Final Thoughts
The purpose of this toolkit is to share ideas, exercises, and opportunities for reflection for individuals in the post-secondary environment looking to build and maintain healthy and joyful relationships. We hope that by creating healthy relationships, individuals can protect, maintain, and strengthen their mental health as they navigate through transitions and new environments. While this toolkit was not able to cover the full breadth and depth of relationships, we hope that it has shed some light on the complexity and importance of healthy relationships for students while also providing practical tools to put the knowledge into action.
Further Reading
The links below have been included for those looking to learn more about some of the concepts mentioned in this toolkit.
- 8 tips for difficult conversations with friends – Kids Help Phone
- Caring for Labour Activists – Time Management Manual
- Defining Your Values
- Consent Education – Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
- Gottman – What Defines a Toxic Relationship
- How to Create Emotional Intimacy in Relationships: An In-depth Look
- How to have difficult conversations with someone you care about
- I Statements – Boston University
- Let Friendship Be Fluid
- Live Your Core Values: 10-Minute Exercise to Increase Your Success
- Love is Respect
- Navigating Relationship Changes in Post Secondary
- Pod-Mapping Worksheet
- Understanding Consent – Consent Comes First; Office of Sexual Violence Support and What Are Enmeshed Relationships?
We would love to hear from you! If you have any feedback on how we can improve this toolkit, please reach out to us. Our contact information can be found on our website https://campusmentalhealth.ca/contact/
