and Events
· Any suggestions for upcoming groups that you would be interesting in having.
· Our next meeting will be on February 7,2012 that will be our Peer Support Evening from 5-7pm.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
A NEW BEGINNING
Peer Support Meetings 2012
February 7,2012March 6,2012
April 3,2012
May 1,2012
June 5,2012
July 3,2012
August 7,2012
September 4,2012
October 2,2012
November 6,2012
December 4,2012
All meetings are the first Tuesday of the Month from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Annual General Meeting 2011
Tuesday October 18th, 2011
From 5:00pm-7:00pm
351 Ferguson Street 3rd Floor
At the meeting, Emily and Joel will be discussing program events, updates as well as our budget and plans for the future. There is also an exciting opportunity to become our Family Representative as one of PEP’s board of directors. During the meeting we will be accepting nominations and then voting for our new representative. Even if you are not actively involved with the program at this time, your attendance and support would be very much appreciated. The Nipissing Family Program thrives on support from its membership, as families do with one another.
From 5:00pm-7:00pm
351 Ferguson Street 3rd Floor
At the meeting, Emily and Joel will be discussing program events, updates as well as our budget and plans for the future. There is also an exciting opportunity to become our Family Representative as one of PEP’s board of directors. During the meeting we will be accepting nominations and then voting for our new representative. Even if you are not actively involved with the program at this time, your attendance and support would be very much appreciated. The Nipissing Family Program thrives on support from its membership, as families do with one another.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
SOS
Mental illness affects one in five Canadians… seven million of our friends, neighbours, colleagues and loved ones will need help for mental health problems this year. Many will not get it because of the stigma attached to the illness or because the resources simply aren’t there to provide help.
The Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health was established to raise awareness about mental illness and build the capacity of front-line, grassroots organizations supporting individuals and families coping with mental illness. The Foundation is able to do this thanks to the support of Canada Post employees and thousands of Canadians.
There is a great need for better understanding of mental illness, which affects one in five Canadians, and community-based resources focused on those affected by it. Thanks to Canada Post’s employees, customers and suppliers, $4.8 million has been raised so the Foundation can help address this need.
By September 2011, more than 90 groups offering direct, front-line, community-based support to individuals and families coping with mental illnesses will have received critical funding from the Foundation to support their efforts. The Foundation’s grants are making a real difference in the quality and range of front-line services available in communities across the country, providing a direct impact for people living with mental illness by improving the quality of their lives.
Each year Canada Post issues a new Mental Health stamp. The 2011 stamp will be unveiled and launched in Montreal on Tuesday September 6, 2011. Our local North Bay Post Office has partnered with PEP to hold a local launch on Tuesday September 13, 2011Commencing at 1:30PM.
The North Bay launch will be hosted by PEP
We welcome all to attend in support of mental illness. We will have guest speakers, the unveiling of the stamp, cutting of the decorated cake and refreshments.
Bulletin!!!
It has just been confirmed that Miriane Majeau, the designer of the 2011 Canada Post Mental Health stamp, will be in attendance via a LIVE video hookup. WOW!!!!!!!
Help us Stamp Out Stigma
Mental illness affects one in five Canadians… seven million of our friends, neighbours, colleagues and loved ones will need help for mental health problems this year. Many will not get it because of the stigma attached to the illness or because the resources simply aren’t there to provide help.
The Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health was established to raise awareness about mental illness and build the capacity of front-line, grassroots organizations supporting individuals and families coping with mental illness. The Foundation is able to do this thanks to the support of Canada Post employees and thousands of Canadians.
There is a great need for better understanding of mental illness, which affects one in five Canadians, and community-based resources focused on those affected by it. Thanks to Canada Post’s employees, customers and suppliers, $4.8 million has been raised so the Foundation can help address this need.
By September 2011, more than 90 groups offering direct, front-line, community-based support to individuals and families coping with mental illnesses will have received critical funding from the Foundation to support their efforts. The Foundation’s grants are making a real difference in the quality and range of front-line services available in communities across the country, providing a direct impact for people living with mental illness by improving the quality of their lives.
Each year Canada Post issues a new Mental Health stamp. The 2011 stamp will be unveiled and launched in Montreal on Tuesday September 6, 2011. Our local North Bay Post Office has partnered with PEP to hold a local launch on Tuesday September 13, 2011Commencing at 1:30PM.
The North Bay launch will be hosted by PEP
We welcome all to attend in support of mental illness. We will have guest speakers, the unveiling of the stamp, cutting of the decorated cake and refreshments.
Bulletin!!!
