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Delcourt Advisory Group & Scotia Wealth Management #GETLOUD!

December 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment

Our community is amazing! Thank you to Delcourt Advisory Group and Scotia Wealth Management for helping us #GETLOUD at Kelowna Rockets games! Money raised through our puck toss sales supports critical mental health and substance use services in our community. Delcourt even matches every dollar up to $5,000 per game, so your donation grows!

Look for our crew, we’ll be cheering on the Rockets on January 7, February 10, and March 10!

Wondering how your business can support CMHA Kelowna? Contact Candace Giesbrecht, Director of Community Engagement & Fundraising.

Athletes and Disordered Eating

February 9, 2016 By Aaryn Secker Leave a Comment

(Note: CMHA Kelowna originally wrote this blog entry for ProSmart Hockey and we have reblogged it here. Make sure to check ProSmart for more great articles on athletes and sport.)

Studies suggest that disordered eating may be more common among athletes and yet potentially more difficult to recognize. If you’re coaching an athletic team, or parenting an athlete, it’s critical to understand the impact of disordered eating in sport. However, your job is not to try to diagnose an athlete. Instead, this post is meant to help you recognize if someone might be struggling in case a health professional should be contacted. [Read more…]

When Asking for Help with Mental Health, #GETLOUD

January 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment

This weekend, the city of Swift Current will welcome home hockey star and former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy while also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Western Hockey League.

Earlier this week, Swift Current Mayor Jerrod Schafer issued a public apology to Kennedy and other junior hockey players who had been sexually assaulted by their coach in the 1980s.

Events in Swift Current highlight the need for communities — including Kelowna — to keep children safe and to make the appropriate services accessible after trauma has occurred.

But in order for more people to get help, we have to first create an environment where asking for help is OK. One of the most important ways we can do this is by eliminating the culture of shame and blame that we have built around trauma and mental health issues. Brené Brown, a brilliant scholar, author and public speaker, suggests “empathy is the antidote to shame.” I wholeheartedly agree.

Click here to read the rest of our opinion piece in the Kelowna Daily Courier.

Delcourt Advisory Group & Scotia Wealth Management #GETLOUD!

Athletes and Disordered Eating

When Asking for Help with Mental Health, #GETLOUD

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