Past Events

Gather up some colleagues and play the virtual Escape from Quarantine game on your lunch break or after work!  Provide a donation that supports Food Banks Canada to receive the access code to play the game.  The expected time to complete the game is 60-90 minutes. You can play with 1-6 players. Learn more and play your game here: https://www.escapefromquarantine.com/.  

Homewood Health is offering this free webinar.

Beyond the Books will first provide participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness. It will then help participants to identify signs of troubling behaviour and give them skills to engage in a preliminary discussion to determine if referral to a professional is necessary.

Offered by Kathy Somers.  This group program meets once a week for 3 weeks to develop and practice skills in decreasing the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming techniques are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety.  All techniques in this program have originated from research into strategies which decrease anxiety. They have been well studied and the most up-to-date information will be presented.

Homewood Health is offering this free webinar.

Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome No experience required. Join Zoom Meeting Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.

Hosted by Learning and Development 

Offered by Kathy Somers.  "Worry is like a rocking chair. It rocks and rocks and gets us nowhere." So why do we do it? What perpetuates and even escalates this habit? Do you even worry about how much you worry? How much is too much? Is it possible to worry yourself sick? How do we prevent it from running our life? Or giving us anxiety? This evening workshop provides information about worrying, and teaches practical strategies that curb worry and decrease its negative impact on mood and performance.

LivingWorks Start is an online alertness training that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support.

The Wellness Education Centre is hosting virtual Mood Routes walks for students and employees. Online Location Instructions Join the Teams group called "Mood Routes". The link for the video call will be shared in this group each week.