Presentations & Conferences

We offer one-hour presentations, accessible to everyone, on various topics related to mental health and supporting a loved one living with a mental health disorder.

These sessions, offered either in person or online, are designed for diverse settings: community organizations, workplaces, support groups, and more. They aim to raise awareness, provide information, and offer thoughtful insights in simple and respectful language.

Each presentation concludes with a question-and-answer period to allow participants to engage and explore certain topics more deeply.

For more information on availability and pricing, please contact us at info@asmfmh.org.

List of presentations

Beyond Words: Building Connections Through Healthy Communication

Asserting Yourself Without Guilt: The Importance of Setting Limits

Explore practical strategies for establishing boundaries that honor your values and relationships. Learn how to recognize your limits, communicate them respectfully, and respond authentically when they aren’t respected. Through discussion and hands-on exercises, gain skills that better equip you to safeguard your well-being and support healthy, supportive relationships.

Making Space for Emotions: How Validation Builds Stronger Relationships

When people feel listened to and their experiences are validated, relationships thrive. A supportive communication environment encourages honest sharing and emotional safety, reduces misunderstandings, lowers conflict, and fosters deeper empathy.

Through a blend of theory and practice, you’ll learn to put these essential skills into action, making it easier to navigate tough conversations and bring more understanding and compassion into your interactions.

You Matter Too: Preventing Caregiver's Burnout

After a crisis, a change or a diagnosis, a caregiver can be left with many questions and emotions. What began as a desire to help can become a source of stress.

Over time, this stress can turn into what's known as caregiver burnout. In this presentation, we'll discuss what burnout is, how it manifests itself and the many effects it can have on caregivers.

We'll also look at strategies caregivers can use to support themselves and cope with this stress.

Finding Your Balance: Managing Stress Through Self-Care

Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but learning how to care for yourself amidst challenges can transform how you experience it. When you practice self-care, you strengthen your emotional resilience and protect your health.

These habits reduce tension, prevent burnout, and boost your energy, focus, and overall mood.

This course unpacks the sources and impact of stress, then guides you through practical self-care routines, coping tools, and daily strategies for managing stress. You'll learn concrete skills to help you restore balance and thrive, even during busy times

Thriving at Every Age: A Mental Health Guide for Seniors and Their Loved Ones

What does it mean to take care of our mental health and to take care of others? Join us for an insightful presentation on mental health, where we will explore what factors contribute to maintaining a good mental health and why it is important to do so.

Aiming to raise awareness of mental health issues and clarify common misconceptions that continue to circulate on the subject, we'll describe the different types of mental health disorders (such as anxiety and depression) and their symptoms, and share the resources available to families in the West Island.