National Wellness Month
August 2026 (event times shown in PST)
National Wellness Month is a month-long observance founded in 2018 to promote sustainable self-care and stress-management habits through workplace and community wellness content. Health Net, CMHA British Columbia, East London NHS Foundation Trust, EHN Canada, Beyond Blue, and TED are contributing live wellness webinars, recorded webinar libraries, and on-demand talks covering financial wellness, resilience, sleep, and stress reduction.
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue is an Australian national mental health and wellbeing organization providing information, tools, and support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention; it partners with the Sleep Health Foundation on public education about the sleep-mental health connection.
On-Demand Resources
How to Sleep Well and Improve Mental Health: A Beyond Blue Webinar
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: Approx. 45-60 minutes
A panel webinar, hosted during Sleep Health Foundation’s Sleep Health Week, covering the science of sleep, its link to mental health, and evidence-based strategies for better sleep, featuring physician Dr. Norman Swan and Sleep Health Foundation CEO Moira Junge. The recording remains publicly available on the Sleep Health Foundation’s website.
CMHA British Columbia
CMHA British Columbia is the provincial division of the Canadian Mental Health Association, delivering mental health programs, crisis response, and workplace training and wellness resources across British Columbia.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Rethinking Resilience: Lived Experience, Systems, and Practical Ways to Cope
A reflective, practical session exploring how resilience is shaped by lived experience, workplace systems, and available supports, presented by Ottawa-based speaker Alina Avram.
Time: Tue, 12:00-1:00 PM, PST
Date(s): Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (repeat session)
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — Register (Aug 18 session) · CMHA BC Events Calendar (Aug 25 session)
East London NHS Foundation Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust delivers NHS mental health and community services across East London and Bedfordshire; its Bedfordshire Talking Therapies service offers free self-management support for common mental health difficulties.
On-Demand Resources
Wellbeing Webinar Library
Type: Video (pre-recorded, YouTube)
Duration: 16 videos, approximately 30 minutes each
A library of pre-recorded webinars teaching practical techniques for panic, sleep, burnout, loneliness, and other common wellbeing concerns, viewable anytime.
Access: https://www.elft.nhs.uk/bedfordshire-talking-therapies/wellbeing-webinars
EHN Canada
EHN Canada (Edgewood Health Network) operates a network of private addiction and mental health treatment centres across Canada and provides free public education through recorded webinars on mental health, trauma, and recovery.
On-Demand Resources
EHN Canada Webinar Library
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: Ongoing monthly library, approximately 1 hour per session
Monthly educational webinars led by clinicians and specialists covering mental health, trauma, and addiction-recovery topics, archived for on-demand viewing.
Access: https://www.edgewoodhealthnetwork.com/resources/webinars/
Health Net
Health Net, a Centene Corporation subsidiary serving members in California, Oregon, and Washington, offers a free monthly Wellness Webinar Series open to members and the public on topics spanning nutrition, financial wellness, and stress management.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Money Matters – Making the Most of What You Have
A live wellness webinar sharing tips for saving money, negotiating pay, and improving one’s relationship with money.
Time: Wed, 12:00-12:45 PM, PST
Date(s): Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — Register
On-Demand Resources
Move Outside, Feel Alive
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: 45:54
A recorded July 2026 wellness webinar on how movement and time outdoors can boost energy, mood, and overall wellbeing, with a companion PDF guide.
Access: https://www.healthnet.com/content/healthnet/en_us/health-and-wellness/events.html
TED
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas through short, powerful talks from experts across science, health, and culture, including a growing library on stress, self-care, and wellbeing.
On-Demand Resources
How to Make Stress Your Friend
Type: Recorded Talk
Duration: 14:15
Psychologist Kelly McGonigal reframes stress as a potential positive force and introduces a simple, evidence-based way to reduce its harmful effects.
Access: https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend
Self Care: What It Really Is
Type: Recorded Talk
Duration: 9:59
Susannah Winters unpacks common myths about self-care and reframes it as a sustainable daily practice rather than an occasional indulgence.
Access: https://www.ted.com/talks/susannah_winters_self_care_what_it_really_is
General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — https://988lifeline.org · Free, 24/7 call, text, or chat support for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.
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