Growing Your Strengths: Laurier's Resiliency Toolkit Workshop Series
The Growing Your Strengths: Resiliency Toolkit Program aims to help you move from surviving to thriving at university by helping you build resiliency. Resiliency can help you live with the stressors of university life by allowing you to develop coping skills to overcome common challenges you may face, while becoming stronger from them.
The program consists of five modules, completed in one term:
- Perseverance, Grit and Creating Habits
- Strengths, Balance and Confidence
- Optimism, Perspective and Self-Compassion
- Gratitude, Battling Burnout and Forgiveness
- Flow, Thriving and Curiosity
Registration and Laurier Experience Record
Registration is required in advance. If you attend all 5 sessions, you will earn a Resiliency Certificate that can be added to your Laurier Experience Record. Each individual workshop can be used toward the workshop participation requirement for BF290 (only if enrolled in the course at the time of participation).
Bonus: Students will also receive a specially curated item to add to their resiliency toolkit for every module they attend. Items include a gratitude journal, habit tracker, productivity timer, tea, seedlings & pot, and stationary & pens.
For more information, contact Andrea Dalimonte at adalimonte@wlu.ca.
Workshop Descriptions, Times and Locations
We are resilient in the activities that we love most, as we are able to find ways to overcome obstacles so that we can complete these activities. Attend this workshop to learn more about creating positive habits that will help you persist in achieving your long-term goals.
- Brantford Campus: Wednesday, February 28 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in OM Senate Chamber
- Waterloo Campus: Wednesday, February 28 from 4 to 5 p.m. in P224
Whether we realize it or not, we all have strengths that can help us thrive at Laurier. Learn to identify your top strengths and how you can use these strengths to successfully overcome future challenges.
- Brantford Campus: Wednesday, March 6 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in OM Senate Chamber
- Waterloo Campus: Wednesday, March 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. in P224
When things go wrong, we tend to blame ourselves, and can be highly self-critical. In this session, learn how to flip into a more positive way of thinking, being and doing. It’s time to be our own best friend, especially in the moments we need it the most!
- Brantford Campus: Wednesday, March 13 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in OM Senate Chamber
- Waterloo Campus: Wednesday, March 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. in P224
Noticing the good things happening all around you can boost your well-being and happiness overall. Practice some strategies that will allow you to appreciate the kindness in your life and help you move through the stress cycle.
- Brantford Campus: Wednesday, March 20 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in OM Senate Chamber
- Waterloo Campus: Wednesday, March 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. in P224
Flow is a state of consciousness that can lead to happiness and overall feeling of life satisfaction. Take part in discussions on how you can reach a state of flow in your life, which will help you feel engaged and motivated in your academic and personal activities.
- Brantford Campus: Wednesday, March 27 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in CB209
- Waterloo Campus: Wednesday, March 27 from 4 to 5 p.m. in P224