Find Your Joy: Restore, Replenish, Revive, Rebuild Through Resilience

Find Your Joy: Restore, Replenish, Revive, Rebuild Through Resilience

By Resilient Woman Program

Overview

To help women heal from the effects of gender-based violence

🌿 Find Your Joy: Restore, Replenish, Revive, Rebuild Through Resilience

Presented by: Mindsilike Wellness Foundation
📅 Start Date: December 20th, 2025
Duration: 4 Weeks | 2 Hours per Session
📍 Format: 4 Trauma-Informed Wellness Modules — 2 Virtual & 2 In-Person

💛 About the Program

Find Your Joy is a 4-week restorative wellness series created to support survivors of gender-based violence through trauma-informed, culturally grounded, and evidence-based healing practices.

Each session gently guides participants toward self-awareness, emotional regulation, and community connection, helping to rebuild confidence, inner peace, and a renewed sense of joy.

This program reflects the Mindsilike Wellness Foundation’s mission to advance holistic mental health and emotional wellness in Black and racialized communities through inclusive and accessible therapeutic care.

🌸 Program Modules

Week 1: Restore — Reconnecting to Self

Focus: Understanding the impact of trauma and beginning emotional recovery.
Activities: Grounding exercises, storytelling circles, mindfulness practices.
Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify personal strengths and coping patterns
  • Recognize trauma responses and triggers
  • Begin to build emotional safety within the group

Week 2: Replenish — Nourishing the Mind and Body

Focus: Exploring holistic wellness through movement, mindfulness, and nutrition.
Activities: Gentle yoga, breathwork, and guided self-care rituals.
Learning Outcomes:

  • Regulate stress through body-centered healing
  • Reconnect with self-compassion and rest as a wellness strategy
  • Integrate daily practices for emotional balance

Week 3: Revive — Reclaiming Joy and Purpose

Focus: Rediscovering joy, creativity, and purpose after trauma.
Activities: Expressive arts therapy, gratitude journaling, and community sharing.
Learning Outcomes:

  • Use creative tools to process emotions and strengthen identity
  • Understand the neuroscience of cultivating joy and ‘happy hormones’
  • Reframe personal narratives around healing and hope
  • Strengthen agency and self-worth

Week 4: Rebuild — Resilience and Community Connection

Focus: Building a foundation for long-term healing and connection.
Activities: Vision boarding, resilience mapping, and closing reflection circle.
Learning Outcomes:

  • Develop a personalized wellness plan
  • Identify community supports and resources
  • Commit to ongoing self-advocacy and peer support
  • Build lasting resilience

💬 Facilitator

Alethia Cadore, MA, RPFounder, Mindsilike Wellness Foundation
Alethia is a Registered Psychotherapist and trauma-informed practitioner with over 15 years of experience in resilience and community wellness. She specializes in supporting Black and racialized communities through programs that center empowerment, healing, and leadership.

💫 Join Us and Begin Your Journey to Joy
✨ Registration is free, with donations supporting the Resilient Woman Program.

Category: Health, Personal health

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Highlights

  • 4 hours
  • In person

Location

Sheridan College - Davis Campus

7899 McLaughlin Road

Brampton, ON L6Y 5H9 Canada

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Dec 20 · 12:00 PM EST