BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorder Recovery
744 Saskatchewan Ave S0L2L0 Milden, SK, Canada

ATTENTION ALUMNI... We are launching a new BridgePoint Book Club to dig a little deeper into perfectionism and how it may show up with disordered eating. Is this often your inner voice? What will people think if I’m not perfect and don’t succeed? ... When will I stop feeling the need to prove myself to others? Do I really want to be surviving but not thriving in my life? While change is a vulnerable experience (risky, uncertain and exposes us emotionally), the question we must ultimately answer is this: What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think or letting go of who you are? The Gifts of Imperfection explores The Ten Guideposts for Wholehearted Living that help you move from feeling fearful, judgmental and alone, to cultivating the gifts of courage, compassion, and connection. This work is about learning to love our imperfections, reconnecting to our worthiness, and becoming firmly grounded in a deep sense of love and belonging. WHEN: Thursday Evenings 7-9pm from April 1, 2021 - June 3, 2021 WHERE: Online PRE-REQUISITE: Completion of onsite or online Virtual Retreat at BridgePoint REGISTER NOW (Open to Saskatchewan residents): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-club-gifts-of-imperfection

It's official! BridgePoint is proud to be one of over 200 charities and nonprofits that have invested in accreditation in Canada. Created by the sector for the sector, the Standards Program is the only national accreditation program that is designed for all Canadian charities and nonprofits. To earn the accreditation trustmark, organizations must demonstrate excellence in five fundamental areas: board governance; financial accountability and transparency; fundraising; staff management; and volunteer involvement. Read the media release to learn more: https://bit.ly/3uCEyoo

Sleep disturbance is a common, yet often overlooked, concern in eating disorder populations. A research team at the University of Alberta is seeking female participants to complete an online questionnaire to help understand and develop a treatment for sleep problems in eating disorder populations. If you are interested in learning more about this study, please follow this link: https://redcap.link/sleepbetter

Eating Disorder Sensitive: Education for Dietitians We know that Dietitians serve an important role in supporting those impacted by disordered eating/eating di...sorders. You may have someone in your practice you are concerned about, or perhaps you have clients who initially request help with binge eating. Often those with eating disorders will seek out a dietitian as the first step in their recovery process. This course has been created by Dietitians, incorporates the best available evidence, and has been reviewed by experts in the field. It will help you develop your knowledge and skills related to various forms of eating disorders, when to be concerned, communicating with clients, additional resources available, and more. This program has been developed by Body Brave in partnership with Eating Disorders NS. Presented by the Body Peace Collaborative (Body Brave, Eating Disorders Nova Scotia, BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorders, Canopy Eating Disorders Support Services - New Zealand). Registration is now open! Learn more and sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/eating-disorder-sensitive-for-d

* 21 DAYS OF MINDFULNESS * Are you ready to explore and integrate the practice of Mindfulness? Click here to sign up today to discover the power of Mindfulness in your recovery! https://eatingdisordersu.org/courses/mindful/ Download the workbook from our online learning platform and get the details on how to subscribe to receive 21 daily texts to help guide you through! If the other texting service didn't work for you (due to carrier and regulatory issues), give this one a try as it's on a new platform.

Attention dietitians you’ve been asking for training and education! Registration is now open. Check it out below

BridgePoint is so grateful to be one of the recipients to receive support from Step Up for Mental Health awarded through the Cameco Fund for Mental Health. Thank you Cameco Connects! Stay tuned as we are working behind the scenes to develop and launch a project to provide timely, inclusive, and low barrier programming to youth and their caregivers who are experiencing eating disorders and disordered eating.

Have you signed up for our daily texting program? If not - please sign up now! Or if you have, we would love to hear your feedback. Please post below or email to [email protected].

Deep Dive: Here is the infograph from last nights session. Rating how we feel based on the system below allows us to recognize where we are and implement our associated self care plan strategies.

Thank you for your community support!