It has just been confirmed that Miriane Majeau, the designer of the 2011 Canada Post Mental Health stamp, will be in attendance via a LIVE video hookup. WOW!!!!!!!
Help us Stamp Out Stigma
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Summer
Well I must say our pot luck dinner was amazing... I would like to thank our family member for sharing her beautiful beach home with us. Food was good company was perfect. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as I did, I hope we will continue to get stronger and embrace others with support we all deserve. Thank You for all of your contribution.
I am looking forward to our meeting on July 19th, 2011 were will have a presentation about our Awareness Campaign "Flying for Families". Our pilot and co pilot will recapture the event beginning to end, to allow us to see this journey with all their experiences.
Hope everyone is finding themselves enjoying their summer, one thing I don’t want anyone to forget is the importance of Self-Care here is an interesting thing I came across and wanted to share with you all that might help with your self-care.
Ways to Nurture Myself
PHYSICAL
Take a walk
Ride a bike
Soak in a hot bath, with candles and music
Exercise at the gym
Stretch and move to music
Practice Yoga postures
Take a course in Tai Chi, water aerobics, or yoga
Sit in the sun for 15 minutes
Change one thing to improve your diet
Watch birds and animals interact in nature
Go swimming
Sit in a garden or park
Take a nap
Get a massage
Eat totally healthy for one day
EMOTIONAL
Deep breath and think, “I am calm and peaceful
Share feelings about an experience with a friend
Listen to music you like
Sing or makes sounds
Hug someone, ask for a hug
Pet your dog or cat
Talk to someone by pre-tending they are facing you in an empty chair
Telephone a long distance friend or relative
Notice what you are feeling several times a day
Write a letter to someone who has hurt you, but do not send it
Feel your fear and take a positive risk for change
Smile at a stranger and send them thoughts of peace, acceptance, joy
Affirm yourself daily
Watch children play; talk to your inner child in a loving, joyful way
Acknowledge yourself for accomplishments you are proud of
MENTAL
Say an affirmation
Read a book or magazine article
Express your thoughts & feelings in a journal
Make a to do list
Write a poem
Write a letter
Listen to tapes
Email a friend
List things you will do to improve your life
Update negative beliefs that limit your life
Journal write daily about your reactions, thoughts and feelings for a month
List your traits, needs and want
Make a list of short term and long term goals
Preview your day upon awakening, Review upon retiring
Work on your family tree
I am looking forward to our meeting on July 19th, 2011 were will have a presentation about our Awareness Campaign "Flying for Families". Our pilot and co pilot will recapture the event beginning to end, to allow us to see this journey with all their experiences.
Hope everyone is finding themselves enjoying their summer, one thing I don’t want anyone to forget is the importance of Self-Care here is an interesting thing I came across and wanted to share with you all that might help with your self-care.
Ways to Nurture Myself
PHYSICAL
Take a walk
Ride a bike
Soak in a hot bath, with candles and music
Exercise at the gym
Stretch and move to music
Practice Yoga postures
Take a course in Tai Chi, water aerobics, or yoga
Sit in the sun for 15 minutes
Change one thing to improve your diet
Watch birds and animals interact in nature
Go swimming
Sit in a garden or park
Take a nap
Get a massage
Eat totally healthy for one day
EMOTIONAL
Deep breath and think, “I am calm and peaceful
Share feelings about an experience with a friend
Listen to music you like
Sing or makes sounds
Hug someone, ask for a hug
Pet your dog or cat
Talk to someone by pre-tending they are facing you in an empty chair
Telephone a long distance friend or relative
Notice what you are feeling several times a day
Write a letter to someone who has hurt you, but do not send it
Feel your fear and take a positive risk for change
Smile at a stranger and send them thoughts of peace, acceptance, joy
Affirm yourself daily
Watch children play; talk to your inner child in a loving, joyful way
Acknowledge yourself for accomplishments you are proud of
MENTAL
Say an affirmation
Read a book or magazine article
Express your thoughts & feelings in a journal
Make a to do list
Write a poem
Write a letter
Listen to tapes
Email a friend
List things you will do to improve your life
Update negative beliefs that limit your life
Journal write daily about your reactions, thoughts and feelings for a month
List your traits, needs and want
Make a list of short term and long term goals
Preview your day upon awakening, Review upon retiring
Work on your family tree
Monday, June 6, 2011
Flying for Families
Public Service Announcement
"On June 15th, 2011 from 6 am. to 10 pm., the first non-stop flight by aeroplane from North America to Europe will be re-enacted in its entirety in honour of the courage, sacrifices and dedication of families with loved ones having experience with mental illness.
