Thursday, May 2, 2024 — 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion, providing a powerful tool for emotional resilience. Mindfulness is the first step in emotional healing—being able to turn toward and acknowledge our difficult thoughts and feelings (such as inadequacy, sadness, anger, confusion) with a spirit of openness and curiosity. Self-compassion involves responding to these difficult thoughts and feelings with kindness, sympathy and understanding so that we soothe and comfort ourselves when we’re hurting.
Facilitator
Hi, my name’s Jennifer!
Thursday, May 9, 2024 — 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion, providing a powerful tool for emotional resilience. Mindfulness is the first step in emotional healing—being able to turn toward and acknowledge our difficult thoughts and feelings (such as inadequacy, sadness, anger, confusion) with a spirit of openness and curiosity. Self-compassion involves responding to these difficult thoughts and feelings with kindness, sympathy and understanding so that we soothe and comfort ourselves when we’re hurting.
Facilitator
Hi, my name’s Jennifer!
Friday, May 10, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
This drop in provides a safe and confidential space to share your experience and concerns related to being a graduate student.
Themes discussed include balancing work and self-care, complications that arise in interpersonal relationships, navigating difficult conversations, getting unstuck, managing perfectionism and the internal critic, imposter syndrome, and fostering resilience.
This drop in is intended to provide members with support, affirmation and interpersonal learning, while also providing some skills and strategies to enhance well-being.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Folks is a thoughtful and supportive group specifically designed to support gender diverse (trans, non-binary, two-spirit, questioning) UW Students. This is an in person, drop in style group, come to one session or all of them!. The group is facilitated by Washington Silk (they/them), a counsellor with lived experienced.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 — 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Queer and Trans Graduate Students Wellness (QTWELL) is an open, drop-in group for any graduate student who is a sexual and gender minority or identifies as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
The group is facilitated by a counsellor with lived experience in the area and will focus on the many different aspects of wellness.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 — 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Psychoeducational/process group to explore suicidal ideation, safety planning, emotion regulation/identification, etc.
Facilitators
Kristin Shantz
Who can join?
This group is open to anyone who experiences suicidal ideation.
When and how do we meet?
This group meets in-person on Wednesdays, 2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m.
Students who wish to join this group should call Campus Wellness, Counselling Services at 519-888-4096 for an intake appointment to register for the Skills for Safer Living Group.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 — 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
NeuroMinds Collective is a safe haven where your neurodiversity is celebrated, understood, and supported. We're a community of students who share diverse cognitive profiles, including ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and more. Our aim is to build a tight-knit network where you can freely express your thoughts, concerns, and achievements in a judgment-free zone.
Thursday, May 16, 2024 — 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion, providing a powerful tool for emotional resilience. Mindfulness is the first step in emotional healing—being able to turn toward and acknowledge our difficult thoughts and feelings (such as inadequacy, sadness, anger, confusion) with a spirit of openness and curiosity. Self-compassion involves responding to these difficult thoughts and feelings with kindness, sympathy and understanding so that we soothe and comfort ourselves when we’re hurting.
Facilitator
Hi, my name’s Jennifer!
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Life’s difficulties can all take a toll on our personal well-being. Unmet expectations, academic or workplace stresses, and relationship difficulties can leave us feeling disoriented and confused. When faced with such situations, our mind naturally tries to make sense of our experiences by creating narratives. These stories, often based on one-sided perspectives and incomplete information, can be limiting and unhealthy, yet we often find ourselves repeating them over and over. This can negatively impact how we view ourselves and how we perceive and interact with those around us.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
As Straight as the Ring Road is a social, walking group for all Queer and Trans Students that incorporates elements of mindfulness into each walk.
Join us if you enjoy connecting with others, tuning into yourself and the world around you, moving your body and getting out into nature.
Dress and bring footwear appropriate for the weather. We may visit various places across the campus. Please contact the facilitator for any accommodation requirements/notes.
