In the spirit of Mental Health Week’s “Come Together” theme, Vent Over Tea is hosting three gatherings, a morning café centering those doing care-centered and community-rooted work, a meditative journaling workshop, and a spring photo walk, each nurturing connection, reflection, and shared care. Through these offerings, we’re creating space to slow down, be in community, and strengthen the relationships that support our mental wellbeing.

We’d love to see you throughout the week:
✩ Tuesday, May 5 (10am-12pm): Community Care Café
✩ Wednesday, May 6 (6-8pm): Connections Through Writing: A Meditative Journalling Workshop
✩ Saturday, May 10 (11am-1pm): In Bloom: A Spring Photo Walk

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In celebration of Mental Health Week, Vent Over Tea and Blackout Productions invite you to come together for our Connections Through Writing, a meditative journaling workshop to explore the connection between mindfulness and creative expression. During this workshop, we will learn how writing can be a surprising tool for introspection, as well as an accessible skill to cope with stress.   

Through gentle prompts, guided meditations, and periods of free writing, participants are encouraged to let go of perfection and simply observe what arises on the page. No prior writing experience is needed. Together, we will cultivate a practice of writing that is less about crafting and more about listening to thoughts and to feelings.  

Join us:

🗓️ Wednesday May 6, 2026
🕕 6:00 – 8:00pm
📍Virtual Workshop (Link to the event will be sent to you by email!)

✍️Bring something you would feel comfortable to write with, pen, notebook, computer, and maybe even a nice cup of tea.

🎟️ This event is free! RSVP now at https://connectionsthroughwriting.eventbrite.com. You can donate to support Vent Over Tea community events.

Although led primarily in English, this event is open to French speakers as well as our facilitator is bilingual.

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About your facilitator 📝

Nikita Chigoho (she/they/elle) is a writer & community organizer born and raised in Montréal. Her experience in the arts and non profit sector inspires her to give back to the BIPOC and Queer communities by facilitating and creating inclusive spaces to foster wellness and community through writing. She currently runs the Blackout Productions’ writers circle and has been published in the Pit Periodical. She mainly writes poetry and non-fiction. 

Nikita Chigoho (elle/iel) est une auteure et organisatrice communautaire née et élevée à Montréal. Son expérience dans le secteur des arts et des organismes sans but lucratif l’incite à soutenir les communautés BIPOC et LGBTQ+ en animant et en créant des espaces inclusifs qui favorisent le bien-être et le sentiment d’appartenance à la communauté par l’écriture. Elle dirige actuellement le cercle d’écriture de Blackout Productions et a été publiée dans la revue Pit Periodical. Elle écrit principalement de la poésie et des essais. 

About Vent Over Tea ☕

Vent Over Tea is a free active listening service in FR/EN based in Montréal that connects those who need to vent with an empathetic listener in a local café or virtually. To book a vent session or for more information, visit https://ventovertea.com/