Upcoming Virtual Workshops
NEW Caregiver Workshop Series
When: Last Monday of the month (January - June, 2025)
Time: 4 - 5:30 PM
Location: Zoom
Are you supporting someone with an acquired brain injury? If so, this group could be just what you are looking for! BIAN is excited to present a six-part Caregiver Workshop series beginning on Monday, January 27, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. This structured workshop will take place on the last Monday of each month until June 30, 2025, featuring 45 minutes of informative content focused on navigating the caregiver role, followed by 45 minutes dedicated to supportive discussions. Virtual workshops are free to attend and open to adults caring for a loved one with an acquired brain injury.
About the Facilitator:
Meka Matthews is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Recreation Therapist in Ontario, Canada, with extensive experience supporting caregivers and individuals affected by trauma, brain injury, and mental health challenges.
Beyond her professional expertise, Meka brings personal experience as a caregiver herself, which informs her compassionate approach. Having walked the path of caregiving, she understands the often-unseen emotional toll and the resilience required to support a loved one through health challenges. In this caregiver series, Meka combines her professional insights with the empathy gained from her personal journey, offering attendees a grounded, supportive space to explore strategies for self-care, resilience, and effective caregiving
Previous Workshop Recordings
Learn about how concussions can impact our thinking skills, emotions, social capacity, and behaviour. Additionally, in this workshop, you will learn effective strategies for helping to re-train your nervous system as well as strategies for compensating for challenges that are persisting. Dr. Robb will provide a 60-minute review of the research and will be available for 60 minutes to answer questions.
Feeling off balance? Dizzy? Experiencing falls, blurry vision or disorientation? All following a concussion? You may be experiencing changes in your vestibular system. Join Physiotherapist Elizabeth Brugman and Certified Atheletic Therapist Marianna Varpalotai to learn about the Vestibular System, what it is and its affects post mTBI. Learn skills you can use at home to help reset your brain and vestibular system.
Join BIAN and Certified Nutritionist and Registered Occupational Therapist - Kylie James and explore the benfits of nutrition on Brain Health. With cost of goods on the rise we look to explore how we can best feed our Brains on a budget. We will look at time and energy saving startegies to support your brain and gut health.