Coffee & Convos
We'll be bringing in guest speakers and learning about important topics related to motherhood and maternal mental health.
Bring your littles with you! There will be a LEGO table and sensory bins by Learn With Dom Kits for kids to play with. This is a free event and no rsvp is needed.
Please note, due to illness or personal reasons there may be last minute changes in guest speakers or topics. We try to update our website and Instagram as often as possible. We are no longer continuing moms group on Tuesday evening, please join us on Wednesday mornings!
GUEST SPEAKERS
APRIL
Tuesday, April 4: Isabel Nagrete, Yoga Instructor
Pre Natal Yoga, Breathwork & Meditation and the benefits of this practice to prepare for Labour & Delivery.
Bring a mat, partners are welcome! We will do some gentle movements and a meditation.
Wednesday, April 5: Rachel Quong, Mental Health Therapist & Occupational Therapist
Anxiety in Young Children
Learn about how anxiety presents in young children, the cycle of avoidance, and ways to begin helping your little one!
B's Bakery will be providing treats for moms and littles on Wednesday, April 5th. Come and enjoy chocolate cupcakes, spice cake, and coconut macaroons!
***AS OF APRIL 4TH, WE WILL NO LONGER BE CONTINUING MOMS GROUP ON THE TUESDAY EVENING.***
Wednesday, April 12: Taming Tantrums
Rachel Quong, Mental Health Therapist & Occupational Therapist
Build your parenting skills "toolbox" in understanding, preventing, and responding to big emotions in young children. Explore ways to support emotional regulation and gain introductory tools in limit setting and effective communication.
April 19: Cycle Charting (Fertility Awareness)
Chloe Skerlak, Fertility Awareness Educator
Cycle charting, also called fertility awareness, is a form of body literacy that can help you achieve or prevent pregnancy without synthetic hormones or medical intervention, monitor or improve your health, and get to know yourself better! In this talk, we'll discuss the what, why, and how of cycle charting, the healthy parameters of a menstrual cycle, and how to know when your period is coming!
Chloe will be livestreamed on Instagram Live @thefourthca 10:30AM
April 26: Slow Fashion
Sameera Bhatia, Co-Owner of Bear Threads and Registered Dental Hygienist
Come learn about the Bear Threads Society. It's a clothing trading system for your kiddos where you can use what you already have for them to get what they can use now. Rather than constantly buying and dishing out more money for new, great quality items, we want you to think Slow Fashion. Moms, Sameera and Kemi will discuss how they got started, their career ventures, and how they turned their passion for fashion into an environmental asset.
Sameera will be livestreamed on Instagram Live @thefourthca 10:30AM
May 3: Mother's Day Photos
Suzi Buhiire, Littles Photographer with Suzi Buhiire Photography
Come hang out and get a photo taken with your little(s).
May 10: Baby and Me Yoga
Isabel Negrete, Yoga Instructor with Breathe YEG
Moving back into your body & reconnecting with yourself through breath. We will do gentle movement, breathwork & learn why is important to connect with your new body & find a village to hold space for you.
Bring a mat.
Isabel will be livestreamed on Instagram Live @thefourthca 10:30AM
May 17: Positive Discipline
Mia Aguilar, Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator with Sophia Rose Montessori
Learn about positive discipline for parents and caregivers.
Mia will be livestreamed on Instagram Live @thefourthca 10:30AM
May 24: TBA
Tracey Silliker, Professional Organizer and Organizational Accountability Coach with Calm the Chaos
May 31: Postpartum Nutrition
Jenna Kolesar, Postpartum Planning & Support with Nourish & Nurture
How to plan to nourish yourself in the fourth trimester.
June 7: Treats and Chill
Come and hang out with moms!
Deluxe Mobile Playscapes will be bringing a ball pit, mats and foam blocks for littles to play with!
No guest speaker today, but we'll have coffee and treats!
June 14: Mindfulness
Dr. Alda Ngo, Acupuncturist with Whole Family Health
Join Dr. Alda for an immersive & experiential workshop on mindfulness for early childhood parenting. Parents face so many challenges, difficulties and pressures during parenting - especially when caring for children in early childhood. Research shows that mindful parenting interventions improve parent-child relationships, reduce child symptoms and promote healthy child development.
Alda will be livestreamed on Instagram Live @thefourthca 10:30AM
June 21: In-Laws
Chantel McEvoy, Registered Psychologist with Reframed Psychology
Join us and chat about all things in-laws! Family vacations, holidays, comments about parenting.
Bring your questions!
June 28: TBA
July 5: Treats and Chill
Come and hang out with moms! No guest speaker today, but we'll have coffee and treats!
July 12: Detoxify Your Home
Dr. Christina Pistotnik, Acupuncturist with Whole Family Health
Join us and learn how you can detoxify your home. Learn how you can make easy modifications to common daily household consumables like water, food or household products to protect your family from unnecessary exposure to harmful toxins and support their general wellbeing.
July 19: TBA
July 26: TBA
Aug 2: Treats and Chill
Come and hang out with moms! No guest speaker today, but we'll have coffee and treats!
Aug 9: Prevent and Reduce Stress with Acupressure
Dr. Catherine Woodlock, Acupuncturist with Whole Family Health
Learn some hands-on acupressure that you can use at home to support yourself and your loved ones in dealing with general stress. Acupressure is a safe and easy way to help prevent & reduce stress as well as the negative impacts of stress.
MORE COFFEE & CONVOS DATES COMING SOON!
FAQ
Everyone is welcome!
Do I need to RSVP?
No, this is a drop-in moms group.
Can I bring my kids?
Yes! Bring your babies and kids. We have toys for your littles to play with.
Do I need to pay?
No, this is a FREE moms group. We're all about building community at The Fourth and keeping this group free allows us to welcome everyone.
What time does it start?
Wednesday moms group starts at 10:00AM. Get a free coffee when doors open (the gates are loud and we recommend waiting by Capital Vision Care until doors are fully open). 10:30AM our guest speaker starts.
What guest speakers have you had in the past?
See what you missed out! A list of all our past Coffee & Convos guest speakers and topics here.
I'd love to be a guest speaker, who do I talk to?
We'd love to have you speak! Email Iris info@the-fourth.ca to discuss how you can be a guest speaker.
I'd love to partner with you, is there any way I can collaborate?
We're all about working together with small businesses! Email Iris info@the-fourth.ca to see how we can be a part of Coffee & Convos.
Other questions?
Send us an email info@the-fourth.ca