RESILIENCE WORKSHOP

Mental Health Safe Space!

May 9, 2025, 10AM – 11:30 AM

Carion Fenn Foundation in partnership with the Mental Wellness Committee at City of Pickering is hosting our Alex Monaghan Resilience Workshop on May 9, 2025, 10AM – 11:30 AM available to City of Pickering staff ONLY focusing on creating a safe space to talk about Mental Health in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week May 5 - 11, 2025. No Cost. Limited Capacity. This session is open to all City of Pickering Staff, to register visit the Employees Events page. Please be sure to check with your supervisors prior to attending to ensure adequate coverage.

Workshop

Our Workshop is to help strengthen one's resilience with techniques to manage stress effectively. Attendees will be educated through Speakers, Personal Story (Attendees), Break-out Session, and a Q & A to help recognize, build, or strengthen one's resilience.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: May 9, 2025

10:00am – 10:05am Welcome

Mental Health Committee

City of Pickering

10:05am – 10:20am SPEAKER 1: Carion Fenn Foundation

Mental Health Talk: recognizing &

creating a safe space

Carion Fenn Foundation

10:20am - 10:50am BREAK-OUT SESSION: Feedback

Speakers 1: Carion Fenn Foundation

& Mental Wellbeing Committee

City of Pickering

10:50am - 11:10am Q & A Carion Fenn Foundation

11:10am - 11:20am SPEAKER 2: YOGA

Victoria Gangadeen

SerenitywithVee

11:20am – 11:30am CLOSING

Mental Health Committee

City of Pickering

SPEAKER 1: Carion Fenn Carion Fenn Foundation

Mental Health Talk: recognizing & creating a safe space

Carion Fenn Foundation

Carion Fenn is a TV show host at Rogers TV Durham hosting Health 180 with Carion Fenn. She is the Founder & Executive Director of the Carion Fenn Foundation and an award-winning healthcare advocate. Carion is a past Board of Trustee, Chair & Vice Chair of the Board Quality Committee and Committee Board Chair of The Ajax Pickering Hospital Community Panel for Lakeridge Health, governing the 5 hospitals, Pinewood Centre for addictions, Long Term-Care and Durham Mental Health Services in Durham Region. Carion is the recipient of the Rogers TV Resiliency Award 2021 for her resiliency, dedication, and hard work displayed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Carion is the first black woman to run for Mayor of the Town of Ajax and a past Vice Chair and Accessibility Advisor to Council on the Accessibility Advisory Committee for the Town of Ajax. She is a member of the Pickering Rotary Club, Ajax Legion and has earned several recognitions for her community service including being a former volunteer for Big Brother Big Sisters of Canada. She is a winner for CIBWE’s Canada 100 Black Women to Watch 2020 and has been selected for the following: Women of Influence, “Meet A Role Model” 2020; 2020 Black History Month Panel speaker identified as someone who personifying black excellence; the Denise House 35 Courageous Woman Award; one of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women by the honourable Jean Augustine & her Co-authors; the Ontario Volunteer Service Award (10 YRS) from the Ontario Provincial Government; Adult Ajax Civic Award (the Town’s Highest Honour); Education and Accessibility Community Award from the Town of Ajax; Spinal Cord Injury Ontario and University Health Network Patti Dawson Award and Advocacy Award from Abilities Awards.

SPEAKER 2: Victoria Gangadeen

Certified Yoga Instructor | Sound Therapy Specialist | Founder of SerenitywithVee

Victoria Gangadeen is a certified yoga instructor and sound therapy specialist dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their breath, body, and inner calm. She is the founder of SerenitywithVee, a wellness initiative that offers personalized yoga sessions, mindfulness workshops, and sound healing experiences. With a focus on breathwork and stress reduction, Victoria's approach empowers people of all backgrounds to cultivate resilience and balance in their everyday lives. Victoria brings a unique perspective to her practice, combining ancient techniques with a modern understanding of mental wellness. Her diverse background fuels her passion for advocacy and holistic well-being. At the Resilience Workshop in Pickering, Victoria will guide participants through a calming 10-minute breathing technique designed to ground and restore. She believes that even a few mindful breaths can create powerful shifts in our emotional and physical states.

SPEAKER 1: Mental Wellness Committee City of Pickering

Bio Coming Soon

Disclaimer: This program session may be recorded by picture or video and subject to be posted or use later by the Carion Fenn Foundation, City of Pickering or Rogers TV to increase awareness, allow others to learn from or have access to the helpful content of our program or used for promotional reasons. If you do not feel comfortable being included in our recording(s), please let us know on the day of the program so that we can seat you outside of the view of our camera’s and keep yourself out of view of the camera’s during the program. It is the attendee’s responsibility who do not want to be included in our recordings to ensure that their images are not captured if they are not comfortable. By joining and participating in our program, participants are consenting to the program being recorded and their image being used by Carion Fenn Foundation, Carion Fenn, City of Pickering, Rogers TV, our speakers, sponsors, partners or Exhibitors and consenting to us using the content as we wish including but not limited to promotions, social media, ads, websites, broadcast on Rogers TV or podcast on any platform sees fit. If you have any concerns regarding this waiver or any media that may be captured, please contact Carion Fenn Foundation at 289-923-8170.

Alex Monaghan Resilience Workshop