Resilience is often misunderstood as merely bouncing back from adversity. However, it’s more complex, involving our environment, social structures, and systemic issues. Fostering resilience requires personal grace, seeking support, reframing challenges, and societal efforts toward equity and compassion. It’s not just an individual’s capacity but a collective endeavor integral to building a stronger community.
Selfcare practices and resiliency
The Wooly: building suicide safer communities their own way
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...
Win $10 towards The Wooly!
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...
Win a 90 minute float!
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...
Getting out on the land on #WanderingWednesday
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...
The art of selfcare on #MentalHealthMonday
This post is for all the first responders, interventionists, the parents, the best friends, the crisis line workers, the emergency room staff, and the unsung heroes who give and give and give...you must give to yourself so you have capacity to give from. Your thing...
Going a flowt on #SelfcareSaturday
I had the privilege of experiencing my first 90 minute float at Flowt K-W. At first I thought, mind racing, 'I don't think I can stand to spend 90 minutes inside my own head!' And at first I kind of hoped it wouldn't feel like an eternity in the tank. Perhaps I'd fall...
The fog of grief
It's Wandering Wednesday. And today I'm exploring what grief and fog have in common. Firstly I would like to recognize the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois,) Ojibway/Chippewa peoples upon which I tread. Secondly, this video was nearly...
It’s a henna-kind-of self care Saturday
It's been a henna-kind-of self care Saturday. In fact, it's been a henna-kind-of self care week! You may have noticed that our daily inspirations have not been so consistent. What happened? Well, although our main site was not hacked, some of the sites under our main...
We’re being mindful this #WanderingWednesday
It might sound far fetched but listening can help save a life. So much pain people are living in can be relieved if people only felt heard. If someone you know is struggling, take the time to listen. Get comfortable sitting in the silence. Hold space for their pain so...
How to use water as therapy for trauma on #WanderingWednesday
After my first husband died by suicide I had a hard time getting to sleep at night. I'm naturally a night owl, but those nights of insomnia weren't by choice. I went on a trip with some family to Barbados, and night after night I would sit on the open verandah of our...
Do yourself a favour; savour #SelfcareSaturday
Do yourself a favour; savour. You've made it through the week. It's time to take a breath. Or perhaps your busy time is just ramping up with a long list of weekend to-do's and family obligations. But you can't give from an empty cup, as they say. So fill 'er up!...