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Step one, buy a swimsuit, step two wear it unabashedly to the beach and enjoy the best of what summer has to offer. Simple I know. And contrary to the swarms of advertisements to ‘fix this’, ‘adjust that’ and ‘in five simple workouts you’ll have a body deserving of the beach’. Truth is any messaging […]Continue readingRethinking: Are you Swimsuit Body Ready?

Ryan Martin has reached the halfway point and his hometown of Guelph on his cross-country awareness and fundraising campaign for the Canadian Mental Health Association. The 23-year-old stopped by our Guelph office to speak about his experience, “I’ve talked to corporate groups, people on the streets, farmers in Saskatchewan on a country road, old ladies […]Continue readingRyan Martin Brings Message of Resiliency and Hope to CMHA WW

With BBQ season well underway CMHA WW’s Senior Director of Services Helen Fishburn joined Swap Talk with Rob Dutton and McKim Ecclestone on 101 the Grand to talk about low risk drinking guidelines. You may be wondering, are there low risk drinking guidelines? When does drinking become a problem? The low risk drinking guidelines set […]Continue readingCMHA WW’s Helen Fishburn Talks Low Risk Drinking Guidelines

Learn about Inclusion Support Services through Krista Sibbilin, Manager at CMHA Waterloo Wellington. Follow the ‘Faces of CMHA’ series for a glimpse into the lives of the people who spend each day working to make a difference at the Canadian Mental Health Association: A preschooler with developmental delays, a toddler with anxiety, a school age child experiencing […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: “Early experiences matter. The quality of the early care, education, and intervention provided to young children not only impacts their experiences now but directly contributes to their future successes in life.”

With 236 riders registered and over $55,000 raised CMHA Waterloo Wellington’s 3rd annual Ride Don’t Hide event was our most successful to date! Heavy rain did not dampen the spirits of our participants. Cyclists donned their best rain gear and took on an 80km, 40km, 24km or a family-friendly 9.5km ride through the beautiful townships […]Continue reading3rd Annual Ride Don’t Hide Event Raises Over $55,000

Learn about Here 24/7 through Jeffrey Stanlick, Manager of Here 24/7 at CMHA Waterloo Wellington. Follow the ‘Faces of CMHA’ series for a glimpse into the lives of the people who spend each day working to make a difference at the Canadian Mental Health Association: Navigating the mental health and addiction system can be complicated and overwhelming […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: “We help navigate the system, while individuals focus on maintaining hope and pursuing recovery.”

On June 24th, 2018, thousands of Canadians from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador will take part in the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Ride Don’t Hide, the largest mental health bike ride in Canada. This year in Waterloo Wellington, Ashley Congi and Nicole Muschette have pledged to raise funds for Ride Don’t Hide through their […]Continue readingRide Don’t Hide Spotlight: Ashley’s Story

Get to know Alison DeMuy, Director, Strategy and Innovation at CMHA Waterloo Wellington. Follow the ‘Faces of CMHA’ series for a glimpse into the lives of the people who spend each day working to make a difference at the Canadian Mental Health Association: In a previous life as an innovation consultant, I worked with a team […]Continue readingFaces of CMHA: “Baseball cards and white coats – how innovation and design thinking can shape health care”

Sam* rests her fingers at her piano keyboard, musical notes spread out in front of her. Nearby, her two cats wander through her Kitchener apartment on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. At her keyboard, she comes alive – already, she is a world apart from where she once was just a few years ago. “I was […]Continue reading“I’m moving forward with my life”: one woman’s story of her FACT experience