Flourish YXE - Recreation Therapy Services

Flourish YXE - Recreation Therapy Services Recreation therapy offered by certified recreation therapists.

Updated post: Why do we need to open a discussion around recreation and leisure and 2SLGBTQ+ ? Why does it matter?Unfort...
06/01/2025

Updated post: Why do we need to open a discussion around recreation and leisure and 2SLGBTQ+ ? Why does it matter?

Unfortunately there is very little research on the impacts of recreation and leisure and the needs for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. But what research does show is the mental health impacts that 2SLGBTQ+ experience.

One of the key areas a recreation therapist looks at is social connection, and those that identify as 2SLGBTQ+ are at higher risks for being isolated and experiencing the negative effects of social isolation (Angus Reid, 2019).

2SLGBTQIA+ individuals (particularly transgender and nonbinary people) continue to face barriers to safe and inclusive recreational spaces. These barriers include stigma, discrimination, inaccessibility, and policies that exclude or erase identity.

Trans individuals report disproportionately high rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and social isolation. These challenges are only intensified when identity-based exclusion limits access to life-enriching, healing, and joy-driven activities like recreation and leisure.

Lack of inclusive programming, ongoing prejudice, and institutional decisions (here’s looking at our provincial government and the Saskatchewan Party’s ongoing anti-trans rhetoric), continue to send the message that these communities don’t belong. But they do.

As recreation therapists and community advocates, we must challenge this exclusion and affirm that recreation is a human right … for everyone.

And don’t forget: July is Disability Pride Month! Many q***r and trans folks also live with disabilities … I’ll have more in July on that!

First annual SK power chair soccer cup taking place this Sunday at Henk Ruys! Come cheer the Saskatoon Rolling Thunder o...
04/01/2025

First annual SK power chair soccer cup taking place this Sunday at Henk Ruys! Come cheer the Saskatoon Rolling Thunder on!

Humor. I use it every day. It’s my go to coping mechanism. Some may say it can be deflective in nature, or a poor coping...
01/16/2025

Humor. I use it every day. It’s my go to coping mechanism. Some may say it can be deflective in nature, or a poor coping skill — especially if it’s dark humor. Here’s the thing, I know for myself that if I can not laugh, and I can not find the comedy in a situation, then there is a bigger problem for me. I have told multiple people that if a time comes where I can not laugh about something, then I’m honestly not well.
Humor and laughing gives us reprieve in those moments where the weight of everything seems too much. It gives us a second to breathe when we may be holding our breath (figuratively speaking). Laughing reminds us that there is more than just the negative emotions in life.
I will never stop attempting to make people light. And for some individuals’ chagrin, I’ll continue to awkwardly make jokes in tense situations … and I’m not going to apologize for it.

As an evidence-based healthcare provider, Flourish YXE values upholding the standards of the National Council for Therap...
01/10/2025

As an evidence-based healthcare provider, Flourish YXE values upholding the standards of the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification, to ensure the health and safety of those we serve.

Your trust in our services is paramount to us; which is why any recreation therapist at Flourish YXE will hold their CTRS designation.

This post goes out to my fellow recreation therapists and TR professionals.We work in a field that many haven’t heard of...
12/31/2024

This post goes out to my fellow recreation therapists and TR professionals.

We work in a field that many haven’t heard of, understand, or fully value. Many of us spend a vast majority of our time just advocating for this profession so that our clients and patients can access recreation therapy services. Rarely do we meet a fellow healthcare worker that truly understands the work we do, and impact we have. Our work is misunderstood and seen as time-fillers, boredom reducers, party planners … the “fun and games people”. Many of us see regularly the impact we can have, and areas in our health systems we can support - but then dismissed or ignored. This can be exhausting. Frustrating. Defeating.

But we know why we continue to show up every day. We know why we continue to advocate for this field. We know why recreation therapy matters for the health of our communities.

We show up for the woman with postpartum depression that doesn’t know who she is anymore outside of being someone’s mom.

We show up for the man that had a stroke, who loved being retired and golfing with this friend, and didn’t think he could swing a golf club ever again.

We show up for the teen that experienced a spinal cord injury and isolated himself from his friends because he thought he was too different now.

We show up for the lady that has dementia, and is said to have “behaviours” after being moved into a care home away from her friends and family and routine.

We show up for 28 year old that has only known how to be social and feel accepted while being intoxicated and partying.

We show up for the person that is newly immigrated, misses their home and family and friends, and can’t quite figure out why they’re not enjoying life like they used to.

We show up, and we give space to individuals and see what they are capable of, not what they’ve lost.

So, remember you made an impact on people’s lives. And even if you don’t think it matters to others, it matters to those we’ve supported and helped.

So, if you’re willing to share, what was something that you accomplished in 2024 as a recreation therapist?

10/25/2024

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