SUPPORT GROUPS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS
FOUNDATION OF CARE SERIES MONTHLY WORKSHOP
Community Workshop & Volunteer Orientation (Online via Zoom)
When: Friday, December 26
From: 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Join TEAO Canada for the launch of our new monthly series: Foundations of Care — a 45-minute workshop + orientation space designed for both interested community members and new volunteers.
Our December theme is:
What Trauma Teaches Us About Survival (and What It Doesn’t Teach Us About Safety)
This session is made possible through support from the Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF).
SOMATIC PEER SUPPORT GROUP (VIRTUAL SESSIONS)
For anxiety, depression, PTSD/C-PTSD
When: Wednesdays Bi-Weekly
From: 6:45pm - 8:00pm
Join our ongoing support designed to help you reconnect with your body, regulate emotions, & receive peer support through somatic practices.
Somatic Peer Support is a guided, body-based offering created to support emotional regulation, grounding, and nervous system care. These sessions are led by trained peer support facilitators and are ideal for anyone navigating stress, overwhelm, or the lasting impacts of trauma.
TRAUMA INFORMED CARE CIRCLES
Where: Cambridge Public Library, Hespler Location (5 Tannery Street, East Cambridge)
When: Wednesdays Bi-Weekly
From: 6:45pm - 8:00pm
Join us for gentle, in-person healing spaces that offer guided grounding and reflection. This program is for individuals looking to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and practice collective care in a safe and welcoming space. Whether you are new to trauma-informed work or have long been seeking grounding tools, these circles are open to all.
We are proud to offer this program free of charge through an in-kind facility partnership with Cambridge Public Library – IDEAIEXCHANGE.
Session Dates: Oct 29, Nov 12, Nov 26, Dec 10
COLLECTIVE CARE SERIES
Where: The Branches (9 Samuel St, Kitchener, ON)
Next Session: January 18, 2026
From: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
TEAO Canada will hold space for participants free, led by Nicole Brown Faulknor — as both an embodiment coach and psychotherapist. Nicole will explore somatic practices as well, as a way to support rebuilding a relationship with our bodies through these symptoms and a place to be heard and loved in places of systems and institutions and why your emotional health is our mental health.
This free care series is supported by Waterloo Region Community Foundation, and we’re grateful for their commitment to racial equity and community wellbeing.
EMBODIMENT FOR TRAUMA RECOVERY
When: Sundays from October 19 - November 23
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Where: The Branches (9 Samuel Street, Kitchener)
Subsidized rates available
This unique class is for anyone who is on a path to recovering from physical or emotional trauma. The class aims to give participants tools to understand how trauma affects the body, to move through embodied trauma (trauma stored in the body) through movement.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2026
“ALL ABOUT TRAUMA” INFO SESSION
More details to be shared soon!
Young Men Thrive is Coming Soon!
This is your opportunity to connect, grow, and unlock your full potential through powerful workshops, mentorship, leadership development, and more.
Whether you're 15-17 or 18-25, join us from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM for activities like golfing, camping, cooking, farming, gaming, and so much more.
Together, we’ll break barriers, build leadership skills, and create a strong community.
Stay tuned for the new date and get ready to embark on a journey that will shape your future.
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