As the holiday season unfolds, we want to take the opportunity to acknowledge, support & offer gratitude for the hard work & stress that frontline healthcare & support workers have had to endure throughout the pandemic. On December 19th, Whole Family Health is honoured to be teaming up with the Mindfulness Institute to offer a… Read more »

Whole Family Health is proud to support No Period Without, a local non-profit organization founded in 2017 that advocates to end period poverty in Edmonton. We are partnering with No Period Without for the month of December, as their drop-off location for menstrual product donations. Throughout the month of December, we are welcoming donations of… Read more »

The Movember Foundation continues to work to destigmatize men’s mental health by bringing to light that men do experience mental health issues and that it is a real concern. Stats Canada states that suicide rates are 3x higher in men than in women. Mental Health not only affects people on an emotional and psychological level… Read more »

If you’ve ever had acupuncture, you’re probably familiar with the commonly reported state of relaxation experienced after a treatment or the general feeling of calm with regular treatments. On the other hand, if you’ve never experienced acupuncture before, you might wonder how it could possibly be relaxing to lie on a table with needles inserted… Read more »

Guestpost for Olive Fertility October is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month & studies show that this kind of reproductive trauma can lead to complex grief. Miscarriage & stillbirth stigma can contribute to a lack of cultural infrastructure to navigate it. In my own experience of pregnancy losses, I had to learn a kind of grief literacy… Read more »