Affected Others is an 8-week supportive learning, program for people with a loved one who lives with substance use disorder (i.e. addiction to drugs, including alcohol). This small group-based program is confidential, free, and offered several times per year, both virtually and in-person. Learn more.

Winter 2025 program offerings:

• Jan 15 - Mar 5, Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (virtual)

• Feb 4 - Mar 25, Tuesdays, 2:00-4:00 p.m. (virtual)

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Can’t make those dates? Join the waitlist! We’ll notify you when details of new groups are available.

Questions? Please email the Wellness & Recovery Coordinator: wellness@healthyminds.ca

What emotions come up when you think about the climate crisis? Perhaps you feel sadness, guilt, apathy, numbness, frustration, anger, overwhelm, a combination of these, or, entirely different emotions altogether. Whatever your emotional response, you are welcome to a climate café to talk about it.

A climate café is a brave, supportive, and confidential space for participants to share our responses to the climate crisis. Climate cafés focus on feelings; no feeling is too difficult or taboo to discuss. Participants are invited to share as much or as little as they are comfortable with.

Register for free by clicking here!

Questions? Contact: elizabeth@healthyminds.ca

Join us over the lunch hour where we will watch a short (10-20 min) and intriguing TEDTalk video together that is related to wellness and recovery as it pertains to mental health (including addiction).

After the talk we’ll have a casual, safe and open conversation on what we have learned, and discuss how we can incorporate new ideas and strategies for wellness into our own lives. TED is a non-profit devoted to spreading ideas, in the form of short and powerful talks (ted.com).

Offering a non-judgmental space to share and connect with other men. This is a place of encouragement and acceptance for men to speak openly about their challenges in a peer-based, supportive setting. Join to get a sense of belonging with the knowledge and experience of others who have 'been there'.

Register for free on our Events page.

Join our resident writer, poet and facilitator, Nanci Lee, as she hosts our online creative writing group. Learn about poetry and prose by reading and discussing examples from fine writers from around the globe, tackle writing exercises, and share your work (not required). Come ready to think, feel, and create! Held every two weeks on Thursdays, 4 pm - 6 pm.

Note: this group breaks for summer and resumes in Autumn.

Register for free on our Events page.

This is a peer-led support group for anyone living with a mental health challenge (including addiction). Peer Connect is a safe and non-judgmental group that exists to connect you with others who can relate to living with mental health challenges. Come to connect with others in a safe space, to share our encouragement, strength and hope as we walk through recovery, together.

Notes: This is a topical group; meaning, we choose a topic or theme based upon the attendees who are present.

Register for free on our Events page.

We offer two main program offerings:

LivingWorks safeTALK

This is a four-hour training that equips people to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them to supports within their community with further help . You will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further help.

Circle of Support

This is a learning and resource-sharing community for 2SLGBTQIA+ Nova Scotians and their educated allies who care about suicide prevention within queer, trans, and 2Spirit communities and are interested in supporting community members through experiences of suicidal thoughts and actions.

Learn more by clicking here

This was a seasonal pilot program through a partnership with NS Walks (a program under Hike Nova Scotia.

The goal of NS Walks is to create social supports to increase opportunities for people who are currently less active to enjoy the benefits of walking.

Find walking group near you through NS Walks by visiting: https://www.hikenovascotia.ca/ns-walks/

Designed to offer both education and practical information on topics related to mental health challenges (including addiction). Our workshops are open to adults who live in Nova Scotia.

Whether you live with mental illness or just have an interest in it, you are welcome! Topics vary and the goal is to expand our understanding and compassion as we learn how to focus on wellness and what we can do - not what we can't.

Topics may include: Self-compassion, Mindfulness Practice, Boundaries and more!

To see if there is a current workshop running, please visit our Events page.