for people who have a friend, relative or loved one with psychosis. TAKE COURSE

Supporting Children in Times of Global Stress
Are you looking for ways to support children during these difficult times?
Read this blog for some tips.

Blog

A 6-Step Framework for Counselling Children
Looking for strategies to encourage growth and build confidence in the children you work with?
Check out the CTRI blog: A 6-Step Framework for Counselling Children
Visit their Website

De-escalating a Health Crisis
Join a podcast and hear all about de-escalating a mental health crisis and how with just a few basic skills and strategies you will be able to support a person who is in crisis while maintaining good rapport.

How to Descalate a Mental Health Crisis

Mental Health Week is about empathy. Follow the link for an article of interest.

Please click on the link below to read an article from Canadian Mental Health Association.

http://www.mentalhealthweek.ca/info-articles/

De-escalating Anger
As someone who coordinates training for groups throughout North America, I am struck that at a time of physical distancing, I’m seeing an increase in organizations expressing concern over the physical safety of their employees. And it’s not only from those who work in front line, health care, or public facing roles – anyone whose work requires them to be in public is experiencing increasingly intense and emotionally heightened interactions.

5 Keys for De-escalating Anger

What parents are teaching kids when we allow them to take a 'mental health day'.

Mental Health Days

WHEN WORK IS TOTAL MAYHEM

5 practices that can make or break employees and organizations.
Click below for more information.

When Work is Total Mayhem

HOW TO BE THE BEST POSSIBLE FRIEND TO SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH

Being a Friend

One in 5 Canadians experience a mental illness or addiction problem - and nearly half of Canadians reported that their mental health worsened during the pandemic.

Click Here For Further Information

How to Build Resilience and Boost Your Mental Health
Improving your resilience can help boost mental health and overall well-being, researchers report.
Source: University of Alberta

Neuroscience and Mental Health

Mental Health Courses Available to General Public
Check out public course offering schedule.
Courses are available at multiple locations across Canada.

Mental Health First Aid Public Offering Schedule