How do we, as leaders and family members, navigate Mental Health Challenges in Children and Elder Parents: This Wellbeing Wednesday we bring Insights and Strategies from Two Caribbean Women in support of #MothersDay!

As a Caribbean woman, I'm thrilled to share a special episode of "Self-Love Letters for Everyday Superheroes" featuring Alethia Cadore MA, BACyc(P) Psychotherapist, a fellow mental health advocate and strategist. Did you know that one in five children experience a mental health breakdown? Are you struggling to navigate whether a loved one is acting out or in need of additional support? In this episode, we share insights and practical strategies for recognizing and supporting children and elder parents in times of stress and peacelessness.

Here's what you can expect from our conversation:

- Learn to recognize the signs of a mental health breakdown in a child or elder parent, or spot childhood triggers in yourself

- Gain practical strategies for supporting and caring for loved ones in need of extra TLC

- Discover ways to manage anxiety and practice self-care

- Enjoy some laughter and patwa banter as two Caribbean women share real talk about mental health and wellness

- Sing along to some self-love letters and have fun!

Thinking(thoughts); Feeling(emotions);Doing(action/behavior) Paying attention to our thoughts & how our emotions affect how we feel& the what we do in response to those emotions

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Maxan Ferguson-Dyer Facilitator- CEO & Founder (She/Her/They/ Them) 

Now a Public health MSc Student with a focus on BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Wellness.

Maxan also recognized the importance for education on topics, such as finance, sustainability, natural trustworthy and environmentally friendly products.

Maxan and her Team is dedicated to Well being. Our Education studio is made up of truly amazing and spiritual people, all of whom have dedicated their lives to spreading the message of mindfulness and health to our clients. We’ve been a certified Wellness Studio in Canada since 2020, sharing our beliefs that life should be lived with joy, gratitude, and a dedication to being present in the moment. These feelings inform and guide our teachings, which are focused on helping our clients better connect to themselves, their communities, and to the rest of the world.

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Alexandra Yeboah is a writer, storyteller facilitator, and mental health advocate living in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She has a background in journalism and has worked close to seven years in nonprofit communications in various social media management, digital marketing and content creation roles. To date, Alexandra remains committed to informing, inspiring and empowering audiences through transformative storytelling. Her love of curiosity and adventure-seeking is what often drives her quest to discover new things, meet new people and find compelling stories to tell.

She is especially keen on sharing about the beauty of storytelling and the amazing way it can bring communities closer together, build legacies and ultimately change lives. In the past, Alexandra has held workshops with Ripple Foundation, SpotLight on Literacy, Kennedy Youth Shelter, and Friends with Regent Park. She also serves as a volunteer member of the Peel Poverty Lived Experience Table. 

Find her at theheartofthestory.ca

April 25th, 2021 I was a guest on Mediation Station with Gregg Fenten, AccFM (OAFM)

Gregg has been actively involved for over twenty-one years in a range of processes to assist individuals, couples and families regarding the changing nature of their relationships. His current work includes doing mediation, facilitation, coaching, training and consulting.

He works as a triage specialist at the Family Courts in Toronto as an Information and Referral Coordinator, coaching with York University's Certificates in Dispute Resolution, Advanced Certificate in Dispute Resolution and Family Mediation Programs.

Gregg is an instructor with the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies

He offers mentorships/apprenticeships with individuals looking to acquire the core skills to be an effective communicator. He has a long history of experience in community mediation/development starting with Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview (CMS-D) in Toronto as an intern, volunteer, mediator and case manager to ultimately become the Director, Community Transformation Program.

In February 2005, Gregg founded radio program Mediation Station which he writes, produces and hosts each Sunday from 8 to 9 p.m. EST on CHHA 1610 AM in Toronto, Canada.

I'm certified as a Restorative Justice Mediator & had the pleasure of learning from Gregg Fenten during my time at CMS-D. I definitely use my mediation skills supporting Youth through Family conflict; social justice issues.

 We  talked about the pandemic, Youth/parental conflict, how living with Youth at different stages of Development can be challenging

How to mediate situations without losing control. 

Mediation Station-Gregg Fenten

Negotiation-Communication Consultant/Mediator/Trainer/Community Developer

647 227 4734 [email protected]

Twitter @11mediator and @FentenMediation

Writer/Producer/Host-Mediation Station radio program Sunday 8-9 p.m. EST CHHA1610 AM

Phyllis Reid-Jarvis, CEO at Ultimate Potentials, an organizational development business

consultancy. With expertise in organizational psychometric assessments, customized leadership

training and development and executive and strategic coaching, Phyllis and her team helps

organizations achieve their goals.

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Phyllis-Reid Jarvis

CEO at Ultimate Potentials Corporation

Living a life working in a full-timer career, taking care of her family, and pursuing part-time studies put Celeste in burn-out, feeling fatigued, dealing with constipation and digestive disorders put her hormones completely out-of-wack. After going from doctor to doctor with no concrete answers about my own health concerns I went to school to study holistic medicine and received my diploma in Holistic Nutrition diploma from Edison Institute of Nutrition in 2013 and worked toward becoming a Certified Metabolic Balance Coach. She furthered her studies to accomplish Certified Natural Medicine Practitioner in 2016.

Celeste’s continuous appetite for learning drove her to progress toward becoming a Kundalini Yoga and Sing Bowl Healer. She is the author of two books one called Diabetes 2 Nutrition which was a number one best seller in 2017. Celeste just completed her second book called Healing my Broken Spirit. Rejuvenate, Retore Redefine You.

This book is perfect for any women who has gone through a relationship change throughout the course of her life to embark on the journey of healing. Celeste London was rewarded as the top 100 Black Women to watch for with the Canadian International Black Women Event in 2016.  In October of 2018 Celeste London got chosen to be a Meet the Motivators Unapologetic Confidence in Motion where she spoke about Healing a Broken Spirit with Food Medicine.  

Celeste London

Celeste London – Nutristionist (thecelestelondon.com)

Holistic Hormone Nutritionist

Certified Natural Medicine Practitioner

Amazon Best Selling Author | Keynote Speaker

Chantelle Barham is an educator, music major, singer/songwriter and was previously a choral conductor for many years. During her undergraduate days, she wrote and arranged music and vocals for plays and had the opportunity to co-direct the choral section for a musical that has caught the eyes of Durham’s Board of Education titled “Diverse” by Paula Walker and Hanna Andrew. Chantelle completed a Specialized Honours Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts at York University and a Bachelor of Education Degree at Western University. She is currently a Long-Term Occasional Teacher for the Durham District School Board.

Her latest project: “MusicalTruths!”.

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