Feb 13, 2018 | Mental health in schools
Brittni Darras was a 24 year old teacher who received a phone call on a Sunday letting her know one of her students had died by suicide. Changing her thinking around how to engage with her students, taking notice, paying their attributes attention, Brittni is setting...
Feb 5, 2018 | PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
In this video I talk about what it's like to live with "trauma brain" (aka PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.)
Feb 1, 2018 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
Did you know that The Wooly: Became a Certified B Corporation? Raised $75,000 for the Grand River Conservation Foundation? Provides health benefits to all employees? Sponsors the music series at Guelph's River Run Centre and Kitchener's Centre In The Square? Partnered...
Jan 31, 2018 | ASIST suicide intervention workshop
It's one thing for me to tell you what I see our participants walk away with when we've done a workshop. It's another to receive unsolicited feedback from a participant who has gone out of their way to put pen to paper and mail us a gratitude card. Lisa, I hope you...
Jan 30, 2018 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
The Wooly, formerly The Woolwich Arms, is a landmark destination in Guelph. Like Flowt-KW, The Wooly is also one of Life Voice's awesome partners. The Wooly recognizes that selfcare is part of long term resiliency, and a piece of self care is enjoying good food and...
Jan 12, 2018 | esuicideTALK & suicideTALK
Did you know you can start your suicide awareness learning right from your computer? More and more organizations are building suicide awareness, prevention, and intervention training into their health and safety standards. But, where to begin? esuicideTALK is a 1-2...
Jan 11, 2018 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
Flowt K-W is one of Life Voice's generous partners. They recognize that selfcare is part of long term resiliency. Which is why they are donating a minimum of 1 free float per suicide prevention workshop we run. That means, one of our lucky participants will win this...
Dec 25, 2017 | Suicide prevention resources
Christmas can be a hard day for many. It's full of hope and joy for some, and despair and sorrow for others. We also recognize this can be a day where people feel there is a certain way they need to show up. When what we really need is the permission to enter spaces...
Dec 22, 2017 | Suicide prevention resources
In 2016, I took a trip to Kangiqsualujjuaq (ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᖅ in Inuktitut,) Nunavik*, northern Quebec. Some of you may be wondering, "Don't you mean Nunavut?" No, I mean Nunavik. Nunavik is one of the 4 Inuit regions in Canada. Nunavut is the only one at this point however...
Dec 21, 2017 | Mental health resources
Not everyone is in the holiday spirit. We know all the presents in the world can't replace the presence we long for with our loved one. If you need a safe space to talk about your grief join me at 2pm today for a Facebook live chat at LifeVoiceCanada.
Dec 20, 2017 | Selfcare practices and resiliency
This Wednesday I'm wandering down memory lane to a trip I took last year to a remote Inuit village in the Inuit territory of Nunavik, northern Quebec. The town I had the privilege of visiting is called Kangiqsualujjuaq (ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᖅ in Inuktitut.) I learned so...
Dec 19, 2017 | Suicide prevention resources
If you've ever taken an ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) workshop with me you would have heard me refer to Kevin Briggs' TED talk, "The bridge between suicide and life." Briggs was a highway patrol officer in San Francisco, mainly on the Golden...