Mental Wellness Workshops

 In this workshop participants will learn:

• Relationship between Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviours 
• Triggers which can initiate stress and negative thinking 
• Effective Coping Strategies 
• How to Utilize Stress to make positive changes
• How to implement better Sleep Habits

Our emotional experience is not meant to be static. It changes with the environment we are presented with.  Yet our expectation is that we are not meant to be impacted those external stressors.

Through the utilization of best practice techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; this workshop aims to address the challenges of negative self-talk.  Persistent stress can lead to overwhelming feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and hostile thoughts. This workshop aims to recognize the importance of stress management, coping strategies, balancing our thought portfolio and maintaining our energy for positive thinking rather than negative thoughts.

This workshop will highlight coping strategies to address challenging thoughts and understand that getting a good night sleep is critical for any positive steps to be taken. Don’t allow the negative thoughts to tell you otherwise!

1 hour workshop: $300

2 hour workshop: $500

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities 

We recognize the capacity and resources of community organizations can at times, be limited and we will work with your organization to find the right price to offer this workshop to your staff. Please contact nabeel.rahman@positivethought.ca to discuss pricing options.

 In this workshop participants will learn:

• What is Mental Health and Mental Ill Health
• Mind Body Connection
• Model Minority Stereotype
• Social and Cultural Expectations
• Strategies to Cope and Seek Support

According to WHO: “Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.” 

But who determines what is a normal state of well being and what are the normal stressors of life?

Social norms and cultural expectations often defines:

• What gets defined as a mental health issue
• How the issue is understood
• Which solutions to the issue are acceptable

Through the utilization of an Anti-Oppressive lens, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Polyvagal Theaory, this workshop with explore how those norms and expectations can create barriers and exacerbate the stigma around mental health. Along the way, we will debunk myths about mental health and explore ways to overcome the stigma and live a life that aligns with your values and purpose. 

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities 

We recognize the capacity and resources of community organizations can at times, be limited and we will work with your organization to find the right price to offer this workshop to your staff. Please contact nabeel.rahman@positivethought.ca to discuss pricing options.

 In this workshop participants will learn:

• What is Depression
• Strength Based Approach
• Toxic Positivity 
• Window of Tolerance
• Strategies to Cope

It is important to remember that depression is an emotional state- it is not who you are! Depression is a negative affective state, ranging from unhappiness and discontent to an extreme feeling of sadness and pessimism that interferes with daily life. 

In the workplace, depression can manifest itself as low mood, apathy, withdrawing from social activities and challenges communicating. 

Through the utilization of best practice techniques from Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Polyvagal Theory; this workshop aims to address the challenges of negative self-talk and catastrophic thinking, through the mind body connection to and coping with the emotional discomfort that comes with living a life in line with your values 

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities 

We recognize the capacity and resources of community organizations can at times, be limited and we will work with your organization to find the right price to offer this workshop to your staff. Please contact nabeel.rahman@positivethought.ca to discuss pricing options.

 In this workshop, participants will learn how to: 

• Understand Social Identities 
• Leverage Power and influence as a tool for positive change
• Recognize Privilege and Choice
• Promote Wellness In the Workplace
• Increase engagement and leadership opportunities for racialized staff

When discussing issues around race, inclusion, diversity and anti-oppression frameworks- Power and Privilege always comes up. It is discussed as the unequal distribution of power or the lack of it experienced by certain communities. But what exactly is power and privilege? How does it play out in the workplace? What are the impact of it on our mental health?

This workshop will explore how power is socially constructed to exert influence and how privilege increases choices for some and remove it from others. Reflective discussions can lead to greater awareness on how to leverage power and privilege to make positive workplace changes and increase our overall wellness.

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities 

We recognize the capacity and resources of community organizations can at times, be limited and we will work with your organization to find the right price to offer this workshop to your staff. Please contact nabeel.rahman@positivethought.ca to discuss pricing options. 

In this workshop, participants will learn how to:

• Interact with Multi-Ethnic/Diverse Clients
• Develop Cultural Sensitivity 
• Understand Racialized Poverty and Intersectionality
• Incorporate Culturally Relevant Programs
• Be Inclusive by being Exclusive

This workshop aims to support front line staff with a greater cultural awareness of working with diverse and multicultural clients. 

In a multicultural city as Toronto and the surrounding GTA, our clients come from all over the world. They bring with them different perspectives and cultural practices. When those perspectives are not taken into consideration for program development or client interaction, we can further isolate individuals who are already struggling with their integration. 

While poverty does not discriminate, it certainly marginalizes those already living on the fringes. In Toronto, more than 55% of visible minority residents were living on less than $30,000 in 2016. As such, Poverty is Racialized. The most in need residents are often visible minorities living on the intersection of many barriers.  Intercultural awareness then must be understood in the context of social inequality, financial instability, poverty and institutional bias.  

This workshop will engage participants through innovative group activities, critical discourse and self reflection.

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities 

We recognize the capacity and resources of community organizations can at times, be limited and we will work with your organization to find the right price to offer this workshop to your staff. Please contact nabeel.rahman@positivethought.ca to discuss pricing options. 

In this workshop participants will:

• Enhance Interpersonal Communication
• Learn about social Written and Unwritten Rules
• Understand Role Definition
• How to leverage Emotional Intelligence
• How to overcome Barriers to Communication 

When we live in a society,  we communicate to create meanings of the things around us. The objective of this workshop is to provide participants with a clear understanding of interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and how the way we communicate, impacts our perception and environment. 

Communication is very much subjective and relative. It is as much about getting our point across as it is knowing who we are getting them across to. For example, an action in one culture might be looked upon favorably while frowned in another.  

Engaging activities around social expectation, role definition, role conflict and body language will be facilitated to help youth understand the importance of eye contact, firm handshake, or just even a simple smile :)

But before any of that, in order to communicate effectively, we must first understand the rules of engagement that govern our behaviour.  This workshop can help show you how!

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities 

We recognize the capacity and resources of community organizations can at times, be limited and we will work with your organization to find the right price to offer this workshop to your staff. Please contact nabeel.rahman@positivethought.ca to discuss pricing options. 

 In this workshop participants will learn:

• What is Grief
• Coping with Grief
• Wave Process 
• Dual Process Model
• Supporting Someone in their Grief

Grief is natural response to a permanent loss. It can include a change in our familiar patterns of relationships, identities, environment, and experiences. We can grieve the:

• The death of a loved one
• The loss of our abilities 
• The loss of a relationship 
• A miscarriage
• The loss of a job
• The loss of familiarity 

Grief can sometime be the worst case scenario…. actually happening 

In the workplace, grief can manifest itself as low mood, apathy, withdrawing from social activities and challenges communicating.  How is your organization treating and supporting staff who are grieving?

Through the utilization of best practice techniques from  Worden’s task theory and Dual Process model; this workshop aims to explore how to support staff cope with the loss, developing healthy strategies of grieving  and help create new meanings  through compassion and empathy

• In-Person or Virtual
• Facilitator Led
• Group activities