Hugr Authentic Connections is a mental wellness app designed to help people feel connected.
Through this self-guided digital program, businesses and their employees can measure their level of social connection, discover how to build and maintain authentic connections, and regularly share how they're feeling with those closest to them.
Build connections that foster your personal growth and emotional support through your own unique journey. With Hugr Authentic Connections, you can share your experiences and feelings with those that matter most.
See how one user, Jasmine, navigated through her personal journey:
The use of Hugr Authentic Connections is not psychological therapy and is not meant for mental health assessment or therapy or mental health emergencies. It is for education purposes only. Visit our privacy policy for more information.
Mental wellness can be split into the following three pillars each with contributing factors. An imbalance of one results in decreased wellness.
Humans are genetically wired to need social connections. Like food and water, when this need is not being met, it is a threat to a persons' well-being. The absence of meaningful social connections is painful. Read the Research.
Explore your current social connection strengths and opportunities for growth and action.
Develop a set of tools to close social connection gaps and maintain Authentic Connections for mental wellbeing.
Track and view trends on everything from your mood, social connection charge, and experience at work to activities, feelings and medications.
Invite the caring, trusted people in your life to support your mental wellbeing journey by sharing your progress and current mental wellness status.
Before COVID-19, 20-25 percent of the population experienced some form of isolation and loneliness. COVID-19 only amplified the negative impact gaps in authentic connections can have on a person’s mental health.
Hugr Authentic Connections is the product of lived experience by the members of Territorial, a Canadian tech company with 16 years experience developing digital solutions and Dr. Bill Howatt, Founder and President of Howatt HR. He is one of Canada’s renowned experts in mental health in the workplace and author of The Cure For Loneliness. This collaboration has been combined with the industry expertise and knowledge of Workplace Safety and Prevention Services, Canada’s largest health and safety association.
Social connections are like oxygen, food, and water. Begin your personal journey towards improved authentic connection charge and reduced loneliness today.
Proudly working with Arete to bring Hugr Authentic Connections premium features to the insurance and benefits industry in Canada.
This powerful guide and workbook, written in design with Hugr Authentic Connections, drills into the root causes of isolation and loneliness and shows you how to conquer them to achieve a more fulfilling, enriching life.
If you are in distress and would like to access additional support, please contact your Employee Assistance Program or nearest crisis/distress centre. If it is an emergency, call 911 or go to your local emergency department.
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