Prairie Willow Wellness Training

03/02/2026

💚 Hello March 💚
A new month to heal, grow, and reconnect with your inner strength.
At Prairie Willow Wellness Training, we’re stepping into March with intention, courage, and community. 🌷✨

02/27/2026

❄️ Winter Storm Warning: Let’s Stay Safe & Steady ❄️

When the snow starts flying and the wind picks up, safety comes first. A winter storm isn’t just inconvenient — it can be dangerous. Here are a few simple reminders:

✔️ Stay home if you can — avoid unnecessary travel
✔️ Keep emergency supplies handy just in case you lose power (flashlights, batteries, water, non-perishables)
✔️ Charge devices ahead of time
✔️ Check in on neighbours, especially seniors
✔️ Dress in layers if heading outside — frostbite can happen quickly

And just as important… protect your mental well-being. Being “snowed in” can feel cozy — or isolating — depending on the day.

So here’s a little question for you:

👉 What’s your number one go-to activity to pass the time during a winter storm?

Is it:
📚 Reading a good book?
🎬 Movie marathon?
☕ Baking or cooking comfort food?
🧩 Puzzles or board games?
📞 Catching up with a friend?

Sometimes these forced slow-downs are an opportunity to rest, reset, and reconnect.

Drop your favourite winter storm activity below — you might inspire someone else to try something new while the snow falls.

Stay safe and stay warm. ❄️

02/25/2026

Pink Shirt. An important reminder to stand up for one another 💗

Today we observe Pink Shirt Day here in Canada (in Aotearoa New Zealand, it’s recognized on the third Friday of May).

Wearing pink is a visible stand against bullying — especially in schools — and a reminder that bullying causes real harm. It impacts mental health, undermines safety, and makes the world a harder place to live for those on the receiving end.

Creating a kinder, more compassionate world is a shared responsibility. It means speaking up when we see bullying, choosing not to engage in harm ourselves, and actively protecting those who are most vulnerable, including people from marginalized communities.

Kindness isn’t passive — it’s something we practice, every day.

💗 Be kind. Stand up. Look out for one another.

02/25/2026

Wellness Wednesday 💚
Ever notice how some tasks light you up… and others completely drain you?
Not all work demands the same kind of energy. A client session requires emotional presence. Strategic planning demands deep cognitive focus. Emails? They nibble away at attention in small but steady bites.
When we treat every task as equal, we risk overloading the same mental “muscle” all day long.
One simple tool we recently learned of to help protect your energy: colour-code your calendar. Brilliant!

🟢 Green – High-focus / deep thinking
🔵 Blue – Meetings / collaboration
🟣 Purple – Creative work
🟡 Yellow – Admin / light tasks
🔴 Red – Personal time / Recovery

Within a week, patterns become obvious. Are you stacking five high-focus tasks back-to-back? Are you leaving no buffer between emotionally demanding conversations? Is this strategy draining you?
Awareness creates choice.
When you understand the true demand of a task, you can plan recovery just as intentionally as productivity.
For coming weeks, don’t just manage your time. Manage your energy. 💛

02/25/2026

Does your non-profit group have a wellness initiative? Funding may be available. Link in the post on how to apply

🚨Healthy Together Now program funding for spring 2026 is live!

Are you a volunteer that is part of a non-profit group that offers community programming? The 2026-27 intake for Healthy Together Now funding is now open! Community organizations will be able to apply for funding for prevention activities in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, commercial to***co prevention and reduction, and mental well-being.

Connect with a Wellness Facilitator and learn more about the intake process here: https://conta.cc/45P8z8C

02/25/2026

Peer support plays an important role in a person’s well being with ripple effects to the community. Registration is easy. Make plans to listen in to learn more about this important topic

🌾 Peer Support in Agriculture: Building Connection & Resilience 🌾

Join us March 13 for a free webinar exploring how peer support strengthens farmers and rural communities. Our panel—Doreen Blumhagen, Andrea Paquette, and Lee Swain—will share insights, training pathways, and practical tools to help foster connection, resilience, and mental wellness in agriculture.

💬 Learn what peer support looks like in farming, why it matters, and how to bring it to your community.

