March 8 marks International Women’s Day, one of the most important days of the year to celebrate women's achievements and raise awareness about women's equality. We are kicking off the month of activities on March 3 @ 1pm with a can’t miss Instagram Live conversation between YW Calgary’s own Talia Bell, VP, Programs [...]
My 13-year tenure at YW is making me nostalgic. I have been reflecting on my experience and, with an appropriate amount of existential, millennial angst, trying to assign meaning to all of it. Permanence was never a security I had growing up. I left my country of birth at 4 months old and [...]
On the occasion of Black History Month, Mindfulicity expert and YW Calgary Director, Special Projects, Lana Bentley shares her experience as a Black woman practicing mental health in An Open Letter on Mindfulicity’s blog. I got my first job as a therapist in a mental health clinic in 2006. Things were different then. [...]
Family Day is just around the corner! We thought we would take this opportunity to reflect on the importance of family connections and the potential impact – positive and negative – they can have on the larger community. Research shows that family connections and parent-child attachment are at the heart of ALL healthy [...]
We all have that uncle or boss who doesn’t seem to know or understand what healthy boundaries are. We’ve all encountered difficult conversations or situations where we felt our boundaries were trampled over. So you’ve decided that 2022 is going to be the year where you improve your relationships by making and keeping [...]
How does a social enterprise end up creating a corporate training program for creating psychological safety? Mindfulicity plans to become the chosen psychological safety training for organizations that are looking to upskill their employees while preparing their culture for future workforce challenges. Mindfulicity is a unique corporate online training program centered on the [...]
“Great workshop! Addressing barriers that women face when it comes to financial literacy, empowerment and independence is such a powerful tool. I hope to see more opportunities like this in the future”, shared an attendee of the Everything You Need to Know About Investing workshops we held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. [...]
For Immediate Release January 25, 2022 (Calgary, AB) –Helping women of all ages kick off 2022 financially confident, YW Calgary is hosting a series of educational workshops this week about investing and building healthy financial habits. These expert-led events are hosted by YW’s Women’s Economic Prosperity program that delivers programs which empower women to [...]
For Immediate Release January 6, 2022 (Calgary, AB) – As businesses and their employees continue to struggle with managing stress and conflict through the pandemic, YW Calgary has tapped into its deep clinical expertise in high conflict and mental health to create an innovative training solution called Mindfulicity that is building valuable coping skills [...]
This is part of our Family Violence Prevention Month series. During this month, our activities, events, and resources aim to raise awareness about the impacts of domestic violence and abuse in a collective effort to prevent family violence. YW Calgary’s Women’s Economic Prosperity team had the opportunity to meet with Charlotte, a resident [...]
