When Is It Safe to Take Off the Mask, Besides Never?- Virtual Workshop

When Is It Safe to Take Off the Mask, Besides Never?- Virtual Workshop

Practice mindfulness in a supported environment, identify habits and emotional loops, and develop a personalized toolkit for self-care.

By The Ability Hub YXE

Date and time

Thu, May 30, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Date: May 30, 2024

Time: 6:00 – 7:30

Location: Zoom

**REGISTER ONLINE FOR WORKSHOP HERE**

**REGISTER BY CONTACTING THE ABILITY HUB**

edp@abilityhubyxe.ca

(306) 665-5508

This workshop series offers a toolkit for neurodiverse folks who want to be better friends with

their thoughts and feelings. Using tools from the visual arts and creative writing, these

workshops are an opportunity to practice mindfulness in a supported environment, identify

habits and emotional loops, and develop a personalized toolkit for self-care.

The tools presented in these workshops can be used to improve concentration, experience

mirroring, reduce overwhelm and practice self-soothing. These activities are designed to

empower people who experience AD(H)D, anxiety, depression, as well as people who live on

the autism spectrum, to thrive within their existing capacities.

These tools come from techniques in the visual arts and poetry but are explored in ways that

focus on experiencing resilience, strengthening self-reliance, and identifying core values.

The tools can be used by anyone, regardless of experience or skill-level. The tools can be also

used by artists and writers to build, renovate, or strengthen the foundation of their creative

practice.

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Presented by a local Saskatoon Artist, made possible by the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the

Government of Saskatchewan. Rebecca La Marre is a queer Canadian artist with a writing,

research, and performance practice. Her work is exhibited and published internationally and

has taken her to over 20 countries. In 2020 she was diagnosed with Adult ADHD, anxiety, and

depression. In 2022 she discovered she is on the Autism Spectrum. Through the diagnoses she

discovered that many of the strategies she uses in her art practice also double as effective ways

to cope with challenging aspects of her neurodiversity.

She holds a Masters in Art Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London, and has been the

recipient of funding from The British Arts Council, The Québec Council for the Arts and the

Federal Government of Canada. This workshop series is funded by SK Arts: Artists in

Communities.

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The Ability Hub YXE

The Ability Hub YXE (Formally NSILC) is non-profit, cross-disability organization that promotes the independence and integration of people with disabilities through education and services. Cross-disability means we offer support and services to individuals with any kind of disability or health condition, such as cognitive, learning, developmental, physical, mental health, or long-term health conditions. There are 24 such Centre’s across Canada under the umbrella of Independent Living Canada, where as our mandate is to support individuals with disabilities but also to have a minimum of 51% of our decision makers and staff be people with disabilities. The Ability Hub offer programs and services in the areas of entrepreneurship, employment, life skills, peer support, independent living skills, information & referrals, and research & development.