Recovery West

Dropping the weekly calendar for next week, Aug 24 - Aug 28!

🗣 Updates/Announcements

• Join us for Banana Splits Day on Wed, Aug 26 at 1pm 🍌🍨
• Income Support Drop-in is canceled next week, Thurs, Aug 27 🚫
• You are invited to our Graduation on Fri, Aug 28 at 11am! 🎉

Join us next week, Wednesday, August 25 at 1pm for a sweet treat and good company at our Banana Dessert event 🍌✨ A fun way to connect, share a moment, and enjoy something delicious with CMHA PD Recovery West.

Update: Income Support Drop-in will be canceled for the next three (3) weeks on Thursday, August 20, August 27, & September 3. See you back in September!

New courses are here for Fall 2026 📚

We’re excited to share our latest Recovery College offerings, including:

• Neurodiversity and Finances 💸
Thursday, September 17 | 1:30–3:00pm

• Letting Go 🫂
Thursdays | 10:00–11:30am
4 weeks; September 17 to October 8

• What’s Going On In My Head? 📚
Fridays | 1:15–2:15pm
4 weeks; October 9 to October 30

• MAST: Mindful Awareness Stabilization Training 🗣️
Mondays | 10:30am–12:00pm
4 weeks; October 26 to November 16

Plus all of our returning courses are open for registration too.

Register here: https://cmha-peel-dufferin.mykajabi.com/Recoverycollege

🎓✨ Join Us for Our Recovery College Graduation! ✨🎓

Celebrate the achievements of our Recovery College learners as we recognize their hard work, dedication, and commitment to personal growth and recovery.

📅 August 28
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Whether you’re a current learner, graduate, family member, or supporter, we invite you to come celebrate this exciting milestone with us!

Interested in becoming part of the next Recovery West College cohort? Be sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about our upcoming Fall Term beginning in September 2026. Discover our courses, explore the benefits of Recovery West College, and find out how you can start your own learning journey.

🎉 Congratulations to all of our graduates. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

🎓🌟

Dropping the weekly calendar for next week, Aug 10 - Aug 14!

🗣 Updates/Announcements

•Voices & Parallel Realities is canceled next week

• Just a friendly reminder, the following groups have a new time:
- Reflective Writing at 2:15pm - 3:15pm
- Music Group at 2:45pm - 3:45pm⏰️

• New Group, Curbing Cravings at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

✨ New Group Alert - Curbing Cravings! ✨
 
Our addictions group is back with a refreshed new look, while keeping the same warm, welcoming, and supportive space you’ve always known. 💙 Starting Mon, Aug 10, join us as we continue coming together to connect, share, encourage one another, and grow through recovery side by side.
 
This peer support group offers a conversation about consciously making positive choices to reduce impulsive behaviours. Together, we can keep moving forward, one step at a time. 🌷
 

Peer supporting is when someone who has lived through a mental health or substance use challenge, walks alongside another person on their own journey. It’s grounded in shared experience. 🤝

🗣️“Peer support was a light for me in a sea of darkness I never thought I’d emerge from.” - Sophia

“Peer supporters don’t diagnose, prescribe, or claim to have all the answers.

Instead, they offer connection, hope, understanding, and practical coping strategies—meeting people where they are and drawing from their own experiences of navigating challenges.” 🌱

(CMHA National, 2025)
 

Here is the monthly calendar for the online groups! All groups will be canceled on Monday, Aug 3 for the Civic Holiday! 🍁

For online group links call (905) 451-2123 ext.4

Dropping the weekly calendar for next week, Aug 3 - Aug 7!

🗣 Updates/Announcements

• We are closed on Mon, Aug 3! See you on Tues, Aug 4.

• Just a friendly reminder, the following groups have a new time:
- Reflective Writing at 2:15pm - 3:15pm
- Music Group at 2:45pm - 3:45pm⏰️

• New Group, Housing 101 Workshop Series starting on Thurs, Aug 6 (Registration required)