Confront The Discomfort: Bite Size Online

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote is self-compassion! This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

Coming in September to Edmonton Recovery College If you have participated in a past course, are participating in a current course, or would like to participate in future Edmonton Recovery College courses, we would like to invite and welcome you to join the Edmonton Recovery College Alumni, coming in September 2024. What is the Alumni about? It's about you! The Recovery College Edmonton Alumni is an extension of Recovery College. It's a peer-based, non-judgmental space where everyone is welcome. It's a safe and brave space where we can benefit from the ideas and experiences of our peers and network and speak freely about ideas for future courses, get updates, and no matter where we are in our "Recovery Journey," know that we are connected to a larger community. We would love to hear from you!  This space will be dedicated to you and your input is incredibly valuable as we work to develop the Alumni and the resources to support it. Tell us what your thoughts and ideas are and let us know what's important to you! We would love to hear from you! You can reach out to us by email at recoverycollege@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca with any questions or to share your ideas and thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you!   

This introductory level presentation is aimed at raising awareness and promoting an understanding around the topic of suicide. It is intended for individuals who would like to know more, or for those who have been impacted by suicide.

What makes us happiest? The answers might surprise you! In this engaging, fun course, learn skills to improve your mood, bounce back from challenges, and make time for what matters most to you. Life is busy and this course will help you find ways to add these skills into your life without taking up all your time.

Growing up is hard to do! This online course (delivered via Zoom) will be offered over 5 weeks (5 X 1 hour sessions). This will be a safe place to learn about things like relationships, money management, self-care and other aspects of being a happy, healthy adult. This course is aimed at 16-24 years old and is run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience.

What's more important, thinking or feeling? Both! How we think and what we think can often make us feel better or worse. This one-hour course will help you learn about yourself and how your thoughts can affect how you feel and act. We will explore ways you can use your thoughts to help you deal with challenges and skills you can implement to help keep you grounded during these uncertain times.

Journaling can be a very helpful tool in the pursuit of better mental health, or just for relaxation. Join us, as we explore journaling in more detail and take a closer look at our thoughts and feelings, personal goals, and mindfulness, in a confidential, peer environment.

Hope Building 101 is for anyone who is interested in learning more about the importance of hope, and how to use solution-focused techniques to gently challenge hopeless and helpless thinking. In this course we will identify strategies to support helpful and hopeful thinking.

Journaling can be a very helpful tool in the pursuit of better mental health, or just for relaxation. Join us, as we explore journaling in more detail and take a closer look at our thoughts and feelings, personal goals, and mindfulness, in a confidential, peer environment.

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote is self-compassion! This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

“Time heals all wounds” is an often-used, well-intentioned statement that can have a negative impact on someone experiencing a loss. This course is for anyone who is interested in learning about loss and the grieving process, and about how to acknowledge and support others in their grief journey.

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote is self-compassion! This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

Coming in September to Edmonton Recovery College If you have participated in a past course, are participating in a current course, or would like to participate in future Edmonton Recovery College courses, we would like to invite and welcome you to join the Edmonton Recovery College Alumni, coming in September 2024. What is the Alumni about? It's about you! The Recovery College Edmonton Alumni is an extension of Recovery College. It's a peer-based, non-judgmental space where everyone is welcome. It's a safe and brave space where we can benefit from the ideas and experiences of our peers and network and speak freely about ideas for future courses, get updates, and no matter where we are in our "Recovery Journey," know that we are connected to a larger community. We would love to hear from you!  This space will be dedicated to you and your input is incredibly valuable as we work to develop the Alumni and the resources to support it. Tell us what your thoughts and ideas are and let us know what's important to you! We would love to hear from you! You can reach out to us by email at recoverycollege@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca with any questions or to share your ideas and thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you!   

This introductory level presentation is aimed at raising awareness and promoting an understanding around the topic of suicide. It is intended for individuals who would like to know more, or for those who have been impacted by suicide.

What makes us happiest? The answers might surprise you! In this engaging, fun course, learn skills to improve your mood, bounce back from challenges, and make time for what matters most to you. Life is busy and this course will help you find ways to add these skills into your life without taking up all your time.

Growing up is hard to do! This online course (delivered via Zoom) will be offered over 5 weeks (5 X 1 hour sessions). This will be a safe place to learn about things like relationships, money management, self-care and other aspects of being a happy, healthy adult. This course is aimed at 16-24 years old and is run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience.

