Events - 2021

Thrive month is October 18 - November 12, 2021. Join us for a series of events focused on building a culture of wellbeing and normalizing mental health struggles for Waterloo students and employees (faculty, staff, CUPE). Visit the Thrive website to learn more.

Are you a grad student struggling to manage academic and personal demands?  Are you worried about whether you belong or if you are intelligent enough to succeed? Connect with other grad students in an informal and confidential environment where you can discuss the things impacting you and learn new ways to manage.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy for preventing depressive relapse and treating mood disorders using mindfulness techniques. The goal of the group is to introduce and practice the techniques which can reduce depression, anxiety, and stress.

This training teaches students, staff, and faculty how to recognize and support someone who may be having thoughts of suicide. QPR is an education and awareness program that provides direction as to how to Question a person with thoughts of suicide, how to Persuade them to get help, and how to Refer the person to appropriate professional resources.

This training consists of a facilitated discussion of the online More Feet on the Ground mental health education program. This program uses those online materials, as well as vignettes to teach students, staff, and faculty how to Recognize, Respond, and Refer individuals experiencing mental health problems on campus.

Are you grad student struggling to manage academic and personal demands?  Are you worried about whether you belong or if you are intelligent enough to succeed? Connect with other grad students in an informal and confidential environment where you can discuss the things impacting you and learn new ways to manage.

• This group offers a safe, confidential space in which to talk about the stressors in graduate school and life including relationships, wellness, worries about academic competence, loneliness, stress management and emotional resilience.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy for preventing depressive relapse and treating mood disorders using mindfulness techniques. The goal of the group is to introduce and practice the techniques which can reduce depression, anxiety, and stress.

Are you grad student struggling to manage academic and personal demands?  Are you worried about whether you belong or if you are intelligent enough to succeed? Connect with other grad students in an informal and confidential environment where you can discuss the things impacting you and learn new ways to manage.

• This group offers a safe, confidential space in which to talk about the stressors in graduate school and life including relationships, wellness, worries about academic competence, loneliness, stress management and emotional resilience.

Are you grad student struggling to manage academic and personal demands?  Are you worried about whether you belong or if you are intelligent enough to succeed? Connect with other grad students in an informal and confidential environment where you can discuss the things impacting you and learn new ways to manage.

• This group offers a safe, confidential space in which to talk about the stressors in graduate school and life including relationships, wellness, worries about academic competence, loneliness, stress management and emotional resilience.

Learn strategies to manage stress and anxiety

This CBT and mindfulness-based seminar is designed to help you better understand anxiety, its causes, and the factors that maintain it. Throughout this seminar, we will introduce you to a number of strategies designed to alleviate anxiety in the moment, challenge your anxious thoughts, and change behaviours that maintain your anxiety. You will receive an in-depth handout with various strategies for you to try over the coming weeks, some which we will practice during the seminar.

Are you grad student struggling to manage academic and personal demands?  Are you worried about whether you belong or if you are intelligent enough to succeed? Connect with other grad students in an informal and confidential environment where you can discuss the things impacting you and learn new ways to manage.

• This group offers a safe, confidential space in which to talk about the stressors in graduate school and life including relationships, wellness, worries about academic competence, loneliness, stress management and emotional resilience.