John Rudy Health Resource Centre

11/13/2025

It was a great first class of Focus on Food for Caregivers today! Thank you to Pup-n-Cup Family Cafe & Shop CCC for hosting and Mikkie from DEEM Health for facilitating with her Nutritionist expertise. Thank you to Kal Tire for sponsoring today's class! And a big thank you to our past participants and now volunteers Sharon and Don for making a tasty snack for everyone.

11/10/2025

Are you a caregiver, helping a family member? Do you want to know how to start a difficult conversation? Do you wish you new some tips to de-escalate a heated situation? Would you like pointers to be their advocate with the doctor and care team?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then please register for this workshop and leave feeling confident that you can talk and be heard while improving your relationship with your loved one.

Register by email at info@johnrudyhealth.ca or call and leave a message at 250-938-8092. Everyone is welcome. Admission is by donation of any amount, no one will be turned away.

If you can't attend in person let us know in your registration and we will send you a zoom link.

11/09/2025

You don't want to miss this webinar from Arthritis Society Canada

With arthritis, even light activities — like carrying groceries, taking a short walk, or getting out of bed — can feel like too much. But with the right strategies, exercise can be a powerful tool for relief.

Join physical activity specialist Dr. Manuel Ester and learn to move with more confidence and less pain.

🗓️November 12 | 6 p.m. ET
💻 FREE & virtual

Here's what you’ll learn:
✅ How regular movement can help reduce pain and support overall health
✅ How to exercise safely with osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis
✅ Simple strategies to make movement part of your daily routine

Can’t attend live? Register and we’ll send you the recording after!

Save your spot: https://arthritis.ca/get-involved/events/exercising-safely-with-arthritis/

11/07/2025

We now have over 300 followers! Not sure which day we hit that threshold, but a big thank you to all of you!

11/06/2025

Do you or someone you know struggle with chronic health issues or chronic pain issues then these meetings might be for you

Our Next Living Despite Meeting will be Wednesday November 26th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM at the Vernon Public Library
Join Amy Hamilton, experienced Canadian Certified Counsellor and fellow spoonie, for a talk about her experience living with ME/CFS and the counselling-based tools that have helped her and her clients navigate their ways towards recovery.

In this intimate, interactive chat, Amy will share evidence-informed tools that have proven effective for herself and others.

Amy, who 8 years ago was diagnosed with ME/CFS and was once bed bound and housebound, now enjoys a robust, fulfilling life, often symptom free, with her 2-year-old son and husband in Vernon, BC. With a Master of Counselling degree and over a decade of clinical counselling practice, she blends her formal training and her personal lived experience to support others in the transformational journey of healing so that they can live their best lives possible.

Amy has helped clients recover from Long-COVID, Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). Many of her clients have secondary symptoms of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. She is formally trained in Somatic Experiencing (a trauma-informed, body-based approach) and integrates aspects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Polyvagal Theory, Attachment Research, and Internal Family Systems (IFS/parts work), into her work regularly.

We hope to see you there

11/02/2025

Be part of a UBC study

https://www.facebook.com/100039877673077/posts/1590208138985093/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Compensation available

10/31/2025

Do you struggle with communicating with your loved ones or those you care for, do you want help in figuring out how to communicate better with family members...then this workshop is for you

We are honored to present Marc Fisher from Let's Talk Communication who will help us learn to communicate better as a Caregiver

Saturday, November 15th at 10:00AM join us at the Pup-n-Cup Cafe 2101 - 43rd Street

Please register at 250-938-8092 or at info@johnrudyhealth.ca

Admission by Donation

10/30/2025

Today is BC Non Profit Day...we couldn't do this without the support of you.

Our Non Profit is going into our 10th year and we are growing, changing and yet still focused on bringing health literacy to our community

Thank you BC for honoring Non Profits on this day

https://bcnonprofitday.ca/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANwViZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgZRz2Bo6a3V6-3YrQ8LiLXk9zi4bvM-CybUyugDGXDAXbVLIelbjcAnapBQ_aem_SkNf8SE0COMuXUZlW3Veqw

10/29/2025

We would like to invite you to our Nutrition Workshop for Caregivers

These workshops will run weekly for 4 weeks from November 12th - December 3rd

They will be at 1:30 PM in Person at Pup-n-Cup Cafe which is located at 2101 43rd Street in Vernon (these meetings will also have a zoom invite if you are unable to attend in person)

These workshops will have Mikkie Nettles-Pollen from DEEM Health talking to us about how important nutrition is and how we can easily adapt our menus to bring quick easy meals to our loved ones

Please register at info@johnrudyhealth.ca or call 250-938-8092

10/29/2025

Do you struggle with Chronic Health Conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic pain and so much more...then these meeting might be for you or your loved one

Our Next Living Despite Meeting will be Wednesday November 26th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM at the Vernon Public Library

Join Amy Hamilton, experienced Canadian Certified Counsellor and fellow spoonie, for a talk about her experience living with ME/CFS and the counselling-based tools that have helped her and her clients navigate their ways towards recovery.

In this intimate, interactive chat, Amy will share evidence-informed tools that have proven effective for herself and others.

Amy, who 8 years ago was diagnosed with ME/CFS and was once bed bound and housebound, now enjoys a robust, fulfilling life, often symptom free, with her 2-year-old son and husband in Vernon, BC. With a Master of Counselling degree and over a decade of clinical counselling practice, she blends her formal training and her personal lived experience to support others in the transformational journey of healing so that they can live their best lives possible.

Amy has helped clients recover from Long-COVID, Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). Many of her clients have secondary symptoms of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. She is formally trained in Somatic Experiencing (a trauma-informed, body-based approach) and integrates aspects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Polyvagal Theory, Attachment Research, and Internal Family Systems (IFS/parts work), into her work regularly.

We hope to see you there

10/24/2025

A big thank you to all of the businesses and volunteers who made it possible for us to offer a powerful day learning and talking about end of life planning. It was a wonderful event that offered a wide selection of wrap-around services for the community to connect with when they are doing their own end of life planning. Photos by Celena S Photography

10/22/2025

It is with deep sadness we are canceling this event. Due to a few of the key organizers and facilitators dealing with family emergencies we have made the difficult decision to cancel. We always want to give you the community the best possible events and when that is not possible we would rather not host a sub-par event. Thank you for your continued support. If you donated prizes be assured they will be used at an event in December.