LAND OF THE TONGVA

Welcome to those that have joined.

Can I ask that you keep your mic on mute to make sure that the speaker have a clear sound. tks

I just searched frcgame.com but it's saying this site can't be reached.

Thank you for the info Marissa.

Fuund it here: https://www.frcgame.com/

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Thank you Jodi.

Marissa MacIsaac, Community Activator, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues - Hot chocolate on a chilly day!

I'm a correctional caseworker (15 years) and a current BSW student I heard about it through the U of C - and my children, helping people and volleyball make me happy :)

Shelley Goforth, Calgary, Indigenous Wellness Core, AHS. Grand children make me happy.

Hi I have heard about this from Dr. Julie Drolet. I am a student at U of C and walking my dog makes me happy.

MY dogs and granddaughter make me happy

Cheyenne, Artist, Facebook, Tea lol

Jodi Manz-Henezi. Program Chair for the Disaster and Emergency Management program at NAIT. Calling in from Lacombe, AB. Lots of experience as a disaster responder and educator. Met Julie through my work with CRHNet (see CRHNet.ca), and met Eva through some exploration of the We're Ready program. My art makes me happy!

Brenda - BSW student, former international community development worker, heard from Julie, the children in my life make me happy (and sometimes a bit nuts!)

Shona Hickmore, Social Worker, Riverbend ROCKS, from the U of C as an alumnae, my cats

I heard about this session through the ACSW newsletter.

Patricia Morgan, Therapeutic Counsellor, private practice (Solutions for Resilience), heard about this online, happy continually learning with and without grandkids

Im a youth employment counsellor with the city of Calgary and heard about this through U of C. Smiles make me happy

Hi everyone, my name is Elladee. I am a student research assistant and member of the SWAD team. Hot coffee with cinnamon makes me happy.

Vibha Kaushik, TFEL Postdoc Associate and Social Work Instructor at UofC, I am happy when I am with my family

Trisha, I'm a caseworker with Children's Services. Snow and cross country skiing make me happy!

Emmanuel Chilanga TFEL coordinator, I heard this through Eventbrite. I like sharing ideas.

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre Aboriginal Head Start. Family Support Worker. Spending time with my family makes me happy

Amy, environmental scientist, Bow Valley College (and climate action leadership student). Heard from Eva! My nephews make me happy

Hello, my name is Candis Franz and I am a new social worker in the field. Currently I am the Client Care Liaison in a counselling office. I heard about this from the last SWAD workshop I attended. One thing that makes me happy is walking my dog in these crisp mornings that we are having.

I am living, playing, working in treaty 7, I am proud latinoamerican Canadian, I loved to share quality time with my family, thank you for organizing

Health promotion facilitator with AHS. Grandchildren make me very happy. Heard through SWAD :)

Thank you everyone for sharing.

Diane McIlwain MSW, RSW, critical incident responder, private practice, Heard through Eventbrite. Have responder to many different types of traumas throughout my career. Close to retirement!

My name is Kamal Khatiwada and I am a practicum student within TFEL. I am a developing social worker specializing in international and community development through UofC MSW program. I am also part of the SWAD network and that’s how I knew about this workshop. Something that makes me happy is being of service to others and spending time with loved ones and experiencing compassion and empathy with the people I meet on my day to day life.

My grandfather

my

Talking, friends

Family

Storytelling/ Story receiving

Family and bodies of water (lakes, oceans, rivers!)

Exercise (cycling) and losing myself in my art. It rejuvenates me.

My faith community & my loving partner.

Walking in nature

Music, dancing, ancestors

learning

Family, Nature, Meditation

trying something new

Reading a book

taking time to be in the present with whatever I'm doing (being with my husband and family)

Children, my friends and family

Spending time outside, in the woods. Every day after work I go train running, mountain biking, or cross country skiing depending on the season.

TRAIL running!

friends/ spouse/ family; nurturing others through cooking

Listening to loud music and kitchen dance parties with family

I smiled

My face smiled :-)

smile on my face

Shoulders dropped and smiled

Thought about being on a boat - sank into my seat, relaxed and smiled...

sighing

breathing easier

felt warmer

Energy moving around my chest and feeling of contentment with a smile on my face

Felt calmness and happy

Able to persevere through darkness, despair, and challenge (whether internal or externally induced), and emerge safely

hanging in

adaptability

keep moving forward

To not give up

To flex with the winds of change but not break

Able to delve into pain and come out of it

Your ability to overcome barriers that could damage you individually.

A community is just a collective of individuals, so it starts with the individuals first...

Community that help each other

has the ability to overcome challeneges

Knowing and seeing each others strengths and working with them.

A collective of people who depend on each other for wellbeing and maybe survival

A community which can maintain its sense of self, history, and uniqueness

working together in a realistic supportive way

those who you can lean on and feel safe with

The collective assets and skills of a group that contribute to a community's ability to overcome barriers that could be damaging to the group as a whole.

A community with strong supportive relationships among its members and connected to resources they cannot produce on their own

I am a white Canadian woman who lived in Asia for 5 years - people can't see that but it really shapes who I am!

Cis-gendered heterosexual female who is able bodied, immigrant Hungarian, rose from poor to middle class, some privileges

I am a white, able bodied, cis genderd female, a Canadian citizen with a university education and moderate financial status who is youngish ;)

Male, male, military veteran, heterosexual, able body (most days), Francophone living in an anglophone province, father, brother, son

I'll work to add Indonesia!

all the time lol

Increased reactivity

Relational: divorce

Emotional/physical: crying

Denial and anger

Thinking: All or nothing, self-doubt

fight

violence

withdrawing

withdrawl

Sleeping or staying in bed

Not being able to sleep

Thinking reaction - brain fart

isolation

staying positive and helpful with my incarcerated clients when they lost their programming and recreation time

Dealing with close family/friends/colleagues who were on the polar opposite side of the issue. It has broken relationships

Longing for the touch of our children & grandchildren.

Not being able to people watch as easily!

Lack or proper resources/not knowing what to believe

not seeing family & friends in-person

Navigating and respecting different opinions in a shared household

Lack of access to resources and services

Being unable to access supports for clients -- everything is harder to use. And it's very frustrating

Anxiety from the constant changes and uncertainty

unable to see family

Focusing on the positives of the pandemic

finding a way to work through it

hope

Finding new skills!

Seek out knowledge. Empower ourselves that way

finding support

Making new connection

talking it out

Meditation - breathing or scanning body

working from home

We play JackBox games online with family around the world.

focusing on the 'nw'. Reaching out to others via zoom, phone, etc

Zoom has let me attend more events because I don't have to travel to things

I had a physical injury at the beginning of the pandemic that caused limited mobility. Because of the pandemic, I was able to continue working from home. I think it's opened many doors for people with limited mobility.

We don't see flowers like that up in Edmonton these days!

This resonate with me so much, specially when I work with animals that are agitated

Coffee!

feeling the nergy of people around them

*energy

enjoying the company

and being social

Diversity

pizza

companionship

pizza

Togetherness,

Laughter

light

joy

From Patricia: smiles, nourishment, connection, laughter

Walking barefoot on lawn.

yawning

I noticed my head to go upward.

Feeling like I am flying

More present.

Sighs!

yes

Yes, heard of it

Adverse Childhood Experiences, ACEs

First ACEs study was actually an insurance company

AHS has a training online for TIC and thisis discussed here as well

Thank you Cindy for this great resource

I am grateful for the opportunity to be involved in such rich learnings. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

Thank You So Much.I learned so much and can't wait to learn more about CRM

Thank you so much Ellaine and Evalyna. This was a very helpful session.