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Meeting Youth and Adults where they are
at on their Mental Health Journey
Upcoming February 5
Embracing Possibilities: A Fireside Chat on Eating Disorders Awareness
Date: February 5 @ 12:00-1:00 pm EST
Location: Online (REGISTER HERE)
About the Webinar
Join us for a special Fireside Chat in observance of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, hosted by Afreina Noor, Unsinkable's Program Manager for Engagement and Outreach. This virtual event, will feature a powerful panel discussion with experts and advocates in the mental health and body image space. Our panelists include: Hailey Hechtman, Executive Director of Unsinkable Niya Bajaj, international keynote speaker on wellness-centered leadership Joshua Bell, Unsinkable Community Champion, Mental Health Advocate & Community Leader Raffela Mancuso, Unsinkable Community Champion, Mental Health Body Image Activist & Content Creator This event aims to empower individuals with the tools and knowledge to recognize the signs of eating disorders, foster prevention, and create a supportive community for healing.
Upcoming February 4-25
Writing Our Way to Healing: A 4-Week Storytelling Workshop for Eating Disorders Awareness
Date: Tuesdays, February 4 to 25, 2025 | 12:00 PM EST
Location: Online (REGISTER HERE)
Join us for a 4-week workshop series throughout Eating Disorders Awareness Week, designed to help you tell your story. This series will deepen your ability to identify, listen to, understand, and act on the stories you encounter—starting with your own. You’ll enhance your skills in deep listening, self-reflection, and sharing your journey, all within a supportive and nurturing environment.
Each week, we’ll explore a different aspect of storytelling, and discuss what resonates most with your experiences. Through reflective exercises, you will create and share personal writings related to your recovery journey. By the end of the series, you’ll have at least 4 pieces of writing that reflect meaningful aspects of your path to healing. This workshop is for anyone who has experienced disordered eating or is curious about storytelling's transformative power as a healing tool. No prior writing experience is required—just a willingness to share lived experience with Eating Disorders and participate with positivity.
This workshop series will be led by Niya Bajaj, C-IAYT, Member of Unsinkable's Program Advisory Committee, and an international keynote speaker on wellness-centered leadership and sustainable self-care. As an award-winning IAYT-certified yoga therapist and narrative medicine facilitator, she draws on research and best practices as well as her lived expertise to develop bespoke corporate wellness learning experiences that address the specific concerns of diverse audiences.
Note: Registration is mandatory. Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, sessions will not be recorded to preserve participant confidentiality.
Past Events
January 2025
Blue Monday Webinar: A Lamplight Panel Discussion
At the center of the discussion is Rosiel Elwyn’s groundbreaking paper, Fear of the Impaired Practitioner, Mandatory Reporting, and Clinician Suicide: A Lived Experience of Fitness to Practice Investigation as a Student. Together, these leaders shine a light on systemic barriers and share a vision for building more compassionate and supportive spaces within academic and professional settings.
December 2024
No “Shoulding” On Yourself
Expectations: where they come from and how to break free. We all carry expectations—shaped by caregivers, friends, culture, and society. They tell us who we "should" be and what we "should" do. But when we fall short, we often end up “shoulding” on ourselves, spiraling into guilt and shame. In this powerful and transformative conversation, we dive deep into the origins of these “shoulds” and how to free ourselves from their weight.
October 2024
EMHIC Webinar - Bridging Minds: The Transformative Power of Digital Storytelling in Mental Health Care
This comprehensive session highlights how engaging storytellers with lived experience can activate learning for clinicians, provide direct feedback to influence mental health systems and bridge the expertise gap between professionals and those they serve.
Unsinkable is at the forefront of this movement, using digital storytelling to create meaningful change and share impactful stories with its audience.
December 2024
EMHIC Webinar - Bridging Minds PART 2: Deepening the Conversation on the Transformative Power of Digital Storytelling in Mental Health Care
Following the powerful insights shared in our first session, Bridging Minds: The Transformative Power of Digital Storytelling in Mental Health Care, this webinar continued to explore how digital storytelling is reshaping mental health care by connecting clinical knowledge with the real, lived experiences of those navigating mental health challenges.
October 2024
Fireside Chat: Prioritizing Mental Health in the Workplace
An insightful fireside chat in honor of World Mental Health Day. This year's theme emphasizes the crucial need to prioritize mental health in our workplaces. Hosted by Afreina Noor, Program Manager for Community Engagement & Partnerships at Unsinkable.
May 2024
KBI Mapping Our Futures Event
Young people entering adulthood are facing unique and complex challenges that intersect with their mental health, and our panel and co-hosts Asante Haughton and Abbigale Kernya will take a deep dive into the issues.
In-person live “Life Outside the Box” recording featuring Asante Haughton, Kritika Sharda and Barira Manzoor (Unsinkable Youth facilitators).
May 2024
Unsinkable Mental Health in Quebec
Storytelling Series Premier
To introduce Unsinkable to the Quebec ecosystem, we set out to discover eight organizations working in the field of mental health, in order to gain a better understanding of this issue as it affects people in Quebec. Through the testimonies of eight individuals, we were able to highlight the work accomplished by these organizations and, in so doing, sow messages of hope.
April 2024
Unsinkable’s 5 Year Anniversary Event
The Unsinkable community joined together to honour five incredible years of resilience, growth, and support for mental health.
We reflect on our impact, share powerful stories of triumph, and unveil exciting plans for the future.
Whether you've been with us from the start or are just joining our community, this celebration is for YOU. Together, let's continue to rise above, spread hope, and show the world that with resilience, we are truly Unsinkable.
March 2024
Changemaker Wellbeing Summit
Presented by Co-operators, Future of Good’s first-ever 2024 Changemaker Wellbeing Summit is a unique professional experience that aims to convene social purpose teams in a safe learning setting to gain insights and advance action on workplace wellbeing.
The 2024 summit hosted a mix of talks, practical workshops, discussions, peer learning, and artistic experiences on critical topics such as mental health, with closing keynote from our own, Silken Laumann (Founder).
September 2023
Back-To-School Mental Health Event
A youth-led mental health event that harnesses the power of story to ignite conversations around the relationship between mental health and back-to-school transitions. Whether in elementary school or graduating from college, youth are struggling with their mental health as they pursue education through political, social and community uncertainty. This event is for young people connect and relate to the stories and strategies of their peers, for parents to learn more about tips and strategies that can support their loved ones and service providers who are looking to learn first-hand from the experiences of youth.
January 2023
Grief event
This event was aimed at harnessing the power of story to ignite conversations around the spectrum of grief and in turn, educating the community, challenging stigmas, and spotlighting the supports available to help young people.
More than a webinar, this unique virtual and interactive experience allows participants to hear from diverse lived experiences, engage in interactive exercises, and gain access to a helpful interactive toolkit.
