Support groups empower its members to take good care of their health by providing a positive environment, good-quality and reliable information. The peer to peer exchange of lived experience and knowledge shared can help members better manage their problems, learn about the health problem, and seek treatment or other supports. 

The Fibromyalgia Association Canada Fibro Chats YouTube channel is dedicated to supporting and empowering individuals living with fibromyalgia. Explore expert-led discussions, personal stories from Canadians with lived experience, and educational content on managing symptoms, treatments, and advocacy.

Developed by: Drs. David Gardner and Andrea Murphy from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and contributed to by psychologists, psychiatrists, family doctors, pharmacists, people who live with insomnia, researchers, and sleep experts to make sure that our recommendations and content are accurate and practical. 

Summary: Sleepwell has two main goals: 1) to help people with insomnia get their sleep back without medications; and 2) to help people stop taking sleeping pills safely and effectively. Sleepwell recommends CBTi (cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia) because it has excellent evidence that it works. The challenge for many is getting access to CBTi. This is where Sleepwell comes in. The website includes a highly scrutinized short list of recommended CBTi resources to help get you started without delay. Their recommendations take a self-help approach to CBTi rather than requiring that a therapist be involved, which is also a great option but not available to most people. 

Presented by: Pain BC. Pain BC aims to enhance the well-being of all people living with pain through empowerment, care, education and innovation. 

Summary: Looking for guidance on gentle movement and relaxation for managing pain? Watch Gentle Movement @ Home series by Pain BC. These 1-hour video sessions are led by physiotherapists and other therapeutic movement professionals and are designed to help people with persistent pain learn to feel safe to move again. Topics include breath awareness and regulation, body tension regulation, and movement and relaxation techniques in both seated and standing positions.