{"id":52664,"date":"2022-03-14T10:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=52664"},"modified":"2022-03-14T10:34:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:34:07","slug":"confederation-college-presents-michael-landsberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/confederation-college-presents-michael-landsberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Confederation College Presents Michael Landsberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Confederation College along with Safe Campus and Student Union of Confederation College Inc. (SUCCI) is proud to announce an engagement titled <em>Isolation Nation: Supporting Mental Health through COVID-19 with Michael Landsberg<\/em>to be held on Wednesday, March 16<sup>th<\/sup> at 12:30 EST at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/confederation\">facebook.com\/confederation<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/confederation\">facebook.com\/succiofficial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the founder of the Sick Not Weak Charitable Foundation, this event strives to end the stigma surrounding mental health, as well as to build community. In his presentation, Landsberg will discuss how the road to healing begins with a non-judgemental conversation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the pandemic, Confederation College\u2019s priority has been the health \u2013 including mental health \u2013 and safety of its students and employees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled by the resiliency of our College community over the past two years. It\u2019s important we continue to talk about how the pandemic has affected us and what we can do to support each other,\u201d Kathleen Lynch, President, says. \u201cThank you to Michael Landsberg for joining us for this session and sharing his insights from the work he has done to address mental health issues during COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Landsberg has been a broadcaster with TSN since its inception in 1984, beginning as an anchor on <em>SportsCentre,<\/em> as well as creating and hosting <em>Off the Record<\/em>, one of Canada\u2019s longest running sports talk shows. He has discussed is own struggle with depression, showcasing his experience in his 2013 documentary, <em>Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports, and Me, <\/em>and his involvement in the Bell Let\u2019s Talk mental health initiative.\u00a0 Through his efforts, The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health named Landsberg a Champion of Mental Health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Landsberg extended his efforts to create Isolation Nation: a digital platform dedicated to mitigating the dangerous effects of social isolation on mental health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Landsberg is grateful for the opportunity to speak with the Confederation College community. \u201cThe hour I get to spend talking about mental health is as important as anything I have ever done professionally. A talk like this allows me to impact lives by using the worst thing in my life (depression) as one of the best things in my life, which is helping others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his Facebook Live Event, Landsberg will discuss his own experience as well as share tips on bouncing back post-pandemic. This event is free of charge and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confederation College along with Safe Campus and Student Union of Confederation College Inc. 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