Mental Health Resources

TWU Wellness Centre
To meet with a professional in the Wellness Centre either in-person or online, please continue to book ONLINE and in-person appointments.

Mental Health Services: (604) 513-2100
Health Services: (604) 513-2024

The Wellness Centre is now open Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, please do not come to the Centre without an appointment

Practice Self-Care: Online Resources

FREE Counselling
BC Government for Students: Click HERE
BCPA Free Option: Click HERE

Reading Suggestions
"Laughter Permitted" with Julie Foudy: Episode 31: Click HERE
"On Entering Loneliness" by Henri Nouwen: Click HERE

Heads Up Guys
Information and tips for men surrounding depression, COVID-19, sleep, stress management and other challenges.

Very Well Mind
Helpful tips on coping with the physical effects of grief, with information on how our entire body is affected during loss.

Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport
The CCMHS is a registered charity supporting the mental health and performance of competitive and high-performance athletes, coaches, and performing artists. The CCMHS is the first Centre in Canada to offer collaborative sport/performance-focused mental health care services designed to help athletes, coaches, and performing artists achieve their performance goals while preserving their mental health and well-being

Bell Let's Talk
Capture a selfie HERE and share a personalized mental health message!

TWU SPARTANS | TIPS ON HANDLING A DIFFICULT YEAR IN SPORTS

10 Steps to Practicing Radical Acceptance

1. Observe that you are questioning or fighting reality ("it shouldn't be this way")

2. Remind yourself that the unpleasant reality is just as it is and cannot be changed ("this is what happened")

3. Remind yourself that there are causes for the reality ("this is how things happened")

4. Practice accepting with your whole self (mind, body, spirit) - Use accepting self-talk, relaxation techniques, mindfulness and/or imagery

5. List all of the behaviors you would engage in if you did accept the facts and then
engage in those behaviors as if you have already accepted the facts

6. Imagine, in your mind's eye, believing what you do not want to accept and rehearse in your mind what you would do if you accepted what seems unacceptable

7. Attend to body sensations as you think about what you need to accept

8. Allow disappointment, sadness or grief to arise within you

9. Acknowledge that life can be worth living even when there is pain

10. Do pros and cons if you find yourself resisting practicing acceptance

Four Tasks of Mourning Adapted from J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP

1. To accept the reality of the loss: It is necessary to come to full terms with the reality of the loss; it takes time and can be painful

2. To process the pain of grief: Everyone will experience the pain and express it differently; some feel it in their body; some feel emptiness; some express it emotionally; some need to talk, etc.
Find your way of expressing your grief

3. Adjust to the world without our dream/ desire / goal being fulfilled: We may need to rethink our future goals or adjust the plan of how we get there; generating a sense of who we want to be now; has the future changed?; making spiritual adjustments i.e. relearning our relationship with God

4. To find a way of integrating this loss into our lives: What have we learned about ourselves? What lessons can we take away from this experience? What do I now know, that I didn't know before about myself, my coping, my heart, my emotions, my spiritual life, etc.