Living Well At GSACRD

Please join Dyan, a behavioural health consultant with the Primary Care Network, and myself as we delve into ways to promote student well-being. We talk about what that could look like in an educational setting and how educators can work together to promote this in our students. We discuss the importance of self-esteem and how we can make an impact, how to promote the various determinants of well-being in a child,  and how we as educators can support this in our students. I know that I have appreciated the discussion and learnt from Dyan throughout this podcast. We hope that this in turn can support educators to intentionally support student well-being.

In our life, we all have moments where we are living shadows of ourselves. Please join Chris Robinson and myself as we talk about how to fully live our best lives as we are called to live...sometimes it may take a catalyst moment to affect change, but it always takes a personal commitment to do the work, find the supports, and change a mindset. The easy part comes when you finally make a decision.

You are invited to join us as Father Ignacy shares stories of healing, hope, and courage in difficult times.  During our life, we are continuously walking through valleys of darkness and being thrown curveballs, but hope is not lost.  Come and join us in our talk of hope to help you remember that you are never alone, that God is on this walk with us, and to remind us to be companions on this journey for others.

During this time, more than ever, many are feeling spiritually empty, lacking connection and purpose. Join Doug Kramer, Division Chaplain in GSACRD, and myself as we talk about what factors may affect our sentiments of being "empty" and lacking "connection" and talk openly about practices that can help to cultivate our life to have more purpose and connection to God and others to fill our spiritual vessel.

What a joy talking about wellness with Paul. We invite you to 'be present' with us to be intentional in your wellness. We discuss the the importance about living in the moment, how 'acedia' can distract and take us away from what is important, the importance of recognizing our responsibility to set our boundaries around what we value in order to be well and present in our relationships and our work.

We all need to recognize when we need support, need change in our life, develop habits that direct us more toward wellness. Bill shares his story on making better choices, taking one little step at a time, in order to live a healthier life. We all have setbacks, we all have to restart when we fall off of our road to wellness, but everyday is a new day,  a chance to reset, and make a one percent change in your life to be more well.  Mindfulness and intentionality in each day is important. Pick something to work on, one little thing, make one little change, and reach out for support.

In this episode, Christina interviews Nathalie Sleno, to talk about 'saying yes' to our own needs as caretakers.  

Nathalie is a mother of seven amazing children, served as a pilot and doctor in the Canadian Air Force, was a finalist as an astronaut, and she is now entering a new career with Transportation Canada as a Regional Aviation Medical Officer.  Nathalie speaks to wellness through her faith lens to share her stories and experiences with the hopes to support mental health in others.

In this first episode, Christina and Joe discuss the importance of creating a culture of wellness with our School Division.  Christina serves GSCARD as our Director of Innovation and Wellness and Joe is our Assistant Superintendent of Human Resource Service.  For more information, please see the GSACRD Dashboard at https://sites.google.com/gsacrd.ab.ca/wellness.