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Message from the ED – July 2022
Every year on July 1st, families from all over the country gather to celebrate Canada Day. While it may be a day filled with fun conversations, activities, and delicious food, it is also a time to reflect and be thankful....
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June is National Men’s Health Month! This month, focus on encouraging the guys in your lives (including you, gentlemen!) to take care of their bodies by eating well, exercising regularly, and trying to prevent disease. The month’s official symbol is...
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When we consider our mental health, why should we consider self-compassion? Self-compassion is a practice of goodwill, not good feelings… With self-compassion we mindfully accept that the moment is painful, and embrace ourselves with kindness and care in response, remembering that...
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Most of us live with some measure of depression, or at least the blues, but with spring finally on its way, longer days and the thoughts of warm sunny summer days can lift our mood creating a sense of...
Read MoreMessage from the ED – September 2021
This year Connect celebrates 35 years of providing counselling services in the Central Okanagan! Spearheaded by the late Frank McNair Connect was incorporated in 1886 and awarded its first contract with the Ministry of Health in 1987. It has undergone many...
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