Mental wellness practices for caregivers to manage stress, isolation, and guilt, while ensuring you’re feeling supported.

Join AMI-Quebec and Vent Over Tea in the second event of our three-event series “Helping the Helpers: Tools for Caregivers”, a series aiming to empower caregivers with knowledge and resources to navigate their roles with greater confidence and mental well-being. Through interactive workshops and a supportive community, we’ll explore strategies for managing caregiving challenges, addressing mental health concerns, fostering mental wellness practices, and connecting caregivers with community resources.

Stress, feelings of isolation, and guilt come up often as we look out for someone in ill health or struggling with their mental health. This virtual workshop will explore how you can build your resiliency and find your wellness practices. We will map ways that you can ensure you are supported too, so that you aren’t pouring from an empty cup.

🗓 Thursday, April 10, 2025
🕕 6:00 – 8:00pm
📍Google Meet (link will be emailed)!
🎟️ This event is free. You must reserve your spot on the following Eventbrite link caregiverseries02.eventbrite.com

What should you expect?
🧠 Self-Care & Mental Health Awareness: Why prioritizing mental health is essential for caregivers and the long-term impact of neglecting wellness practices.
⚖️ Preventative Measures: Practical strategies like setting boundaries, scheduling downtime, practicing mindfulness, and recognizing early signs of burnout.
🌱 Resiliency vs Burnout: Understanding the difference and learning about the 7 types of rest and other needs for sustainable caregiving.
🤝 Building Your Circle of Support: How to identify and draw your support system to avoid burnout and maintain mental well-being.
💬 Accessing Support & Resources: Discussion on reaching out for help, building a support network, and utilizing mental health resources effectively.

Join us to gain tools, strategies, and resources to help you navigate the caregiving journey with greater resilience and mental well-being.

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About your facilitator ✨
Oliver is the Young Carers Coordinator at AMI-Quebec. His work at AMI supports caregivers aged 5-30, and he is a caregiver himself. His studies in Public Health and experience in organizing for queer and disability communities have given him a passion for care networks and finding balance in interdependence.

About AMI-Quebec 👥
AMI-Quebec is a non-profit organization that helps families manage the effects of mental illness through support, education, guidance, and advocacy. AMI-Quebec helps family caregivers cope with mental illness in a loved one. Family includes those in the circle of support of someone living with mental illness (parents, spouses, siblings, adult children, friends, etc.) Many of our programs are open to anyone and may also be of special interest to those living with mental illnesses. For information on AMI’s free programs and services visit https://amiquebec.org/

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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/

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This initiative has been made possible by the support of CHSSN and through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.