Learn to Thrive courses

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What is Learn to Thrive?

Embark on a transformative journey to well-being with our Learn to Thrive courses, thoughtfully designed for individuals navigating the complexities of recovery from various injuries. Crafted by Lina and Arvinder, these self-paced courses integrate their personal and professional experiences with the science, theory, and evidence-based tools of applied positive psychology and well-being science, offering practical insights for healing and recovery.

Course Offerings

Resilience in Recovery

For individuals navigating extended recovery from injury or illness or chronic conditions, our comprehensive self-paced course, Resilience in Recovery, offers a transformative exploration of well-being, resilience, and connection. Learn, practice, and be transformed as you navigate the pathways to a more resilient and connected self.

Join us on this empowering journey towards renewed well-being.

Learn to Thrive with Post-Concussion Syndrome

Tailored specifically for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injuries, this course addresses persistent symptoms experienced many months or years later. Beyond physical challenges, we understand the emotional toll—feelings of isolation, frustration, depression, self-criticism, anxiety, and loss of hope. Our course provides specific tools and activities to build relationships, foster resilience, and rekindle joy on your healing journey.

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What you will learn:

Coping and Resilience

  • How to manage your brain’s natural negativity bias
  • How to reframe your story and make meaning from experiences
  • The latest strategies to calm the stress response
  • Proven tools that help you challenge and redirect negative thoughts and beliefs
  • working with your worries and fears

Improving Relationships

  • How to use the magic ratio strengthen relationships
  • Navigating relationships during recovery
  • Improved communication around needs
  • A renewed sense of connection with loved ones
  • Creation of intentional time and community
  • Strength-based lens and perspective on loved ones

Boosting Happiness

  • Start "rewiring" your brain to experience more happiness
  • How to move from self-pity to self-compassion
  • Cultivating mindfulness
  • Choosing activities that increase engagement and flow
  • The art and science of savouring
  • Building gratitude habits into your life
  • Creating and sticking to healthy habits

The 9 Module Learn to Thrive courses include:

  • Online course access with 35 + content videos in 9 modules
  • Comprehensive PDF course workbook
  • 8 downloadable guided meditations
  • Weekly task checklist
  • Access to the community forum to connect with others
  • Evidence-based strategies from positive psychology and wellbeing science
  • Weekly accountability emails

We combine education, experiential practice and professional and community support, all to address the emotional, social, and psychological needs of individuals recovering from injury or illness.

Which format is right for you?

Both Learn to Thrive with PCS and Resilience Through Recovery are offered in two formats:
Self-Study or Community Self-Study

SELF STUDY format

  • This format is right for you if:

    You value autonomy, self-motivation, and the most cost-effective way of accessing the program.

    You'll get:
  • Access to the online course space with 35 + content videos in 9 self-paced modules
  • Comprehensive PDF course workbook
  • 8 downloadable custom guided meditations
  • Access to the community forum to connect with others
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community SELF-STUDY

  • In the format you will go through the training, workbook and tasks as a self-paced, self-study while also having the opportunity to join our live online facilitated group calls and meditations that provide added motivation, engagement, connection and support.

    You'll get:
  • All the same online course content from the self-study course
  • Plus monthly group live meditation
  • Bi-weekly "Spiral Up" group calls to reinforce the learning and boost positivity
  • Join a positive community of individuals actively amplifying the good in their lives
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added coaching support

  • Add 1:1 online coaching with Arvinder or Lina to either the self-study or community self-study course.

    The added coaching will help you if:
  • You need extra accountability, motivation and support to keep pace and complete each module
  • You'd like to discuss and explore the course content and module tasks with a trained coach.
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  • Clients can also receive 1:1 support by taking the program with a Learn to Thrive certified RSW or OT in select regions. Insurance funding opportunities are available for MVA clients. Contact us if you have questions or would like to find a certified coach in your region.

Co-founders, Facilitators

Lina and Arvinder created these courses that combines their life experiences in helping people with brain injuries and concussions. As someone who sustained a concussion in 2018 and is still experiencing symptoms, Lina understands first-hand the frustration, challenges and isolation that come with the slow recovery of post-concussion syndrome. Arvinder brings 25 years of knowledge and expertise in working with brain injury survivors from her occupational therapy practice PiOT. PiOT’s experience working with clients, adjusters and lawyers with motor vehicle accidents ensures that this program meets the reporting requirements of medical-legal cases.

Arvinder Gaya

BSc. OT, OT Reg. (Ont.), Occupational Therapist and Certified Applied Positive Psychology Practitioner, IntenSati Leader, Published author, Clinical Director and CEO of PiOT

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Lina Maria Aristizabal

OCT, Msc. APPC, Coach, Teacher and Certified Applied Positive Psychology Practitioner, Concussion Survivor

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Thrive With Us!

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"I am amazed at how much I am learning, how much better I am feeling and how much I am enjoying my Learn to Thrive sessions. Pedagogical strategies are fused succinctly with important facts dealing with our brains, our emotions, our relationships and our post concussions. These are all integrated and reinforced with breakout groups, interesting weekly handouts, tasks, and even follow up emails offering interesting articles and video clips to all. I highly recommend the Learn to Thrive program."
S.A.T
"Lina Maria and Arvinder were incredible! They accommodated me when needed and they were so welcoming and warm. The information in Learn to Thrive is different than other PCS group I’ve done which I’m so grateful for! All info was so useful and everything is easy to apply to everyday life. Thank you to Lina Maria and Arvinder, you are both very much appreciated"
R.B.
"I really enjoyed the program.The program, the instruction and the methodology was very useful and well facilitated. I would recommend the program to anyone experiencing concussion symptoms. The guided meditation and breathing exercises were very helpful and I continue to use these strategies daily. They have made a positive impact on [my] ability to deal with many of my symptoms"
P.L.
"I enjoyed meeting other people with concussion issues . Realizing l’m not alone was huge for me. I feel this program did really help me with trying to focus on the positive. Not always the negative. I really enjoyed this program and teachers knowledge was great."
S.B.
"This program helped me feel better and I learned new strategies to manage my stress, emotional status, and my overall outlook."
G.I.