Be a part of increasing the awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. Join our team and watch or read about the successes and challenges of this historic joining of the old world and new by following our pilot and navigator as they fly across the stormy North Atlantic in a purpose-built cockpit with the latest cutting-edge desktop simulation hardware and software. Watch them on the big screen at the mall, follow them on their blog or twitter or combine both and have a great time supporting mental health by participating in 'Flying for Families' .
Please join us for some or all of this epic undertaking by coming in person to the North Bay Mall on Lakeshore Drive in North Bay or by Internet; following the links at http://www.pepplace.org
See the promo videos and links at:
http://neonorg.ca/NewsandEvents.aspx
Find us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_179590388730633
View events also on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCtQx-nnIO8
Be a part of the excitement. Call PEP at 705-494-4774 Ext: 228 for more details.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Wacky Wisdom 4 Positive Living
If you find yourself facing the same fear repeatedly, you may be able to defeat it by using the "Attitude Reversal" method, as shared by Viktor E. Frankl in Man's Search for Meaning:
A young doctor consulted Frankl, a psychiatrist, because he had a fear of perspiring heavily around his patients, causing himself embarrassment. The young doctor was so afraid of perspiring that the fear itself often brought on a bout of perspiration, and he would find himself sweating excessively.
Frankl suggested that the next time he felt this anxiety coming on, rather than trying not to break out in a sweat, he should deliberately try to show people how much he could sweat.
Frankl says that even thought the doctor had suffered from his phobia for more than four years, after only one therapeutic session, he overcame his fear.
This "treatment" replaces the fear with an absurd wish,which can deflate the power of the anxiety.
Similar advice is often successful in helping insomniacs. When they tell themselves to stay awake, they often fall asleep. Why? Because they remove the anxiety they fell over "trying" to fall asleep.
Going Bonkers Magazine. Copyright 2011
A young doctor consulted Frankl, a psychiatrist, because he had a fear of perspiring heavily around his patients, causing himself embarrassment. The young doctor was so afraid of perspiring that the fear itself often brought on a bout of perspiration, and he would find himself sweating excessively.
Frankl suggested that the next time he felt this anxiety coming on, rather than trying not to break out in a sweat, he should deliberately try to show people how much he could sweat.
Frankl says that even thought the doctor had suffered from his phobia for more than four years, after only one therapeutic session, he overcame his fear.
This "treatment" replaces the fear with an absurd wish,which can deflate the power of the anxiety.
Similar advice is often successful in helping insomniacs. When they tell themselves to stay awake, they often fall asleep. Why? Because they remove the anxiety they fell over "trying" to fall asleep.
Going Bonkers Magazine. Copyright 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Happy Easter
Happy Easter to you and your family from Emily and Joel,
It means so much at Easter time
To keep in touch with friends and family
To wish them happiness and cheer
Together with best wishes
For a happy Springtime too.
It means so much at Easter time
To keep in touch with friends and family
To wish them happiness and cheer
And joy that never ends.
That's why this brings a warm "hello"
Especially for you and your family
Together with best wishes
For a happy Springtime too.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A NEW YEAR BEGINS AGAIN
The New Year begins on January 1st; however, for me a New Year and journey began April 1st, 2011. April is away for maternity leave and has transferred her responsibilities to me. My name is Emily Warren and I will be April’s replacement for a year. I am excited to be working with the amazing families that are involved with Nipissing Family Program and helping them through their everyday struggles, joys and frustrations.
I am really excited for the next year and look forward to meeting all of our family members. I hope to enjoy some amazing experiences with everyone this year. I bring many years experience in helping people, advocating, and lived experience.
I am available via email at fasst@bellnet.ca or telephone at (705) 494-4774 ext. 226 and I look forward to hearing from all of you at some point soon. Thank you to Joel and family members for the warm welcome.
In addition, Joel and I are happy to announce the birth of April's baby boy Miles. He arrived on April 6th, 2011 at 6:37 p.m., weighing 8 pounds. April and baby are doing great and she is really enjoying her time with the new baby. Congrats to April and her family!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
We have a responsibility to help the poor...
The opening sentence of a story Wednesday in the Ottawa Citizen should concern us all: "We haven't progressed very far from the 'Let them eat cake' attitude of decapitated French royalty."
The story documented the findings of a recent survey conducted for the Salvation Army that looked at the attitudes of Canadians toward those people who are impoverished. The survey's findings are alarming.
They demonstrate a type of bigotry reminiscent of the British feudal days.
