Enjoy a few laughs while revving up your resilience
No matter who you are, we all face stretches of stormy weather. UpLift is a one-of-a-kind wellness program designed to help you navigate those difficult times.
This webinar series was created by Josh Martin: a cancer survivor, author and regular guest facilitator for the Canadian Mental Health Association. In each of the modules below, you’ll find obstacle-busting advice and practical resources, drawing on lessons learned from lifeโs awesome and absurd moments.
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Enjoy a free wellness webinar series
Lift up your inner awesomeness. Each self-directed module below features entertaining stories from my many misadventures, advice about tackling adversity and a collection of practical resources.
Module 1. Making your own luck: Lessons learned from a coin flip
Module 2. Improving adaptability: Lessons learned from an absurd Christmas tree
Module 3. Embracing teamwork: Lessons learned from a rogue haybale
Module 4. Leveraging tools: Lessons learned from a poorly chosen sledgehammer
Module 5. Learning humility: Lessons learned from a very brief career as a valet
Module 6. Failing forward: Lessons learned from banshee babies and buttered butts
Module 7. Avoiding shortcuts: Lessons learned from a giant backpack
Module 8. Redefining success: Lessons learned from an idiotic bet
Module 9. Letting go: Lessons learned from a gooey pit of clay
Module 10. Taking responsibility: Lessons learned from trying to catch a train
Module 11. Getting creative: Lessons learned from the toboggan hill
Module 12. Fuelling motivation: Lessons learned from sleeping in a barn
Module 13. Handing over control: Lessons learned from riding in a shopping cart
Module 14. Practising gratitude: Lessons learned from a very special list
Module 15. Prioritizing self-care: Lessons learned from a surprise birthday celebration
Module 16. Creating lasting change: Lessons learned from life’s awesome and absurd moments
Looking for a helping hand?
Find therapists and other supports in the Barrie area!
Amazing Space Centre for Wellness and Psychotherapy
Amber Sperling Social Work & Psychotherapy Services
Ambreen Agha, Registered Social Worker
Amy Johnson, Registered Psychotherapist
Authentically You Counselling & Psychotherapy
Bloom & Thrive Threapy Services
Blossom Lives Counselling & Psychotherapy
Bona Fide Psychotherapy & Counselling
Brit Lobsinger Holistic Psychotherapy
Confidential Counselling Services
Down in the Valley Counselling
Dr. Dianne Maing, Psychologist
Dr. Gwen Jenkins, Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jacqueline Rynard & Associates
Dr. Petra Gyles, Child & Adolescent Psychologist
Dynamic Minds Therapy Services
Evolution Counselling Services
Family First Play Therapy Centre
Farhana Adatia, Registered Psychotherapist
Gillian Freeman and Associates
Inner Growth Counselling & Psychotherapy
Insight Centre Counselling & Psychotherapy
Joanne Cantor, Registered Psychotherapist
Kendra Wagner, Psychotherapy, Supervision & Consultation
Kristi Martin M.A. Registered Psychotherapist
LK Counselling & Psychotherapy
MB Counselling and Consulting Services
Natalie Drever, MSc. RP, Psychotherapy
Oak & Sands Counselling Services
Reflection Centre Psychotherapy
Reset Counselling & Psychotherapy
Rev. Dr. Kim Mehmet, Pastoral Counsellor
Sarah Hull Psychotherapy + Counselling
Shanna Gerber Counselling & Psychotherapy
Simcoe Therapy โ Counselling & Psychotherapy
Trailhead Psychotherapy Clinic
Volpone Counselling & Consulting Services
Words of Hope Counselling Services
Yellow Serenity Counselling and Psychotherapy
For more options, visit PsychologyToday.