WOUNDED HEALERS

Those working on the front-lines amongst the most vulnerable are the backbone of our communities. Strenuous shift work, stacked with the challenges of everyday living naturally take a toll on your overall well being. Sure, some extent of self-sacrifice might be expected for anyone who answers the calling to work in healthcare or social services.

 

Creating space for people to grieve, process and integrate the hard earned wisdom from your lived experiences is essential to your well being. Yet, too many professionals lack making the time to take measures to restore our own mental and emotional health. This can be especially difficult for people working with vulnerable populations, the ill or challenging adults and families.

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No reasonable human-being can be expected to simply put behind witnessing adverse events and sometimes traumatizing experiences and keep marching forward unscathed.  When the duress of our personal and professional lives collide we can lose touch with what matters most.  This is hard-earned wisdom sometimes learned only after a personal crisis ensues. Wounded Healers is a support group to help first-reponders to connect with people who share and understand this lived experience.

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NUMBERS DON'T LIE

• As of October 2022, vacancies in Health Care and Social assistance have MORE THAN DOUBLED since before the pandemic to 126,000.       source

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• A 37 per cent turnover rate was reported of employees who work with Disabled populations (PDD) .     source

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It's time for helpers to get a little help for themselves.

Front-Line Peer Support Groups

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If you're experiencing bouts of:

   ✗ Feeling overtired and overwhelmed

   ✗ Feeling out of touch  about who you are and what matters to you

   ✗ Irritability and resenting your job

   ✗ Looping conversations about difficult events

  ✗ Disconnected from those you love most

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Than Front-LIne Peer Support may be for you. 

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