UFlourish | Oct. 30 - Nov. 15, 2024
Thank you to everyone in our community for joining us for UFlourish 2024!
Want to program or collaborate on an event or have a question for our team? E-mail uflourish@ucalgary.ca.
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Survey closes on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.
Wellness Fair photos
Feeling Your Feelings: Somatic Workshop
Didn't get a chance to attend Feeling Your Feelings: Somatic Workshop with Simone Saunders or want to rewatch the workshop? Check out the link below to review the event at your own leisure.
This workshop explored the causes and effects of body disconnection, the impact of a dysregulated nervous system, and strategies to start feeling your feelings. Attendees were introduced to somatic (body-based) exercises designed to support emotional regulation.
Thinking Out Loud Together: Why Civil Discourse Matters on Campus
Didn't get a chance to attend Thinking Out Loud Together: Why Civil Discourse Matters on Campus or want to rewatch the keynote? Check out the link below.
In this insightful talk, novelist and professor Dr. Randy Boyagoda addressed the crucial role that civil discourse plays within academic institutions. In a time when academic communities are increasingly polarized by conflicts, divides, and extreme positions, civil discourse offers a vital pathway for individuals to engage in meaningful dialogue.
Tools for managing eco-grief and climate anxiety
During UFlourish, the Office of Sustainability presented a two-part event series that addressed feelings of eco-grief and eco-anxiety, climate grief, and highlighted the interconnections between resilience and well-being.
The event series was facilitated by Jodi Lammiman, Founder of Refugia Retreats and Alana-Dawn Eirikson, UCalgary Office of Sustainability.
6 principles to inform inclusive campuses for neurodivergent people
To increase engagement in post-secondary settings, The Sinneave Family Foundation (Sinneave) in partnership with autistic self-advocates, developed a set of six principles that make post-secondary places and spaces more accessible for all.
Creating a campus culture of connection
How diet influences mental health and resilience
Understanding how nutrients affect the brain allows individuals to explore alternate methods to address and improve mental health concerns. Along with supportive behavioural and family therapy approaches, scientific research supports the importance of incorporating dietary education and thoughtful nutrient intake to improve mental health and wellness.
The webinar was presented by Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, PhD, Professor Emeritus at UCalgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
Discover cybersecurity essentials with UCalgary's IT Department
UCalgary's IT department hosted an informative (Halloween-themed) session delving into the essential aspects of cybersecurity, providing practical insights to navigate the digital landscape. Discover strategies to address cyberbullying, handle online threats, securely share content and much more.
This webinar was presented by Mark Sly, IT Director, and Leanne Wu, Assistant Professor (Teaching), Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science.
Articles
Explore some of our available articles on important topics supporting your mental health and well-being.
UFlourish Microfunding Program
We want to increase access and create opportunities for our community to bring connection and joy to others. The UFlourish Microfunding Program is designed to build stronger bonds within our community.
Applications for the 2024 cycle are now closed. Stay tuned for more updates!
UFlourish Reflection Notebook
This printable notebook is meant to help prompt reflections and discoveries around practices that can help us all flourish--plus a few colouring pages for fun. The pages can be filled out in any order and done at your own pace.
Learn more about the Community Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy
More resources to support your flourishing
Hear community stories
Student, staff, faculty, and post-docs share stories of struggle and resilience during their experiences working, studying and researching in post-secondary.
Elder Wisdom Series
Dr. Reg Crowshoe, Piikani Elder, and UCalgary’s Elder in Residence shares his grandmother’s story about traditional knowledge, preventative health and how to use parallel paths of Indigenous and western medicine to promote a good way of life.
Reach out trainings
Are you a member of our campus community who wants to help? Increase your knowledge in recognizing and responding to those experiencing thoughts of suicide, by signing-up for our Reach Out trainings.
What is flourishing?
To flourish is to feel good about a life in which you are functioning well. Dr. Corey Keyes' research identifies five factors that help you to flourish: playing, learning, connecting, interacting and helping.
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