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ThriveTMU

ThriveTMU uses concepts from the field of Positive Psychology to provide training and resources for wellbeing. Using resilience strategies such as mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism, self-compassion, and grit, we can work to increase our life satisfaction, happiness, self-efficacy, confidence and wellbeing. 

Our holistic learning strategies empower you to prioritize learnable skills, focusing on sustained attention, well-being, connectedness, and agency. By addressing wellness as essential to academic success, fostering relationships, and rebuilding focus, we create a balanced foundation for effective learning. 

This approach equips you with accessible tools to make intentional, self-directed choices that support both personal and academic growth. And most importantly, you get the opportunity to connect with other students.

Available Resources

Thriving in Action

A program that equips you with thriving and learning strategies, incorporating mindful movement, meditation, and writing prompts to build personal and academic self-efficacy and connection. It prioritizes accessible techniques that help you build confidence in choosing and adapting methods that align with your individual needs, empowering you to take agency in your learning journey.

Thriving in Action Online (TiAO)

A comprehensive online library of videos, exercises, and strategies from the Thriving in Action curriculum, including topics such as mindful time management, habit building, self-compassion, resilience, study strategies, and more. Check out the  (PDF file) Student Guide for tips on navigating this digital resource.

Resilience Training for Students

A four-session training program for students to learn how to increase happiness and resilience with strategies such as mindfulness, gratitude, optimism, hope, self-compassion, and grit. 

To book a resilience training:

Resilience Training for Staff & Faculty

A four-session training program for staff and faculty to learn how to increase resilience through gratitude, optimism, hope, self-compassion, and grit. 

To book a resilience training:

Individual Positive Psychology Workshops

Individual workshops for students, staff, and faculty upon request. Learn how habit formation, sleep as a strategy, growth mindset, character strengths, and more can boost happiness, resilience, and success. 

To book a workshop:

Mood Routes

Mood Routes brings students, staff, and faculty together as a community to explore the benefits of nature immersion in downtown Toronto's urban parks and green spaces. Offered during special collaborations across campus as an offshoot of the Thriving in Action program, Mood Routes isn’t regularly scheduled, so keep an eye on the @tmustudentwellbeing Instagram page for updates on upcoming guided walks that support mental clarity and stress relief.

Thriving in the Classroom Toolkit (external link) 

A multi-site collaborative initiative supported through e-Campus and designed for faculty and staff to cultivate student wellbeing and resilience in the classroom. It includes community, personal, academic, and career resilience sections.

Additional Resources

  • Cultivate Your Happiness: A ThriveTMU Weekly Workbook, 2nd edition 
  • Resilience Flashcards
  • Meditation Recordings
  • Mental Health and ThriveTMU Library Collection
  • Cultivate Your Happiness: A ThriveTMU Four Seasons Workbook
  • Cultivate Your Happiness: A ThriveTMU Weekly Workbook: Facilitator’s Resource Manual