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Learn techniques to improve your mental health, and maintain mental strength to build a healthy business. 

In the dynamic and busy world of business ownership, many entrepreneurs eagerly dedicate considerable time, energy, and effort toward realizing their dreams. Alongside their passion and commitment, it is important to prioritize mental health to ensure a balanced and sustainable journey to success. Unfortunately, even amongst the beauty of entrepreneurship, there is a significant link between business success and mental health challenges among many entrepreneurs 45% of Canadian business owners were experiencing mental health challenges every week.   Innovation Guelph has partnered with Inward Strong to provide the tools you need to build and maintain good mental health and fitness to support your entrepreneurship journey. Inward Strong is an anonymous, video-based program designed by clinicians to make preventative Mental Health Coaching available anytime, anywhere. Building and maintaining mental health/fitness has been scientifically linked to improving resiliency, confidence, decision-making, and productivity while reducing stress, anxiety, and depression.  The pre-recorded video modules and interactive techniques will coach, educate and help you explore issues including Stress & Anxiety; Depression; Anger Management; Trauma/PTSD; Addiction; Healthy Relationships; Life Balance; and Supporting Others.

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Digital Therapeutics & Techniques

Learn how your thoughts “mental noise” and negativity bias can create stress, and impact your mental fitness, health and life.

My Pathway
As you move through digitally guided modules you'll watch therapist-guided video sessions, practise techniques and take assignments to help you learn, develop and practice new skills to build your mental fitness, resilience and mental health. 

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Stress

Anxiety

Relationships

Trauma

Supporting Others

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Techniques

Practice evidenced-based coping techniques used by clinicians. 

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Often, when we have a thought, feeling, or sensation, we may find ourselves strongly identifying with it...     

Cognitive Defusion

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Writing therapy can help you with personal growth, practice creative expression, and feel a sense of...      

The Power of Writing Therapy

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Create a plan to move you towards self-transformation. Use this process to assist you in rebalancing your thoughts...

Pushed by Pain Pulled by Intention

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If you tend to be more critical and harder on yourself than you are with others, give this quick 5-minute exercise a try. 

Self-Compassion

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Inward Strong is not an emergency or crisis service. If you are in crisis, don't use this site.  These resources can provide immediate help.

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