Bell Let's Talk at UCalgary
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Activities
Mandala Colouring Sheet
Practice mindfulness by colouring this mandala pdf. Mandala, meaning "sacred circle" in Sanskrit, is a circular art form often containing geometric and repeating Similar to meditation, it focuses your attention on the present moment and away from worries and stress.
Self-Care Bingo
Practicing self-care means taking the time to participate in activities that bring you
enjoyment or a sense of calm and peacefulness. Activities can include things you do
on a day-to-day basis or new activities. Find activity ideas in this printable resource.
Kindness Box
Give yourself or someone you care about a boost of positive energy by building a kindness box. Or use the message prompts for journaling.
Mental health trainings, workshops and events for our UCalgary community
Gratitude in the Workplace
Expressing and receiving gratitude at work, directly and indirectly, contributes to a culture of cooperative, motivated, and effective employees who give back and feel supported, appreciated, and recognized. By attending, participants will gain awareness on research-based strategies to improve the well-being of employees and the culture or organizations.
January 24, 3pm
Suicide Prevention Training
LivingWorks Start Online Suicide Prevention Training is a self-guided, asynchronous training program that can be completed from your laptop, tablet, or phone in approximately 60-90 minutes. Participants who complete training will receive a certificate from LivingWorks Education.
Online asynchronous
Self-Compassion
Research shows that practicing self-compassion is a powerful tool for motivation and is strongly related to psychological well-being, including increased life satisfaction and resilience and decreased anxiety and depression.
January 27, 11am
Mental health trainings and workshops for UCalgary students
Oct. 27
Pushing through perfectionism
Reduce perfectionism’s unhelpful influence by exploring strategies to shift your mindset, level of self-kindness and sense of acceptance in this 50-minute workshop.
Oct. 27
Finding emotional balance
Develop skills to effectively navigate emotions, so that you are more likely to reach your goals. This is a four-part 90 minute workshop.
Nov. 1
Motivation and procrastination workshop
Learn practical strategies to increase motivation and reduce procrastination in this 50-minute workshop.
Nov. 2
Healthy thinking workshop
Learn strategies to manage negative thoughts, emotions and mood in this 50-minute workshop.
Nov. 2
Reducing exam anxiety (in-person or virtual*)
In this one hour workshop you will learn more about exam anxiety, the impact it has on you, and ways you can manage it.
*Virtual registration link available on event page
Take part in Wellness Week
Join the Wellness and Health Awareness Team, a student-led health outreach team, for a week of wellness. WHAT Wellness Week is a week-long challenge to promote and practice self-care, mental health awareness and healthy living on campus.
The Mental Health Impact of the Pandemic: The Added Layers for Student Athletes
Join Bell Let’s Talk and Jhanelle Peters, Registered Psychotherapist & Mental Health Clinician for the Toronto Raptors, for an engaging one-hour webinar focusing on student athlete mental health.
Think Big: Let’s Talk About Intimate Partner Violence
Join our experts to learn what research says about intimate partner violence in teens and adults and how to respond and prevent it.
Free to register with a Calgary Public Library card. Presented in partnership with the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health.
The Working Mind Employee
For UCalgary faculty and staff
Increase awareness of mental health, reduce the stigma of mental illnesses, and gain resources to maintain positive mental health and increase resiliency. Learn how to create a supportive environment, strengthen the organizational culture, and contribute to a healthy workplace.
Achieving Mindfulness Through Dramatic Research Approaches
With Dr. Charru Sharma, Ph.D., Fulbright Visiting Faculty at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania from the University of Delhi, India. Hosted by the Graduate School Association (GSA).
January 27, 5-6:30pm
Graphics to get the conversation started
Help us spread messages of support to those of our UCalgary community who live with a mental illness by normalizing the mental health discourse. Post a question you want to ask on your social media or use it to inform a conversation with a peer.
More events
Elders' Teaching Series: Dr. Bastien, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work
Join ii’ taa’poh’to’p, UCalgary’s Indigenous Strategy, to hear traditional knowledge, worldview, and language, and approaches to healing with respect to cultural wellbeing, intergenerational trauma, and Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, connecting, and being.
Thursday, January 27, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Intersectional Approaches to Understanding Mental Health
This webinar with University of British Columbia Workplace Wellbeing team creates space to talk about the impacts and experiences of intersecting identities as they relate to mental health.
Tuesday, February 1, 3:00 - 4:00pm