Instead of classes ranging from lords and ladies to serfs, the survey demonstrated the disdain many of us feel toward those in need.
According to the survey, almost half of Canadians actually believe that if someone wants to work, they can always find a job, regardless of the unemployment rate.
More than 40% of those surveyed think that a good work ethic is all someone needs to escape poverty.
It sounds plausible until you are the person looking for work. The survey also found that nearly 25% of us believe poor people are just lazy and that 28% of Canadians actually believe poor people have lower moral values than the rest of us.
Do we really think poor people are bad? What some of the people surveyed failed to consider is that many of those apparently in the middle class are just one pay cheque away from being poor. Too many of us have credit cards that are maxed out and a layoff could lead to financial ruin, especially if interest rates rise as predicted.
Those who dismiss the circumstances poor people face should remember: "There but for the grace of God go I."
Some of the homeless and destitute people we see on city streets do have substance abuse and mental health problems but they are no less deserving of support and guidance than any other person.
We have come to rely on organizations like the Salvation Army and other charities to reinforce Canada's sagging social safety net, to try to stop people from falling through it. But even organizations like the Army face difficult times.
The fact is poor people face challenges that are different from many of us. To put all of them in the same category ignores the reality of their situations.
In Nanaimo, Salvation Army officials are worried that its thrift stores aren't receiving enough donations.
These donations are cleaned up and sold at the Army's three thrift store locations to help provide operational funding for the New Hope Centre and the organization's meal and hamper programs.
Instead of being critical of those in need, for whatever reason, Canadians should focus their concern on federal and provincial governments who wash their hands when it comes to poverty issues and decide to download them onto the backs of already financially strapped municipalities.
Attitudes continually change but the needs of people for shelter, food and respect do not. There may be a few people who try to take advantage of social services wherever they live but the vast majority of poor people are just trying to make it through their day.
Hopefully, the Salvation Army's study does not reflect the attitudes of most Canadians.
There is no evidence that poor people are stupid, have lower moral values and are lazy.
Too few of us recognize that the people we see on the streets are but for their circumstances no different than the rest of us.
© Copyright (c) Postmedia News
The opening sentence of a story Wednesday in the Ottawa Citizen should concern us all: "We haven't progressed very far from the 'Let them eat cake' attitude of decapitated French royalty."
The story documented the findings of a recent survey conducted for the Salvation Army that looked at the attitudes of Canadians toward those people who are impoverished. The survey's findings are alarming.
They demonstrate a type of bigotry reminiscent of the British feudal days.
Instead of classes ranging from lords and ladies to serfs, the survey demonstrated the disdain many of us feel toward those in need.
According to the survey, almost half of Canadians actually believe that if someone wants to work, they can always find a job, regardless of the unemployment rate.
More than 40% of those surveyed think that a good work ethic is all someone needs to escape poverty.
It sounds plausible until you are the person looking for work. The survey also found that nearly 25% of us believe poor people are just lazy and that 28% of Canadians actually believe poor people have lower moral values than the rest of us.
Do we really think poor people are bad? What some of the people surveyed failed to consider is that many of those apparently in the middle class are just one pay cheque away from being poor. Too many of us have credit cards that are maxed out and a layoff could lead to financial ruin, especially if interest rates rise as predicted.
Those who dismiss the circumstances poor people face should remember: "There but for the grace of God go I."
Some of the homeless and destitute people we see on city streets do have substance abuse and mental health problems but they are no less deserving of support and guidance than any other person.
We have come to rely on organizations like the Salvation Army and other charities to reinforce Canada's sagging social safety net, to try to stop people from falling through it. But even organizations like the Army face difficult times.
The fact is poor people face challenges that are different from many of us. To put all of them in the same category ignores the reality of their situations.
In Nanaimo, Salvation Army officials are worried that its thrift stores aren't receiving enough donations.
These donations are cleaned up and sold at the Army's three thrift store locations to help provide operational funding for the New Hope Centre and the organization's meal and hamper programs.
Instead of being critical of those in need, for whatever reason, Canadians should focus their concern on federal and provincial governments who wash their hands when it comes to poverty issues and decide to download them onto the backs of already financially strapped municipalities.
Attitudes continually change but the needs of people for shelter, food and respect do not. There may be a few people who try to take advantage of social services wherever they live but the vast majority of poor people are just trying to make it through their day.
Hopefully, the Salvation Army's study does not reflect the attitudes of most Canadians.
There is no evidence that poor people are stupid, have lower moral values and are lazy.
Too few of us recognize that the people we see on the streets are but for their circumstances no different than the rest of us.
© Copyright (c) Postmedia News
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