We may all lose a lot in life, but one thing we cannot afford to lose is our sense of mental health and overall wellbeing. When stress and anxiety take over, we lose a piece of ourselves and our ability to function at our best. The real lockdown is in your mind. We need to become “Headstrong”.

The Headstrong Program, led by Baby its Cold Outside Charitable Society – and its partner Wellness Innovate - is a collaborative effort focused on supporting people and businesses through the escalated stress and anxiety of the COVID-19, particularly among rural Albertans, entrepreneurs, and SMEs (small or medium-sized businesses).

We have developed a series of Group Coaching Programs, along with One-on-One Coaching Programs for rural Albertans in this unique crisis – helping entrepreneurs and SMEs build the skills to manage stress, become better leaders, and create resiliency.

According to Statistics Canada, SMEs (small and medium size businesses) employ over 91% of Albertans. And, according to the CCVO, there are 24,800 non-profits in Alberta who employ over 400,000 Albertans.

We will NOT get our economy on track without SMEs. And SMEs can perform at their best when they have mental health and resilience. The tragedy is that even before COVID-19, we were faced with an emerging mental health crisis among entrepreneurs and SMEs, and COVID-19 has only made this worse.

The sheer scale of this public health emergency, combined with the economic devastation caused by lockdowns and the feelings of social isolation guarantees that Albertans in rural communities working with SMEs need help, more than ever before.

Please join us for 3 Sessions where we will tackle “Managing Your Stress AND Your Business”.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲?

These sessions empower entrepreneurs and business leaders to move into a healthier “head-space” where we can then support traditional business and executive coaching functions such as budgeting, financial planning, business strategy, communication, leadership development, succession planning, and all the rest. Our model is more about education, facilitated self-help, adversity-based growth skills and tools, group coaching, and enhanced peer support.

“Managing Your Stress AND Your Business”

In these 3 sessions, we work with entrepreneurs, SMEs and non-profits to support their resiliency-building skills during crisis, and to support their coping mechanisms for moving forward post-COVID:

• Session 1 [ May 13] - The Situation:

o What’s Up With Rural Mental Health and SME Mental Health?

o What Does Stress Do To The Body, and the Business?

o How The Heck Did We Get Here?

o Hope For The Future.

• Session 2 [May 20] - The Science:

o Good Stress vs Bad Stress.

o Recognizing Your Triggers.

o Scientifically Proven Ways To Manage Stress.

• Session 3 [May 27] - The Strategies:

o Caring For You.

o Caring For Those You Love.

o Caring For Your Team.

Please join us for yourself, but just as importantly, refer someone you love or care about, because every rural Albertan has been touched by someone in everyone of these areas. There is no cost, and no obligation to speak or share.

One of the great benefits of HeadStrong Group Coaching Programs is the massive opportunity for networking and connection as businesspeople and professionals in the community.

Have questions or want to connect? Please email us at hello@headstrongprogram.com