Past Events

This 5-session skills program meets online for an hour on 5 consecutive Wednesday evenings starting Wednesday, March 4, 2026 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. The two greatest triggers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms and altered gastrointestinal function are stress and diet. There is a strong relationship between our brain, our emotions, and how our gastrointestinal tract is functioning. This program teaches the most effective relaxation, diet, and lifestyle strategies to improve this relationship and positively impact IBS symptoms.

This three-session skills program meets online for an hour on three consecutive Monday evenings starting Monday, March 2, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Learn techniques and tips to decrease the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. This program shares research-based tips and strategies, emphasizing skill acquisition. A variety of long and short self-calming techniques are introduced, along with cognitive and lifestyle behaviours that help prevent escalation of anxiety.

Designed by Living Works, SafeTALK is a 3.5 hours alertness training and certification that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. This training includes understanding of the importance of suicide alertness, learning to identify ways people invite help, and how to connect those who need help with resources when they are at risk.

The most common and severe symptom reported by peri-menopausal women is poor sleep! This evening workshop provides tips and drug-free strategies for decreasing insomnia, hot flashes, and other sleep disturbances experienced by peri-menopausal women. Topics include

Taking regular breaks during the workday can help you destress and recharge. Stop by the UC Courtyard or the OVC Cafeteria between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. for a free hot beverage. Bring along your colleagues. This opportunity is available for all U of G employees.

Developed by Living Works, ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop that teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Join us to learn how dietary fibre is a foundational nutrient for long-term disease prevention, daily energy, and cognitive function. This seminar explores the science behind fibre’s role in blood sugar regulation, cholesterol metabolism, inflammation, and gut health—key pathways linked to the prevention of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, and metabolic dysfunction.

A 5-session program begins Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Learn proven, drug-free strategies to fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily, and get more energy from sleep. This skills program provides information and instruction in the cognitive / behavioural techniques most effective for decreasing insomnia and promoting more restful sleep. Topics include

Do you sometimes worry you wouldn’t know what to say or do if a colleague, student, friend, or family member were in mental distress or crisis? Developed by the Mental Health Commission Canada, the two-day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification course is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond supportively.