Join us for our virtual program options from the comfort of your own home! You are able to self-refer or join upon referral of your primary care team for these programs. To apply for Virtual Retreats, complete this application package. A BridgePoint team member will call you for an intake interview and you will be provided with further application details to reserve your seat. https://tinyurl.com/bridgepointvirtual To apply for Virtual Weekly Intensive Deep Dive Groups: Em...ail [email protected] for registration information. Prerequisite: Completion of Virtual Retreat Cost of both programs: Free for residents of Saskatchewan

Your dollars are creating #ChangeEveryDay at Saskatchewan's BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorders their programs are making a difference in the lives of peopl...e with eating disorders by opening a path for a process of discovery and recovery. Approximately 1,000,000 Canadians struggle daily with eating disorders. A dollar a day can make a difference. Join us: www.adollaraday.ca/#sharethechange See more

Your dollars are creating #ChangeEveryDay at Saskatchewans BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorders their programs are making a difference in the lives of peopl...e with eating disorders by opening a path for a process of discovery and recovery. Approximately 1,000,000 Canadians struggle daily with eating disorders. A dollar a day can make a difference. Join us: www.adollaraday.ca/#sharethechange See more

BridgePoint has an approved resumption of services plan to reopen our residential services October 1! Visit our website www.bridgepointcenter.ca to apply! We are also continuing our virtual programs at this time. Resumption plans will be updated on the website on Monday. Highlights include: *Single rooms ... *Participants will require covid testing and self isolation prior to admission. *Any devices that product aerosols (CPAP, nebulizers, oxygen, etc) wont be permitted. See more

We've had a few last minutes spots open up for the September 21-22 Virtual Eating Disorder Recovery Retreat! This is your last chance to sign up for a virtual retreat until November 30. There is no charge for Saskatchewan residents. Apply here: http://bridgepointcenter.ca//bridgepoint_virtual_retreat_p

Are you interested in attending an in-person program at BridgePoint once we resume our residential programming? If so, please take the time now to sign up for MySaskHealthRecord to track your personal health information online anywhere, anytime. This will be a particularly important part of getting timely results of COVID testing. https://www.ehealthsask.ca//MySaskHealt/Pages/default.aspx

The most emotionally intelligent people know that in addition to understanding their own emotions, its important to perceive the emotions of others, and the way that their environment impacts those emotions.

Weve had a few last minutes spots open up for the September 21-22 Virtual Eating Disorder Recovery Retreat! This is your last chance to sign up for a virtual retreat until November 30. There is no charge for Saskatchewan residents. Apply here: http://bridgepointcenter.ca//bridgepoint_virtual_retreat_p

Are you surprised that eating disorders arent always visible? Think about this for a moment many people are applauded for their disordered eating behaviours.

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day! This day, created by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, provides opportunity for people across the glo...be to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention. On the blog, Hilary discusses how to support a loved one who is struggling with suicide https://nied.ca/how-to-support-a-loved-one-who-is-struggli/ See more

Practice gratitude every day with 3 good things #gratitude #ymhc

CONTEST ALERT! We need your help! BridgePoint's sign has been a landmark at our center since 1997. In one of our summer storms, the sign was knocked down and has since been redeployed to our outdoor patio. A new sign will be created and replaced, but we need your help in designing. Please submit your artwork and ideas to [email protected] before September 15 at noon. A BridgePoint curated gift basket will be sent to the winning design.

BridgePoint is thrilled to be recognized as a 2020 Change Makers Award Recipient. Thank you for the nomination and recognition from A Dollar a Day Foundation. https://adollaraday.ca/ Congratulations on all the amazing work being done across Canada! #ChangeEveryDay

CONTEST ALERT! We need your help! BridgePoints sign has been a landmark at our center since 1997. In one of our summer storms, the sign was knocked down and has since been redeployed to our outdoor patio. A new sign will be created and replaced, but we need your help in designing. Please submit your artwork and ideas to [email protected] before September 15 at noon. A BridgePoint curated gift basket will be sent to the winning design.

Check out our fall BridgePoint program line-up! Our virtual programming has been super popular. There's still time to join us for connection and community in a recovery-focused environment. Our new online weekly intensive Deep Dive series starts next week already. Due to popular demand, we have opened up more seats. Don't miss out! Email us to get more information at [email protected].

Time to check in with yourself! What tools or supports do you need in this moment?

You may never need it, but if you are diagnosed with COVID-19, your contact record could help significantly slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Contact trac...ing is essentially detective work. It begins when someone tests positive for COVID-19. That person is asked to list, with as much detail as possible, where they have been and who they have been in contact with. If you were diagnosed with COVID-19, could you name every person and location you and/or your family has been in the last two weeks including times and dates? Lives are busy and remembering all that detail, especially if multiple family members are involved, can be hard! Step 1: Plan Your options for recording your contacts are vast. Use your phone, a daytimer, a calendar or even just a notepad. Step 2: Do Record the details of when, where and who for every bubble member. Make sure to include the date and which member of your bubble was involved and at what time. Please ensure you have valid phone numbers for these people at the ready. Example - August 17 XX Pharmacy, Mom, ~11am XX dentist, Mom & R, 11:45am-12:15pm XX grocery store, Dad, 4:30pm XXs house with friends F, J and T, C, 8-10:30pm Step 3: Repeat daily