What's more important, thinking or feeling? Both! How we think and what we think can often make us feel better or worse. This one-hour course will help you learn about yourself and how your thoughts can affect how you feel and act. We will explore ways you can use your thoughts to help you deal with challenges and skills you can implement to help keep you grounded during these uncertain times.

Journaling can be a very helpful tool in the pursuit of better mental health, or just for relaxation. Join us, as we explore journaling in more detail and take a closer look at our thoughts and feelings, personal goals, and mindfulness, in a confidential, peer environment.

Hope Building 101 is for anyone who is interested in learning more about the importance of hope, and how to use solution-focused techniques to gently challenge hopeless and helpless thinking. In this course we will identify strategies to support helpful and hopeful thinking.

Journaling can be a very helpful tool in the pursuit of better mental health, or just for relaxation. Join us, as we explore journaling in more detail and take a closer look at our thoughts and feelings, personal goals, and mindfulness, in a confidential, peer environment.

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote is self-compassion! This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

“Time heals all wounds” is an often-used, well-intentioned statement that can have a negative impact on someone experiencing a loss. This course is for anyone who is interested in learning about loss and the grieving process, and about how to acknowledge and support others in their grief journey.

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote is self-compassion! This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

Coming in September to Edmonton Recovery College If you have participated in a past course, are participating in a current course, or would like to participate in future Edmonton Recovery College courses, we would like to invite and welcome you to join the Edmonton Recovery College Alumni, coming in September 2024. What is the Alumni about? It's about you! The Recovery College Edmonton Alumni is an extension of Recovery College. It's a peer-based, non-judgmental space where everyone is welcome. It's a safe and brave space where we can benefit from the ideas and experiences of our peers and network and speak freely about ideas for future courses, get updates, and no matter where we are in our "Recovery Journey," know that we are connected to a larger community. We would love to hear from you!  This space will be dedicated to you and your input is incredibly valuable as we work to develop the Alumni and the resources to support it. Tell us what your thoughts and ideas are and let us know what's important to you! We would love to hear from you! You can reach out to us by email at recoverycollege@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca with any questions or to share your ideas and thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you!   

This introductory level presentation is aimed at raising awareness and promoting an understanding around the topic of suicide. It is intended for individuals who would like to know more, or for those who have been impacted by suicide.

What makes us happiest? The answers might surprise you! In this engaging, fun course, learn skills to improve your mood, bounce back from challenges, and make time for what matters most to you. Life is busy and this course will help you find ways to add these skills into your life without taking up all your time.

Growing up is hard to do! This online course (delivered via Zoom) will be offered over 5 weeks (5 X 1 hour sessions). This will be a safe place to learn about things like relationships, money management, self-care and other aspects of being a happy, healthy adult. This course is aimed at 16-24 years old and is run by two trained facilitators, one of whom has lived experience.

What's more important, thinking or feeling? Both! How we think and what we think can often make us feel better or worse. This one-hour course will help you learn about yourself and how your thoughts can affect how you feel and act. We will explore ways you can use your thoughts to help you deal with challenges and skills you can implement to help keep you grounded during these uncertain times.

Journaling can be a very helpful tool in the pursuit of better mental health, or just for relaxation. Join us, as we explore journaling in more detail and take a closer look at our thoughts and feelings, personal goals, and mindfulness, in a confidential, peer environment.

Hope Building 101 is for anyone who is interested in learning more about the importance of hope, and how to use solution-focused techniques to gently challenge hopeless and helpless thinking. In this course we will identify strategies to support helpful and hopeful thinking.

Journaling can be a very helpful tool in the pursuit of better mental health, or just for relaxation. Join us, as we explore journaling in more detail and take a closer look at our thoughts and feelings, personal goals, and mindfulness, in a confidential, peer environment.

Life can take a toll on our stress levels, our moods, our sense of control, our sense of the future, and our confidence. The best antidote is self-compassion! This 1-hour interactive course will help you rediscover self-compassion and provide some tools to build this skill.

“Time heals all wounds” is an often-used, well-intentioned statement that can have a negative impact on someone experiencing a loss. This course is for anyone who is interested in learning about loss and the grieving process, and about how to acknowledge and support others in their grief journey.