Grief and loss: ongoing support for the community

Grief and loss is tricky. While it’s something every single one of us are impacted by at some point in our lives, the individual experience can be completely different. Some people fall rapidly into a state of depression. Others turn to anger. Others still ride a roller coaster of emotions, depending on the day.

Counselling can help you move through the difficult emotions of grief and help you find ways to remember and honour the loss.

Some Other Solutions is offering regular Grief and Loss support groups to help those in our community who are struggling.

Our Grief & Loss groups are presented by Canadian Certified Counsellors and Registered Social Workers. Our groups emphasize the processing of grief, understanding complex emotions, building peer support, and developing self-compassion in grief recovery.

We are currently gathering interest for our next round of group support. If you are interested in putting your name on a list for an upcoming group, please email healthandwellness@someothersolutions.ca.

World Gratitude Day is Sept. 21

Showing appreciation for things such as our health, love, and beauty is incredibly beneficial. Gratitude possesses the ability to bring about profound healing.

Additionally, sharing your gratitude by donating to charitable causes and selflessly assisting others is a wonderful way to give back and express your gratitude by making a positive impact on the world you live in. By doing so, not only will others benefit, but you will also experience personal satisfaction and fulfilment of having made a positive impact with your life! And that is powerful.

Practising gratitude also has, believe it or not, physical and emotional benefits including:

• Strengthening the immune system

• Improving your sleep quality

• Enhancing self-esteem

Introducing Ping Zhang, our Capacity and Program Manager

A natural at building community partnerships, Ping brings over 15 years of experience with child development and early years in a non-profit organization in Mississauga, and then as a success coach in a high school where her work focused on universal supports towards wellness, success with learning goals, suicide prevention, addictions, social and emotional learning to students, and the promotion of Mental Health.

Ping has a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in Community Music from Wilfrid Laurier University, ECE Diploma and a registered AB Level - 3 Early Years Childhood Educator, experienced in child welfare environment, relationship building, community development, conducting assessments, and program administration. Her hobby is playing music and has performed in orchestras and symphonies globally. When she isn't working, she teaches music.

Welcome, Ping!

This position is responsible for the proactive development, implementation, and service provision of Suicide Prevention, Crisis Education Programs, Grief and Loss initiatives, and Mental Health awareness presentations.

There is an emphasis on strong advocacy for mental health and dedicated client representation ensures their needs are consistently prioritized and participation in committees aligned with the mission of Some Other Solutions.

The application deadline is Sept. 30, 2023.

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