Pay What You Can Virtual Peer Support Groups 

ACCEPTING AND MANAGING POWERFUL EMOTIONS 

This topic has two weekly groups. Participants are encouraged to share how their anger and emotions have affected their lives, realize from others that they are not alone and leave feeling more hopeful and improved

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1 hr

DATING & LOVE & SEX

This group is run every Thursday at 7pm ET with Carol Brown. One of our more interesting groups. Carol who is herself a certified health and life coach and an erotic fiction author runs this group every Thursday. The group talks about a range of topics from the struggles and confusion of being single, dating in the 21st century and addresses in a casual and welcoming atmosphere, any questions you may have on all things love, dating and sex

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1 hr

EATING DISORDERS 17 and Under

We run this group every Tuesday at 4pm ET with Abbey. This is for those 17 and under struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder or those simply wanting to talk about their body image are all welcome. We don't talk about our weight or list any kind of numbers so as to not affect the feelings of others by comparing 

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1 hr

GRIEF & LOSS

Pamela runs this group Thursdays at 3pm ET.

Participants are encouraged to share their experience with Grief and Loss but of course, given the sensitivity and pain of the topic, participants can just listen

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1 hr

MANAGING BIPOLAR AND LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

Matthew runs this group every Saturday at 11:30am ET. The goal of the group is to bring those with Bipolar together to share and to connect and to know that they are not alone and there are many others who can relate to what they've gone through

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1 hr

RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ISSUES

Monja runs a weekly group Thursdays at 10am ET where participants have the opportunity to connect with peers around the challenges and successes associated with the recovery process in a safe space

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1 hr

STUDENT WELL-BEING

This group aims to connect students of all kinds facing challenges such as time management, imposter syndrome, managing relationships, homesickness, and juggling multiple demands of student life.

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1 hr

WOMEN'S GROUP FOR SELF-LOVE/SELF-ESTEEM

Daphne runs this group with passion and love every Wednesday at 8pm ET. Some topics discussed are identity, roles, purpose, feeling good through wellness, self-love, healthy relationships and whatever else may come up from new and returning participants

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1 hr

OTTAWA AND SURROUNDING AREA  SUPPORT GROUPS

Thanks to a generous grant from one of Ottawa’s most respected philanthropic organizations, the Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF), and sponsorship from Heartwood House, we are proud to offer FREE mental healthcare peer support groups to citizens of Ottawa and surrounding cities within Ontario

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1 hr

ANXIETY & STRESS 

This group is for those who experience panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety or any related concerns that are impacting negatively on their lives. It's also for people struggling with worries, burnout, overwhelm (or anything similar) in a professional or personal context). Don't let anxiety and stress stop you living your best life. Join this group! We run this group every Monday at 2pm ET with Suramya and every week with Willie on Tuesdays at Noon ET 

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1 hr

DEALING WITH DEPRESSION, BOREDOM & LONELINESS 

We run this group twice a week, Wednesdays at 10am ET and Fridays at 12:30pm ET. Again we've kept it broad so people of all stripes can join in and share their experiences from mild feelings of loneliness to lifelong struggles with depression and find suggestions and tools to overcome and thrive

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1 hr

EATING DISORDERS 18+

We run this group every Tuesday at 10am ET with Lauren and every Saturday at 3:45pm ET with Karen. For those struggling with Anorexia, Bulimia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder or those simply wanting to talk about their body image, all are welcome. We don't talk about our weight or list any kind of numbers so as to not affect the feelings of others by comparing 

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1 hr

HEALING AND RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA & PTSD

This is again a group that welcomes a broad range of people. From those who have PTSD from recent events to those who have Trauma from childhood events. This group runs 12:45pm ET every Sunday with Latisha and every Saturday at 2:30pm ET with Karen

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1 hr

OCD AND OBSESSIVE AND INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

Many don't know that they have OCD, they don't know that intrusive thoughts circling like a broken record is often something called Pure OCD. Once you know that you can work on the many tools available to learn to live a normal life and reduce the frequency and potency of these thoughts. This is a group close to the founder's heart as he dealt and still deals with OCD. It was a Peer Support group in his local city that planted the seed of this very site

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1 hr

PEER SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

This is a group for newcomers and the wide range of feelings and emotions that come with leaving their home countries and find themselves in new and foreign lands. This is a worldwide group and aims to connect others like you. The group runs every Sunday at 11:15am ET with Martin

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1 hr

SUPPORT FOR FIRST-RESPONDERS

This groups meets once a week, Mondays at 6pm ET with Anne-Marie.
The term First Responder to us means those in Healthcare like Nurses, Doctors and EMT and those in Law Enforcement like Police, Correctional Workers and the Military (Veterans). Firefighters bridge those two industries but wear both hats often times. All groups and those not mentioned are welcome

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1 hr

RECOMMEND A GROUP

Don't see a group here you connect with? Suggest one to us

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1 hr

CHANGING YOUR BEHAVIOUR,  THOUGHTS AND MINDSET

This group is run every Saturday at 10am ET with a Transformational Master Coach named Sarah. Participants in this group will be able to talk about the deeper and larger things in life and gain insight and holistic direction from Sarah and from others in the group

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1 hr

DOMESTIC, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL & VERBAL ABUSE SUPPORT GROUP

Join this group and talk with others on your experiences with abuse. Whether it be physical or verbal. Manipulation and gaslighting in a relationship or sexual abuse. We welcome everyone who is willing to listen to others and if ready, share their story

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1 hr

FINDING YOUR FIT- FOR THOSE W/ ADHD, ASPERGERS, AUTISM, DYSLEXIA, DYSPRAXIA AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE NEURODIVERGENT

Julie runs this group every Tuesday ay 7pm ET. It is for introverts, highly sensitive persons, and those late to a diagnosis of Autism, Aspergers or ADHD. The group aims to help those who are neurodivergent navigate their day to day lives

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1 hr

LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN, ILLNESS & DISABILITY

This group is run by Laura who herself has lived with a disability. The goal of the group is to connect you with others, and others with you, to know that you are all not alone

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1 hr

RACE AND WELL-BEING

This group is specifically geared to Black, Indigenous and racialized persons who have experienced different forms of discrimination and marginalization in their lives. The group aims to provide mutual aid support to adults figuring out how to cope with the effects of various forms of racism on their overall wellness

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1 hr

RELATIONSHIPS, LOVE, HEARTBREAK, COUPLES OR MARRIAGE TROUBLE OR DISAPPOINTMENT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

This is a group that is again intentionally broad as we want to have groups talking about a wide range of topics and to help one another solve problems with their relationships in their lives, to take a step back and realize many are going through similar feelings and emotions

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1 hr

THE GUY'S (MEN'S) GROUP

This is a safe, confidential and non-judgemental place where men of all ages can talk freely about anything that might be troubling them or annoying them or stressing them out. Anything's  up for discussion- as long as everyone's comfortable with it. It could be confidence, personal or business relationships, direction in life, social anxiety, work problems... or whatever. And you don't have to talk at all if you don't want to. Just listening to what the other guys are saying could highlight something that would help you personally.

If this sounds good to you, book now at the link below

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1 hr

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OUR MODERATORS?

Contact a moderator to find out how their group is run and how sessions work

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1 hr