Events

May is National Mental Health Month and surveys show caregivers experience more burnout and stress than the general population. This WELLbinar touches on the challenges to mental and emotional health and how to find more happiness, joy and balance in life. The session also includes a tool known as the Social Convoy model to create a care team for emotional support and getting a respite break.

Language offered: English

This WELLbinar will help you define the general concepts of values, ethics and morals to your children, so they understand how to determine the difference between right and wrong. You’ll also learn how culture can instill values, the importance of working with your spouse/domestic partner to determine which values to teach your children, the importance of consistency and patience, and much more.

Language offered: Spanish

Strong emotions are inevitable. This WELLbinar goes beyond identifying emotions to help us manage and control ourselves when all of our buttons have been pushed. We need real strategies to enable us to say and do the right thing. During this WELLbinar, we'll share state-of-the-art techniques that will ensure you'll keep your cool.

Language offered: English

Join expert Dr. Bob Franks, President and CEO of The Baker Center and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, for this Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day WELLbinar. From nurturing emotional intelligence to promoting healthy coping mechanisms, we'll explore practical ways to raise mentally strong and emotionally resilient kids. Plus, we'll provide insights into recognizing signs that our children may be struggling with their mental health and offer guidance on seeking appropriate help and resources. Sign up to receive the recording if you can't attend live.

Language offered: English

This WELLbinar will help you assess your summer care needs for your children and teens, review summer care costs and provide an overview of summer care and camp options.

Language offered: English

The link between mental, physical and financial well-being is strong. Money may not buy happiness, but your relationship with it can impact your health. Stress caused by money troubles, or a lack of financial knowledge, can affect your mental and physical well-being. During this WELLbinar, we'll review physical, mental and financial health and how they are integrated, how financial stress can impact you and how having a plan helps you be prepared to manage financial stress.

Language offered: English

Are you new to investing? Or, do you just want to have a better sense of how investments work? Do you want to feel more confident when it comes to investing your money? With a focus on fund types and investing styles, this WELLbinar will help you to understand the essential concepts to help you build a mix of funds that are right for you.

Language offered: English

Your retirement income is built for the long term. But market volatility can create a lot of doubt. Having a good financial strategy can help ease these concerns. Join us and review the sources of retirement income. You'll also learn how to navigate market volatility and ways to protect your retirement paycheque.

Language offered: English

This WELLbinar provides a general overview of ADD/ADHD, including testing and diagnosis. The session will also go over treatment options for ADD/ADHD as well as strategies for success.

Language offered: English

Learn about the basics of budgeting and how to better manage your money. This WELLbinar discusses determining financial priorities, how to reduce expenses, recognizing debt trouble and strategies for saving.

Language offered: English

Are you struggling to find balance? Learn practical strategies for an integrated approach to find balance in the five key areas of life: family/friends, work, giving back, finance and health.

Language offered: English

During this WELLbinar we'll discuss concerns and risks, instant messaging, texting, social networking and chat rooms, and teach strategies to increase safety online. We'll also identify resources and monitoring software.

Language offered: English

During this WELLbinar, we'll examine how to let go of things that work counter, examine how one’s past may help, how to come to acceptance and explore best practices for maintaining inner peace.

Language offered: English

With every part of the country challenged with natural disasters that can happen unexpectedly, how prepared are you to help an older loved one — whether they live near or far, at home or in a senior living community — face the aftermath of fires, hurricanes, tornadoes and other devastating events? Planning ahead is key and we take you through what to know, how to communicate with your loved one and how to ensure your family is ready for the unknown.

Language offered: English

This WELLbinar will outline a way to rewire our brains to be more optimistic and increase self-confidence. We'll also discuss ways to build self-esteem and how to control our negative thoughts.

Language offered: English