Researchers from Body Brave are investigating the impact of COVID-19 on people with an eating disorder. We are looking for individuals who have ever experienced... an eating disorder. If you are 18 or older, currently living in Canada, are fluent in English, and have experienced any eating disorder, you are eligible to participate in this study. For more information and to participate in the study, please click this link: https://mcmasterxceei.co1.qualtrics.com//SV_1O2dRbYa3rKCp6d See more

Have you already joined BridgePoint for one of our Virtual Retreats and looking to "DIVE DEEP" into more online programming? We will be hosting an open weekly group from September 2-October 14 from 7-8:30pm. Spaces will be limited. Weekly topics will cover vulnerability, communication, boundaries, how to work with your primary care team, integrating mindful movement, self-compassion, empathy and creative expressions. ... PREREQUISITE: Completion of an Online BridgePoint Virtual Retreat COST: Free for Saskatchewan residents HOW TO APPLY: Email [email protected] to get access emailed to you.

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Funding opportunity: If you know a #MentalHealth program that could use a boost - submit your nomination today! @adollaradayfdn is offering $5k to the winner of the #ChangeMakersAward. https://adollaraday.ca/changemakers/

Don't forget to sign up for your daily dose of BridgePoint. Sign up today for our virtual mental health text program called BridgePoint RecoverED to receive daily one way messages from BridgePoint. You will get daily resources, journal prompts and tools via text that are carefully curated by our BridgePoint team. It is free to join this service, but please contact your current provider to make sure you can get texts for free. Standard message rates apply.... To participate: Text RecoverED to 393939

Some people may be over COVID-19, but COVID-19 isnt over for any of us. Thats the message of caution from Dr. David Torr, a medical health officer for the... Saskatchewan Health Authority, and previous co-commander of the SHAs Public Health Incident Command Centre. We need to remind folks that COVID-19 is very much here. The activity level may vary across different parts of the province, but that doesnt mean its gone. It will be here for some time. Welcome to the new normal. Given our new circumstances, we need to determine what we can do to be as normal as possible without endangering ourselves or others, he said. At a personal level, you should be more meticulous in habits like frequent and thorough handwashing, physical distancing, avoiding touching your face or surfaces, remembering who your social contacts are over the past two weeks, getting tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms and protecting others, especially the vulnerable. At a societal level, he continued, this means youre not shaking hands or hugging people as we used to. Youre washing your hands before you enter a store and, while in the store, for example, when youre shopping or in line up to pay, youre staying a six-foot distance from others." Proper masking (covering from the top nose to under the chin) is an important practice for the general public if a person cant maintain a six-foot distance from others, he said. If you and the person next to you are both wearing masks, youll minimize transmission. But you dont have to wear a mask in the car by yourself or if youre in an open field and no one is within two metres of you. Another good practice is to have hand sanitizer with you, especially when youre out and about and cant wash your hands, he said. COVID-19 doesnt ask much, said Dr. Torr. It just asks that you get close to someone else so it can keep moving. Were asking that you minimize the opportunity for it to spread. He cautioned that although we are reducing physical contact with others throughout this time, we need to be careful not to isolate ourselves. There are concerns about COVID-19 making us less social. This will have mental health impacts in the future. With those mental health impacts comes chronic disease. Human beings live in a society. We still need to interact with each other, but safely, he added. We also need to enjoy the outdoors. Sunlight, fresh air and the mental relief of being out in the open are useful for our physical, mental and social health. Regardless of where we are, we need to ensure we dont allow the transmission of COVID-19. While residents can now extend their social bubbles to include those outside of their own households, Dr. Torr asks that people add others to their social circle in a gradual, controlled way, always maintaining good infection control measures. The amount COVID-19 spreads very much depends on how much we let our guard down. What happens tomorrow depends on what we do today. He noted that the presence of COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of good, personal infection control measures. Even though we have other infections such as influenza that have been going on for years, we have let our guards down many times. COVID-19 is reminding us to be more meticulous about our hygiene: staying home when ill, washing your hands frequently, especially after touching surfaces and maintaining some degree of distance from others, especially in public places. It doesnt mean we should lock ourselves indoors, but we should take more care. Testing is also important, he added, especially if you suspect youve been exposed to COVID-19. We should remember that COVID-19 has no boundaries; it affects us all. As a province, we have a responsibility to support each other through these challenging times, to stay positive, and to continue working together in the spirit of kindness and generosity that defines this province. Dr. Torr said we need to think of the new normal as a balancing act where we adopt practices that minimize the spread of infection while maintaining social, cultural and economic activities. These are the things that make life what it is. https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca//COVID-19-Living-in-the #COVID19SK

