APPENDIX A: Wellness and Healing Resources for All
(Recommended Starting Points are Noted With an Asterisk*)
Personal Wellness
(You are encouraged to explore these resources in an unhurried manner to discern which meet(s) your current needs)
*First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework (thunderbirdpf.org)
FNHA_Traditional WellnessStrategicFramework
Guide to NHPC-recognized Holistic Health Practices (nhpcanada.org)
Harvard Health Publishing (harvardhealthonlinelearning.com)
Health Hub: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (arizona.edu)
Health & Healing Archives – Sounds True
Integrative Health Seminar – College of Medicine | University of Saskatchewan (Virtual Option)
Mental Health Resources l CMHA National
*Mindful Grounding Techniques (positivepsychology.com)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (nih.gov)
*Online MBSR/Mindfulness (Free 8-Week, Self-paced Course)
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Consumer Version (therapeuticresearch.com)
Primary Care Personal Health Inventory – Healing Works Foundation (Note pdf for full questionnaire)
Physical Activity Tips for Adults (18-64 years) – Canada.ca
Resources – Healing Works Foundation
Resources – Mental Health Commission of Canada
Scientific Research on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
The Nutrition Source (harvard.edu)
The Integrative Model of Health | Caring Ambassadors
The Spiritual Dimension of Health Care – Simple Book Publishing
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
Directory Landing – Work That Reconnects Network
*YourHealingJourney.pdf (healingworksfoundation.org)
Anti-Oppression and Reconciliation
*Dispelling Common Myths About Indigenous Peoples
*Exploring-my-power-and-privilege.pdf
Fundamentals, Core Concepts, Decolonization Theory and Practice (racialequitytools.org)
*8 Ways to Engage in Truth and Reconciliation – Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility | HDRN Canada
Mindful Racial Healing with Tovi Scruggs-Hussein – Mindful
Reconciliation Education – Official Distributor of ‘4 Seasons of Reconciliation’ (Available through libraries)
Safe Space for White Questions – YouTube
*Uncovering Your Racial Bias: Mindfulness Practices for Growth and Healing – Mindful
Environmental Health
Antimicrobial resistance (who.int)
CCOHS: Hazard and Risk – Hazard Identification
*Environmental Aessessment Tools – ANHE (envirn.org)
Global Institute for Food Insecurity (GIFS)
Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address – Greetings to the Natural World (si.edu) Accompanying excerpt from the si.edu website: The people of Haudenosaunee Nation share with all others their traditional daily expression of gratitude for every being in creation, honouring the reciprocal relationship between ourselves and every other part of life. This address is drawn upon as a daily reminder of both our gifts and our responsibilities in living in harmony with the rest of the natural world to which we belong.
Healthy home guide – Canada.ca See related resource: Ecological Chaplaincy Pilot – Faculty of Environment – Simon Fraser University (sfu.ca)
How to talk to a climate doomer (even if that doomer is you) Yale Climate Connections
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Sustainable Diets: Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet (gaplesinstitute.org) (Note both consumer & clinician version)
Thomas Berry – YouTube (various resources, from his seminal and more recent work)
We Are The Great Turning Podcast – Sonds True
What We Heard: Perspectives on Climate Change and Public Health in Canada – Canada.ca
*Understanding and Coping with Eco-Anxiety – Mental Health Commission of Canada
Podcast Series (Multiple Topics)
*Body of Wonder Podcast: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary – Klau Institute Podcasts on Audible – Audible.ca
*Decolonizing health and medicine | The BMJ
Evolution of Medicine Podcast (goevomed.com)
Listening Journeys: Outrage & Optimism
Inclusion Unlocked: The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Podcast on Apple Podcasts
On Being with Krista Tippett | The On Being Project (Archives)
RISE for Equity – Mayo Clinic Press
Tapestry with Mary Hynes | CBC Radio(Archives)
*The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Podcast (ccdi.ca)
We Are The Great Turning Podcast – Sounds True
Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild | Live Radio | CBC Listen
