The Press Start CoLab Program is back for its third year and ready to inspire! Applications for this year's program are officially open today. The Press Start CoLab Program is an innovation accelerator program for youth ages 18-29. Throughout the 10-week program, change makers from across the nation will work towards a minimally viable solution towards the mental health crisis in Canada. Read more about the 2024 Press Start CoLab Program here.
If you've ever experienced prolonged periods of feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted, you're not alone. Burnout is a common issue that can affect anyone, from students and teachers to employees, entrepreneurs, and executives. Focusing on occupational burnout, let's examine what it means to experience burnout and some effective coping strategies to overcome it. Read to the end for an inside look at the emotional journey of our next Flourish+ Talks speaker, Dr. Susan Biali Haas, who has championed burnout after facing a critical moment with her mental health. Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress. *It can affect your work, relationships, and overall quality of life and can lead to a range of symptoms, including: Fatigue Insomnia Irritability Anxiety Depression Burnout is not only about managing a stressful job. It also concerns how your job is carried out and impacts your lifestyle...
Thanks to the incredible participants, mentors, speakers, and partners, our 2023 Press Start CoLab Program was a huge success! We supported 50 youth activists through our program and granted 10 participants funding from our pool of $61,000. 6-months following the wrap up of the 2023 Press Start CoLab Program, we are astonished by the progress made by the 2023 grant recipients thus far! Today, these grant recipients are working hard to bring their ideas to life and create a positive difference in the space of mental health. Let’s look at the impact the program has made and the grant recipient progress so far. CogniLink by Matthew Gaiser & Nicholas Lor Granted $9,000 CogniLink is a platform that builds and connects cohorts of participants ready for studies with mental health researchers, aiming to lower costs, reduce delays, and enhance research quality. Over the past 6-months, Matthew and Nick have incorporated CogniLink...
The Impact of Our First Flourish+ Talks Event On February 22nd Teachers Life and nowly was joined by inspirational keynote speaker Tyler Smith for our first-ever Flourish+ Talks event. Flourish+ Talks is a quarterly series of complimentary virtual wellness speaking events that allow our Teachers Life, nowly and OTIP Members, including staff, to gather as a community and hear inspiring stories from Canadian mental health keynote speakers. Our aim in sharing these harrowing stories of triumph is to create conversation and a sense of strength and empowerment for our Members around the topic of mental health. Our first speaking event created a meaningful impact, thanks to Tyler’s incredible story detailing his challenging and emotional journey with grief and vulnerability. Tyler’s Story At the young age of 21, Tyler Smith survived the tragic 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, which took the lives of 16 of his fellow teammates, staff members and...
