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Well-Being Events

Watch this space for upcoming events including news on the Well-Being Speaker Series, with monthly live webinars to provide education, guidance, and support to enhance your wellness, with a focus on a different wellness dimension each month.

Upcoming Sessions

Special Workshop: Self-Compassion: Befriending Yourself

with Erin McCarthy, Ph.D.

Struggle with self-criticism? Learn practical tools to silence your inner critic, reduce stress, anxiety, and fear through self-compassion practices.

You will be able to access the class recording and associated learning materials here.

Register through the MindWell App here. Are you new to the MindWell app? No problem. Sign up here. 

📅 Date: Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
⏰ Time: 10am PT - 45 minute session
📍 Location: Virtual session

Sign up here: https://app.mindwellu.com/mediaLiveClass/191

Take a step toward better well-being—register today!

    ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Diabetes: The Basics

     

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    ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Diabetes: The Basics

    According to the Statistics Canada, nearly 1 in 10 Canadians aged 20 years and older has been diagnosed with diabetes. Join Dr. Serena Natale in this webinar to gain a foundational understanding of diabetes, its types, causes, and management strategies.  Learn about:

    • The different types of diabetes (Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes)
    • Symptoms and risk factors associated with diabetes
    • Effective management strategies, including diet, exercise, and medication

    Play recording (56 mins)

    Recording password: uDwzie9? 

    Mental Health Training - On-Demand

    This Mental Health Training course will help equip you with tools to support mental wellness in the workplace. Designed for leaders but useful for everyone, this 4-part online course is free and available on-demand. The course focuses on workplace strategies that support mental health:

    1. Mental health concerns in the Canadian workplace 
    2. Managing mental health concerns in the workplace 
    3. Supporting employee success 
    4. Organizational strategies for supporting mental health

    Access the training modules to review real workplace situations and employee/employer interactions and obtain the skills and information you need to support workplace mental wellness. 

    Self-Paced Wellness Sessions

    From Homewood Health: You’ve heard about the monthly live wellness sessions under our Speaker Series for Employee Well-Being. Now some of Homewood Health’s most popular Wellness Sessions have been condensed and made available as a self-directed service! Jam-packed days? These sessions are 15-30 minutes, and you can stop and start as desired. To find the sessions:

    1. Log into Homeweb, using VIU’s invitation code:  BCI714 (note: 3 capital letters, 3 numbers). 
    2. Then navigate your Dashboard:  
    3. Browse Homeweb:
    4. Then click on the Wellness Sessions button online to find the following sessions: 
    • The Science of Happiness
    • The Journey to Wellness: One Step at a Time
    • The Fundamentals of Change and Transition
    • The Art of Relaxation
    • Managing your Time and Energy
    • Improving Workplace communication
    • Building Working Relationships
    • Building Resilience
    • Beyond Stigma

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    For more information on this and other well-being events, visit the RENEW pages. Questions? Email Benefits@viu.ca.