Creative Writing for Wellness

Get your day off to a good start by doing a few small things together online with like-minded people who could use a morning boost. We do some belly breathing, grounding, gratitude, and activity planning together every weekday morning. This week's learning emphasis is Eight Strategies to Help Manage Stress and Emotions.

Emotions affect us in many ways, including our mind, body, and behaviour. Sometimes we have a hard time recognizing or managing our emotions.  This 2-session course explores our relationship with emotions, as well as discussing and learning coping strategies, and understanding of our Zone of Tolerance.  We also look at how to expand our capacity to manage our emotions and strengthen healthy reactions to them.

Strong friendships give us the power to be our true selves; when we have strong friendships, we feel respected and valued and we work hard to find ways to show our friends that we respect and value them. Strong friendships take work! This course will help you learn about yourself, what you say, the way you act, and how all of your actions can affect relationships with others. Focusing on these aspects, helps us gain confidence in our relationships and we will be more likely to achieve our friendship goals. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Art of Friendship meets once weekly for 8 weeks. It is offered both online over Zoom and in-person at our Learning Centre in downtown Red Deer. Register on this website. A zoom link and our address will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-AOF)

Caregiver Connections is a peer support group to help parents, partners, and caregivers of those with a mental health concern and/or addiction to support one another. This program is offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM MST. We meet on-line over Zoom and in our comfortable Learning Centre at Suite 303, 4805 48 Street in downtown Red Deer. Once you have enrolled, you can drop-in every week. Session discussions vary and include topics such as self-care, boundaries, communication tools, and available resources. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Caregiver Connections meets once weekly for 2 hours. Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email, and you are always welcome to join us in-person. If you have any questions,  call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-CC)  

Do you face barriers when you try to speak up for yourself? In this 4-week course, we will explore ways to advocate for yourself with your medical professionals, in the workplace, and in your personal relationships.

Our Friendship Circle Support Group focuses on developing relationships, learning together and having a good time. We meet on-line over Zoom and in our Learning Centre at Suite 303, 4805 48 Street in downtown Red Deer. Once you have enrolled, you can drop-in every week. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Friendship Circle meets on Wednesday afternoons for 1.5 hours. Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, or prefer to attend in person, call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-FC)

Self-Compassion is about recognizing your own self-worth and developing unconditional love for self. This workshop is about you! We will challenge how we think about ourselves, we will practice replacing negative self-talk with positive self-talk and we will explore the various ways we can improve our self-compassion. Practicing compassion helps us to connect with others, manage our emotions, and give us a sense of belonging. Throughout this course you will learn how to focus your energy on becoming a part of a community where your efforts are appreciated and valued! If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrollment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Self-Compassion meets for 2 hours, once weekly for 4 weeks. It is offered both online over Zoom and in-person at our Learning Centre in downtown Red Deer. Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-SC)

Do you find it hard to start a conversation? Or once it’s started, flounder to keep it going? Are you uncomfortable with difficult conversations? This course will help you strengthen your conversation skills and explore ways to constructively handle conflict.  It is hard to get a conversation started, and even harder to keep the conversation going! Throughout this course you will learn about communication tools which help create meaningful relationships and friendships. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Conversations that Matter meets once weekly for four weeks. It is offered both online over Zoom and in-person at our Learning Centre in downtown Red Deer. Register on this website. A zoom link and our address will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-CTM)

Come write with us! No experience is required. Writing is good for your brain and wellness. We will spend time writing each week based on prompts from poetry, literature, pictures, or sounds. Then we will listen to each other’s writing (reading what you wrote is optional, of course) and highlight the strengths and creativity displayed by our fellow writers. This group is for adults and is open to all levels of writing. Everyone can create! If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, check your junk box.  Please call us at 403-967-0475 for more assistance. Creative Writing for Wellness meets on alternating Thursday evenings from 5:30- 7:00PM MST. It is offered both online over Zoom and in-person at our Learning Centre at #303 4805 48 St. in the Mid-City Plaza across from the new courthouse building and Sorenson bus station.  Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email. If you have any questions, or prefer to attend in person, call us at 403-967-0475 (CA-CWW)  

Caregiver Connections is a peer support group to help parents, partners, and caregivers of those with a mental health concern and/or addiction to support one another. This program is offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM MST. We meet on-line over Zoom and in our comfortable Learning Centre at Suite 303, 4805 48 Street in downtown Red Deer. Once you have enrolled, you can drop-in every week. Session discussions vary and include topics such as self-care, boundaries, communication tools, and available resources. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your successful enrolment, please call us at 403-967-0475. Caregiver Connections meets once weekly for 2 hours. Register on this website. A zoom link will be sent to you by Email, and you are always welcome to join us in-person. If you have any questions,  call us at 403-967-0475. (CA-CC)