Dont forget to sign up for your daily dose of BridgePoint. Sign up today for our virtual mental health text program called BridgePoint RecoverED to receive daily one way messages from BridgePoint. You will get daily resources, journal prompts and tools via text that are carefully curated by our BridgePoint team. It is free to join this service, but please contact your current provider to make sure you can get texts for free. Standard message rates apply.... To participate: Text RecoverED to 393939

DISCUSSION & JOURNAL PROMPT: How can you harness uncertainty and look for opportunities for growth? What kind of mindset do you have today and is this getting you closer or further from where you want to be?

Today we are wrapping up our weekly live sessions with a review of my top recovery tools to help you balance emotionally, mentally, and physically.

We need to leave room for bigger and better things to come!! Facebook Live events will be wrapping up at the end of this week. Tune in Wednesday (QuaranMEALtime for meal support), Thursday for Ask an NP Live, Friday for QuaranTEAtime and Saturday for Walk with Fred. Virtual retreats are still scheduled July 20-21, August 10-11, and August 24-25. Jump on your chance to try out our programs online! Join us in our online group room on our brand new mental health e-learning... platform as we spend two days together in this two-day intensive retreat. You can expect a combination of live and pre-recorded sessions with psychoeducational content and processing. Suitable for those contemplating recovery and for those well on their recovery journey! There is a two-step intake process to join: 1. Complete the new virtual program intake form and return to BridgePoint (you don't select dates at this step). (TIP: Don't waste your printer ink! Just use Adobe Reader and use "Fill and Sign". It's a free download! Detailed instructions can be found at this tutorial) 2. Once the application is processed, you will receive an intake email with an invitation for you to select the program date and get your seat. Spots will be limited and selected using EventBrite at the link you will be provided. To apply for the virtual retreat, fill out your paperwork here: http://bridgepointcenter.ca//bridgepoint_virtual_retreat_p.

We need your help! Click on the link below to easily email your MP to advocate for more support for Eating Disorders. Keep it short and sweet! Personlize it to you...share your own story. Please customize the email to include BridgePoint or the name of a community-based organization in your area or that you have experience with to the letter. Thanks to Body Brave for making this an easy way for you to share your voice! Lets help meet the goal of 500 letters!

There will be QuaranTEAtime tonight at 7pm.

Ask an NP live : Lets talk about summer depression

Ask an NP is live today @ 3pm ( in about an hour) What would you like me to talk about? Comment below

Body positivity doesn't happen in a day. Learning to accept your body is a process that takes time and effort. [Image Description: White text on a gray backgrou...nd reads - Body Image Exists on a spectrum. Below is a timeline that moves from left to right - Body Hatred > Body Tolerance > Body Kindness > Body Acceptance. Below, in between two white lines white text reads - p.s. you don't have to love your body to start taking care of it. @restoredcoachingco.] Credit: Restored Coaching Co.

Staff are taking some vacation time this week. There is no Recovery Support Line scheduled until next week. Meal Support will also take a break this week, but will resume next week! Happy Canada Day to all!

Body positivity doesnt happen in a day. Learning to accept your body is a process that takes time and effort. [Image Description: White text on a gray backgrou...nd reads - Body Image Exists on a spectrum. Below is a timeline that moves from left to right - Body Hatred > Body Tolerance > Body Kindness > Body Acceptance. Below, in between two white lines white text reads - p.s. you dont have to love your body to start taking care of it. @restoredcoachingco.] Credit: Restored Coaching Co.

Good morning Everyone! FREDDIE HERE! Due to last minute travelling arrangements and/or travelling in the mountains (poor or no cell reception) I won't be able to walk with you today. This morning I invite you to walk a tour or path that is familiar to you. On your walk stop and admire something that you breeze by everytime without a thought, e.g.. a tree or a flower. Stop and take in ALL that it is. Be mindful of its every detail. I will be back next Sat. I leave you with a couple thoughts. Have a fabulous week ahead!

Ask a NP live: Its Officially Summer - which means its allergy and tick season. Lets talk about that.

Another year is in the books! BridgePoint is proud to share the highlights from the year...