Emotional Wellness

Emotional Wellness: To recognize and process your emotions with kindness and compassion, while also being able to cope with life challenges and adapt to change.

Emotional Wellness includes, but is not limited to:

  • Self-acceptance
  • Being open and honest with others
  • Positive, upbeat, and optimistic attitude
  • Understand, accept, and manage one’s feelings
  • Self-compassion
  • Trusting (of ourselves and others)
  • Good humour and playful
  • Determined
  • Empathetic

Available Emotional Wellness Resources

Below is a list of some Emotional Wellness resources dedicated to our employees which can be accessed both on and/or off campus:

Employee Resources

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Thunder Bay Campus - Behavioural Sciences Centre

Your Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) will provide you and your significant others with confidential, professional assistance for issues that affect your well being. All designated employees are eligible to use the EFAP free of cost. Click here for answers on our frequently asked questions, eligibility, and contact information.

Orillia Campus - LifeWorks (Morneau Shepell)

A confidential support service that can help you and your family solve a wide range of problems and challenges in your lives, at no cost to you. In our increasingly fast-paced world, you may find it challenging to take care of yourself while balancing responsibilities at work with obligations at home. Click here for further information.

Therapy Dogs

Take a quick study or work break and visit with the St. John's Ambulance therapy dogs throughout the school year. Therapy dogs are trained and certified to provide comfort, affection, companionship, and support to students and employees on campus.

For the most up-to-date schedule, please visit the Lakehead University Calendar of Events.

Student Resources

myWellbeing

Students are encouraged to explore myWellbeing for a variety of wellness tools and resources relating to mental and emotional Wellness, stress management, feeling homesick, mental health supports, culture shock and culture transitioning, and so much more.

LUSU - Health and Dental Plan

The Lakehead University Student Union provides you and your family with access to reliable and affordable coverage for prescription drugs, dental, vision, travel and accident insurance, extended health practitioners, and many more support and supplies. Click here for further information.

Student Health and Wellness

Student Health and Wellness provides a range of health services, mental health supports, and wellness programs so that you can get the most out of your Lakehead Experience. Visit our website to learn more about our services, how to access resources, hours of operation, and campus location.

  • WellU Resilience is an 8 week, evidence-based course developed by Student Health and Wellness to help students’ learn to manage stress in healthy ways. The course features videos, slideshows, skill-building activities, resources and information to help students build resilience. Each week participants will learn about and practice a habit/skill that has been proven to increase life satisfaction, happiness and resilience, which all correlate with success and improved academic performance.
  • WellU Key - Get instantly connected with mental health and wellness services across campus and in the Thunder Bay or Orillia communities. Create a Wellness Hub account to understand how your mental health changes over time

You can also check out our event page here: lakeheadu.ca/shw-events

Therapy Dogs

Take a quick study or work break and visit with the St. John's Ambulance therapy dogs throughout the school year. Therapy dogs are trained and certified to provide comfort, affection, companionship, and support to students and employees on campus.

For the most up-to-date schedule, please visit the Lakehead University Calendar of Events.