ABOUT OUR LIVE WORKSHOPS
At Discovery College (operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association Kelowna branch) we welcome anyone and everyone to attend our free live workshops & events that support people to feel confident in facing life’s challenges. Our live workshops run online and provide a space to learn together and interact with other students.
We take an educational approach to promote people’s well-being through learning to remain present, developing healthy boundaries, practicing self-care and more. We focus on supporting, not fixing, people.
All of our courses are created and delivered in collaboration with people who have personal experience from their wellness journey. This allows us to combine credible knowledge with practical tools in an empowering learning environment.
Live Workshops & Events
NEW! Peer School: Perceptions of Addiction
Peer School – Online
This 2-part workshop encourages us to reflect on our own perceptions of addiction and where these views come from. While understanding the impact of stigma, the foundations of addiction & how we can better talk about addiction.
Peer School: Understanding Mental Health
Peer School – Online
This workshop focuses on learning the basics of mental health: what it is, what can impact it, the difference between mental health and a mental health challenge, stigma and what can support mental health.
Peer School: Building Trauma-Informed Support
Peer School – Online
This workshop builds foundational knowledge in what makes us who we are, trauma, and what trauma-informed support looks and feels like. You will also practice skills to better understand and implement trauma-informed support in your conversations with others.
Peer School: Empathy & Communication
Peer School – Online
Empathy and communication are about listening with your full attention to understand another person’s feelings and perspective. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge and skills to enable you to fully listen and communicate in a supportive manner.
Manifesting Motivation
Anyone – Online
In this workshop, you’ll break down motivation to better understand what can impact it, while learning different techniques to create your own unique set of motivation strategies.
The ‘Selfs’
Anyone – Online
The way we care and think about ourselves has a huge impact on us, from affecting our well-being, to being critical of ourselves, to blocking ourselves from building resilience. Join us to learn about the ‘Selfs’: Self-Care and Self-Compassion.
Understanding Resilience
Anyone – Online
Challenges in our lives can be unavoidable and stressful. Join us to understand how cultivating our resilience supports us to navigate our experiences and be able to ‘bounce back’.
Fear & Anxiety: What’s It All About?
Anyone – Online
Fear and anxiety are strong emotions that we all experience and that have a strong effect on our minds and bodies. Therefore, it’s important to understand how fear and anxiety can impact our lives and learn healthy coping skills to support our wellness.
Mindfulness
Anyone – Online
Taking time to be in the present moment, acknowledging what is happening and what we are feeling right now – without judging ourselves – is the basis of Mindfulness. Practicing Mindfulness can be a helpful tool in building and maintaining our resilience.
Emotion Regulation
Anyone – Online
Checking in with ourselves to recognise our emotions is harder than we often think, but is the first step in being able to regulate and process our emotions. Learn Emotion Regulation skills and how it is helpful in building and maintaining resilience.
Peer School: Trust & Connection
Peer School – Online
This workshop discusses vulnerability, boundaries, building connections and accountability. You will leave this course feeling empowered after exploring the topic of trust and how to grow connections with others.
Peer School: Navigating Boundaries In Supportive Relationships
Peer School – Online
Boundaries are essential in all relationships. But setting clear boundaries when helping others is integral to providing compassionate, trauma-informed, and empowering support. In this workshop, you’ll develop skills to set boundaries and the consequences of not setting boundaries when supporting others.
Real Talk: MENtal Health
Event series
On November 24th Discovery College will be launching Real Talk, where we will be discussing a hugely important but frequently unspoken topic – men’s mental health. Real Talk: MENtal Health will show that men’s mental health is not just a conversation during Movember. It needs to be every month and every day. Choose to join in-person or online to hear our panel of men talk about their experiences!