Upcoming Events
Unwind Your Mind
Our brain can become more busy (and more negative thoughts intrude) when we are stressed, tired, or feeling overwhelmed.
This experiential Lunch & Learn session shares a variety of research-based tips and approaches for calming worry, anxious thoughts, and a busy brain.
The session includes:
- strategies that reboot your brain into a neutral gear
- the 2 Minute Rule to curb ruminating
- ‘soft fascination’ and other mind calming techniques
- how to decrease brain bombardment from body inputs that activate and perpetuate a racing mind
This noon hour session with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic
meets online from 12:00 – 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 28.
From Thursday, May 28, 2026 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT at Online.
Heart Smart Stress Management
A truly heart healthy lifestyle is more than exercise and diet.
The third and most important key (according to cardiologists Eliot, Bhat, Ornish and others) is stress management. Yet this component is the most neglected!
Learn practical stress management strategies that decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease (especially helpful for those with risk factors of high blood pressure, diabetes, anxiety, depression, tendency to hold onto anger, or a family history of heart attack or stroke).
The session includes:
- the top 3 techniques for relaxing blood vessels and easing high blood pressure and strain on the heart
- the ‘Mother Teresa effect’ for heart health & resilience
- strategies that impact heart rhythm and how to promote the desirable high heart rate variability (HRV)
This noon hour Lunch & Learn with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic
meets online from 12:00 – 1:00 pm on Tuesday, June 2.
From Tuesday, June 2, 2026 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT at Online.
Better Sleep Program
Learn proven, drug-free strategies to fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily, and get more energy from sleep.
This skills program provides information and instruction in the cognitive / behavioural techniques most effective for decreasing insomnia and promoting more restful sleep.
It includes :
* the sleep behaviours most highly recommended by sleep researchers
* strategies for addressing mid night awakenings
* techniques to clear the mind of unproductive self-talk, worry and mental chatter
* how to avoid the ‘Big Mistake’ that prevents quality sleep
Go at your own pace through each lesson in this special online, on-demand sleep skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic.
A new lesson arrives in your e-mail box once a week for five weeks.
You have lifetime access to the lessons and can begin today!
Why wait until 7:00 pm on June 10 - you can start anytime, whenever you register, since it is on-demand!
Learn more and register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/better-sleep/
From Wednesday, June 10, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT at Online.
Stress Less for Tests
Learn practical skills and strategies to decrease test anxiety
and enhance energy & performance throughout the semester and during exam periods.
Go at your own pace through the series of 5 - 15 minute lessons in this special ON-LINE, on-demand skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic.
You have lifetime access to the lessons and can begin today!
Why wait until 7:00 pm on June 17 - you can start anytime, whenever you register, since it is on-demand.
Learn more and register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stress-less-for-tests/
From Wednesday, June 17, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT at Online.
Cookie Decorating with the SRC
Come join the Student Recovery Community to decorate some cookies! Meet the facilitators, learn more about the SRC, pick up resources, stickers and buttons, and decorate a tasty treat!
From Thursday, April 2, 2026 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT at UC Courtyard.
Harm Reduction Resource Fair
Join us at the Harm Reduction Resource Fair, where organizations such as Sanguen, Stonehenge Therapeutic Community, YMCA Three Rivers, Homewood Health, WDG Public Health, SRC, Thrive HIV Prevention and Support and WEPC will be sharing valuable resources and support.
From Thursday, March 19, 2026 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM EDT at UC Courtyard .
Build Your Own St.Patricks Day Safer Party Kit
Planning on going out for St. Patrick's Day? Come out to the UC Courtyard on Thursday, March 12 from noon-2:00pm to pick up drinks, snacks, and resources to have a safer night and better morning. Enter our draw for a chance to win a Bluetooth speaker!
From Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT at UC Courtyard.
STI Testing Day
Did you know that the most common STIs, like chlamydia and gonorrhea, show no symptoms and are easily treated? Come get tested and find out your status! It can be as easy as peeing in a cup!
You can get tested at Student Wellness' free STI Testing Day on Wednesday, March 30th from 11:30am until 4:00pm in the UC Courtyard. Come out to pick up swag, snacks, and resources and enter a draw for a chance to win a Beats Headphones and a $100 grocery store giftcard.
Testing is fast, free, and confidential!
From Monday, March 30, 2026 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM EDT at UC Courtyard.
Let's Talk Grad Life
A supportive gathering designed for graduate students to reflect on their academic and personal experiences through guided peer discussions and creative journaling.
From Tuesday, March 17, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT at UC 441.
Mocktails for St Patrick's Day!
Hey Gryphons!
Join Housing and Student Wellness Services to make some mocktails that will (sham) rock your socks off!
The event will take place on Thursday, March 12th, from 6:45pm-8pm in the Lambton Games Room! Registration is free, but spots are limited! Sign-up up HERE!
From Thursday, March 12, 2026 6:45 PM to 8:00 PM EDT at Lambton Games Room.
Meet the WEPC team
The Wellness Education& Promotion Centre is now hiring for our Peer Helper teams. Come meet some current peers and learn about what it's like to be part of Student Wellness, the work you'll do as a peer, and more about the application process.
