APPENDIX A: Wellness and Healing Resources for All
(Recommended Beginning Reads 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)
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)
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
Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
The Nutrition Source (harvard.edu)
The Integrative Model of Health | Caring Ambassadors
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
YourHealingJourney.pdf (healingworksfoundation.org)
Anti-Oppression and Reconciliation
*Fundamentals, Core Concepts, Decolonization Theory and Practice (racialequitytools.org)
Global Institute for Food Insecutiry (GIFS)
*Reconciliation Education – Official Distributor of ‘4 Seasons of Reconciliation’ (Available through libraries)
Environmental Health
Antimicrobial resistance (who.int)
CCOHS: Hazard and Risk – Hazard Identification
*Environmental Aessessment Tools – ANHE (envirn.org)
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)
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)
Inclusion Unlocked: The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Podcast on Apple Podcasts
RISE for Equity – Mayo Clinic Press
Tapestry with Mary Hynes | CBC Radio(Archives)
*The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Podcast (ccdi.ca)
Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild | Live Radio | CBC Listen
