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Posts of the Month

  • October is Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month! (9/27/2023) - October is Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month! This year’s theme, ‘CELEBRATE YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE,’ encourages us to embrace and enrich our workplace environments. For the fourth consecutive year, Algonquin College’s Human Resources – Wellness and Abilities Team has compiled a collection of challenges to support your overall health and well-being, both in and outside of work. […]
  • Supporting the LGBTQIA+ community: Tips for being an ally: (6/13/2023) - Supporting the LGBTQIA+ community: Tips for being an ally: Even if you don’t identify as someone within the LGBTQIA+* community, you can always support coworkers, loved ones, and the com[1]munity by becoming an ally. Here’s how to get started.  
  • Microsite: Calming financial anxiety for your mental wellness (5/24/2023) - Are you feeling financial pressure? Concerned about inflation rates? You’re not alone. With the rise of global economic uncertainty, financial anxiety is inevitable. Read more on How to build an emergency fund (article); Invest in your wellbeing: Thriving on a budget – Episode 5 (Video); Money and your mind: Taking care of your finances and […]
  • Supporting others through life’s challenges (3/8/2023) - Whether a significant loss, a mental health concern or a physical health issue, it’s natural to want to help and support those around you. Discover ways to be supportive of others, while respecting your limits. Click the here to connect to March 2023 Heartbeat Newsletter.  
  • Heartbeat Newsletter February (2/7/2023) - Heartbeat Newsletter February Addition – Aging Well(February 1, 2023) – This month’s newsletter provides tips for lifelong vitality!
  • Healthy Workplace Month – October 1 to 31, 2022 (10/5/2022) - Healthy Workplace is taking place from October 1 – 31, 2022 This year, the theme for the Canadian Healthy Workplace Challenge is “Together for a Better Workplace.” Throughout the month of October, we will be providing you with different ways you can help build a healthier workplace, to take care of yourself, and help others. […]
  • Flexible Working (9/23/2022) - Flexible working has certainly taken on more meaning in recent years. Let us help you find ways to adjust, adapt, and thrive in a new or non-traditional work arrangement. Click here to read more LifeWorks – Monthly Newsletters
  • EFAP Re-launch (9/23/2022) - Wellness and Abilities is very excited to confirm that LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program platform is live for ALL employees! This is a newly expanded service that will now be available to both full-time and our other-than-full-time employees. LifeWorks is a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an exciting and innovative well-being solution that we will […]
  • Keeping Relationships Strong as we Age (8/11/2022) - Many people find that their relationships change as they grow older. This is natural for all adults. In midlife, you may want to strengthen your ties to family and friends and make new acquaintances. This can help to keep you healthy and your relationships strong all through life. Read more click here Keeping Relationships Strong […]
  • Ways to Save More for Retirement (8/11/2022) - Saving as much as you can for the day you stop working makes sound economic sense. And you may have options you hadn’t considered. Depending on your goals, you may want to take a fresh look at your spending habits, revise your savings plan, or get help from a financial advisor or debt-counselling service. The […]
  • Heartbeat Newsletter July Addition – The Power of Friendship (8/11/2022) - It is widely known that humans are social creatures. And our friendships play a vital role in our mental and social wellbeing. This month explore the benefits of friendships and ways to find and develop these important social connections. Click here to read more Newsletter Content Archive – Canada (lifeworks.com)
  • CMHA Mental Health Weeks runs May 2-8, 2022 (5/5/2022) - CMHA Mental Health Weeks run May 2-8, 2022 You can register for the virtual kick-off event taking place Monday at noon. Join Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Michael Landsberg, and special guests for a riveting conversation about why empathy matters. Or you can tune in live on CMHA National Facebook or click here to register Webinar Registration […]
  • Eating Disorders Awareness Week – February 1, 2022 – February 7, 2022 (1/31/2022) - Eating Disorders Awareness Week – February 1, 2022 – February 7, 2022 Tuesday, February 1, to Monday, February 7, is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. On behalf of Health and Counselling Services, we welcome all AC members to devote some time this week to learn more about nutrition, mental health, and eating disorders and how each […]
  • LifeWorks Newsletters (1/24/2022) - LifeWorks offers a newsletter subscription to their Balance, Healthy Living, and Healthy Working newsletters. They provide information on a variety of health and wellness topics. Check out the newsletter(s) LifeWorks – Monthly Newsletters | Algonquin College – Wellness  
  • Wellness Virtual Sessions with Dr. Bill Howatt (12/2/2021) - Re-Igniting a Sense of Meaning and Purpose in a Post Pandemic Workplace The prospect of returning to an in-person work environment can be daunting. While the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic keeps many employees working from home, the shift back to a traditional office environment is anticipated once the pandemic subsides. To facilitate the […]