These are times of extreme anxiety and isolation, so feeling worried and lonely just makes sense. Good mental health doesn’t mean feeling happy all the time.
This Mental Health Week, let’s name, express and deal with our emotions— even the uncomfortable ones. Because heavy feelings lighten when you put them into words.
Embrace all of your emotions—whether they feel good or challenging or difficult. It’s all part of being human.
This week—and every week after—don’t go uncomfortably numb. #GetReal about how you feel. And name it, don’t numb it.
reference: https://mentalhealthweek.ca/
School Toolkit: https://mentalhealthweek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CMHA-MHW-School-Toolkit-EN-FINAL-Apr-6.pdf
How UVic supports you
We all have mental health and our positive sense of mental well-being is unique to us. On this page we have compiled a number of resources and tools to assist you to find the right resources to help your mental health
Download a copy of our Mental Health and Wellbeing Reference Guide.
- Meditation – Wednesdays Noon Meditation for staff and faculty
- Vikes Recreation Register for staff only yoga classes or drop-in for free lunch time Aquafit
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Mental Health Training
- Practices of Inclusion and Respect
- Work Life Consulting