Date: Friday, March 13
Time: 1pm EST / 12pm CST / 11am CST / 10am PDT
Platform: Zoom (link provided after registration)
See full details and register here: https://hubs.ly/Q044py7x0

Stigma-Free Mental Health Society
Togetherall North America

02/23/2026

Mental Health Monday (Reality Edition)

Phew. Life has been running at full speed lately.

Today’s plan?
Pause. Slow down. Model the calm, regulated behaviour we encourage everyone else to practice.

Actual outcome?
Life laughed gently and said, “That’s adorable.”

So instead of a perfectly structured reset, we made a micro-adjustment. We paused between the chaos, brewed a deliciously steamy chai latte, and took a short, intentional “welcome back to sanity” break.

Was it a full afternoon of mindfulness? No.
Was it perfect? Also no.
Was it enough to reset the nervous system a notch? Absolutely.

Mental Health Monday reminder: self-care does not have to be aesthetic, elaborate, or Instagram-worthy. Sometimes it’s five quiet minutes, a warm mug, and choosing not to feel defeated.

Progress, not perfection.

How are you adjusting your plans today?

02/22/2026

Sharing to help spread awareness.

Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we stand together to raise awareness, support survivors, and educate our communities. Every action counts in the fight against exploitation.

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Workshop for Childhood Exploitation Awareness Week, happening March 9th in partnership with Tracia’s Trust. This important event will feature inspiring speakers from Empowermen, The Joy Smith Foundation, survivors with lived experience, and Survivor’s Hope Crisis Centre.

📌 Registration opens soon! Stay tuned and be part of this vital conversation—together, we can protect children, support survivors, and empower communities.

📞How to Get Help or Report (24/7)
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline : 1 833 900 1010
Web Chat : canadianhumantraffickinghotline.ca



Please see our resources here :
https://survivors-hope.ca/feb-22nd-is-human-trafficking-awareness-day/

02/22/2026

🌿 Self-Care Sunday🌿
Simple. Steady. Sustainable.
Today, try one (or all):
📱 phone a friend
✍🏽 Write a few lines of gratitude
🥗 Eat one nourishing meal — no multitasking
🌬 5 minutes of deep breathing

Small acts build strong roots. 🌲🌳🍃

What will you choose today? Let's motivate one another 🩷


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02/19/2026

An important resource for our farming community

Support doesn’t take a season off.
The National Farmer Crisis Line is available 24/7 with free, confidential support for farmers, families, and ag workers, from people who understand agriculture.
📞 1-866-FARMS01
You don’t have to go through it alone.
Canadian Centre For Agricultural Wellbeing

02/16/2026

An upcoming training opportunity from Do More Agriculture.

Mental health support in agriculture starts with understanding agriculture.

Join us for AgCulture, a free mental health literacy workshop designed specifically for health professionals who want to better understand the unique realities facing Canadian farmers and ranchers.

📅 Friday, February 27
⏰ 11 AM - 3PM CST / 12 PM – 4 PM EST (please check your time zone)
💻 Online via Zoom

AgCulture builds awareness of agricultural stressors, strengthens therapeutic relationships with rural clients, and equips participants with culturally competent, practical skills to better support farming communities.

Ideal for social workers, psychologists, nurses, physicians, and anyone interested in mental health through the lens of agriculture.

Facilitated by Bonnie Taylor, MSW, RSW — a psychotherapist and member of the rural agricultural community who brings both clinical expertise and lived understanding to this work.

Register today and learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q042LRJ00

Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada

02/14/2026

Valentine’s Day can be tender.

While the world leans into flowers, dinners, and grand gestures, many are quietly carrying the weight of someone who is no longer here. If you are grieving today — a partner, a parent, a child, a friend — please know this:

Love doesn’t end when a life does.
Grief is simply love with nowhere obvious to go.

At Prairie Willow Wellness, we want to gently remind you that it’s okay if today feels heavy. It’s okay if you opt out. It’s okay if you light a candle instead of making plans. It’s okay if you smile at a memory and cry in the same breath.

There is no timeline for grief and no “right” way to move through a day like this.

What is one gentle way you might care for yourself today?