We are hiring for the following teams:
Sexual Assault Free Environment (SAFE) Peer Wellness Educator
Applications are open on Experience Guelph until March 8.
From Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST at UC Courtyard.
Leap Into Spring
Let’s welcome spring with some consent-themed games! Win prizes, take home your own mini frog!
From Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST at UC Courtyard.
Masculinity Myths: Exploring Healthy Masculinity and the Manosphere
Come visit this tabling session run by our SAFE peer team to learn about how masculinity shows up in today’s world. This session explores the rise of the “manosphere” which are online spaces that influence how men and boys think about gender, identity, and relationships. There will also be activities and resources to unpack the myths perpetuated by online manosphere culture. Those who participate in this tabling session will be able to receive free prizes!
From Tuesday, February 24, 2026 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST at UC Courtyard.
Books Before Bets
Books Before Bets is an engaging, one‑hour, peer‑led workshop that helps post‑secondary students build awareness about gambling, sports betting, and the signs of gambling‑related harm. Through interactive activities, case study examples, and open discussion, you'll explore how gambling shows up in campus life, why young adults may be at higher risk, and practical strategies to stay safe and informed. This workshop also highlights on‑campus and provincial support resources, empowering students to make confident, informed decisions for themselves and their peers. This session is designed by students for students - creating space for honest conversations and meaningful learning.
Free pizza is provided and participants will have the chance to win bluetooth speaker giveaways!
Please RSVP on Gryphlife for attendance tracking.
From Tuesday, March 10, 2026 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT at UC 441.
safeTALK Training
Designed by Living Works, SafeTALK is a 3.5 hours alertness training and certification that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. The SafeTALK trainer will demonstrate the importance of suicide alertness, assist participants to identify ways people invite help, and connect them with resources to help them when they are at risk.
Please register using the link below:
https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7ah3FHebxYnSm58
From Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST at University Center (UC).
safeTALK Training
Designed by Living Works, SafeTALK is a 3.5 hours alertness training and certification that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. The SafeTALK trainer will demonstrate the importance of suicide alertness, assist participants to identify ways people invite help, and connect them with resources to help them when they are at risk.
Register using the link below:
https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pecnzAjUJdymeW
From Tuesday, March 10, 2026 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT at University Center (UC).
Safer Party Session!
Join Off-Campus Living and Student Wellness to learn tips and tricks about keeping yourself and others safe while partying this St Patrick's Day! We will be providing free party kits (snacks & resources) to everyone who attends - supplies are limited and it is first come, first served :) Snacks will also be provided!
From Wednesday, March 11, 2026 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT at UC 441.
Cannabis Use Focus Group
Calling all University of Guelph students! Participate in a 1-hour focus group to share your thoughts on:
- You and your peers' cannabis consumption patterns and habits
- What responsible cannabis use means to you
- What you want (and don't want) in an online learning module
Through this discussion, we hope to receive student feedback to help inform the development of a responsible cannabis use online training program for post-secondary students.
Each focus group will be held in the University Centre (room details to be sent upon registration) or online, and will be about 1 hour in length. Food will be provided during the in-person sessions, and all participants both in-person and virtual will receive a $20 Hospitality Services gift card. Please note that anything discussed during the focus group will remain confidential and anonymous, and any data collected will in no way be linked to your participation.
Space is limited, so please register at the following link: uoguel.ph/swscannabis
We hope to see you there!
From Tuesday, February 24, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST at Location Sent Upon Registration.
Cannabis Use Focus Group
Calling all University of Guelph students! Participate in a 1-hour focus group to share your thoughts on:
- You and your peers' cannabis consumption patterns and habits
- What responsible cannabis use means to you
- What you want (and don't want) in an online learning module
Through this discussion, we hope to receive student feedback to help inform the development of a responsible cannabis use online training program for post-secondary students.
Each focus group will be held in the University Centre (room details to be sent upon registration) or online, and will be about 1 hour in length. Food will be provided during the in-person sessions, and all participants both in-person and virtual will receive a $20 Hospitality Services gift card. Please note that anything discussed during the focus group will remain confidential and anonymous, and any data collected will in no way be linked to your participation.
Space is limited, so please register at the following link: uoguel.ph/swscannabis
We hope to see you there!
From Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST at Location Sent Upon Registration.
Cannabis Use Focus Group
Calling all University of Guelph students! Participate in a 1-hour focus group to share your thoughts on:
- You and your peers' cannabis consumption patterns and habits
- What responsible cannabis use means to you
- What you want (and don't want) in an online learning module
Through this discussion, we hope to receive student feedback to help inform the development of a responsible cannabis use online training program for post-secondary students.
Each focus group will be held in the University Centre (room details to be sent upon registration) or online, and will be about 1 hour in length. Food will be provided during the in-person sessions, and all participants both in-person and virtual will receive a $20 Hospitality Services gift card. Please note that anything discussed during the focus group will remain confidential and anonymous, and any data collected will in no way be linked to your participation.
Space is limited, so please register at the following link: uoguel.ph/swscannabis
We hope to see you there!
From Tuesday, March 3, 2026 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST at Location Sent Upon Registration.