Savyn Tech

Pitching on Centre stage at Collision.

We are excited to announce that Savyn has been selected among the 50 finalists (RVLT50) to compete at Singapore Management University, in Singapore. 🎉🎊 We will be competing for $2.5 million worth of prizes at the 11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) Final Week - BLAZED that will take place on 11-15 September 2023 in Singapore!

Our team is one of the 50 teams to be selected from a record-breaking pool of 1,000 submissions, by an esteemed panel of 200 international judges.
This is a huge recognition of Savyn's hard work and the strength of our mission.

We will be displaying our potential to a global audience of VCs, startups, and founders during the final week of BLAZED from 11-15 September 2023. We're also gearing up to present amongst other top innovators from across the globe at SMU, with $2.5 million worth of prizes on the line!

Thank you for your continued support! We're very excited to take this journey to the next level and leave a blazing trail in Singapore! 🚀🌏

View the list of finalists here https://lnkd.in/gi_Kr8zk.

Register now: http://bit.ly/sjw-healing -
📍Oakham House [Oakham Lounge] 55 Gould Street
This event is focused on bringing more awareness to mental health and trauma with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community including experiencing trauma, how they can reclaim their healing journeys and providing tools for them to get started on this journey.

Panel speakers;
Gulin Aydin
Our panel discussion features Gulin Aydin, a clinical social worker and therapist specializing in trauma and PTSD therapy. From providing services for support and guidance to helping people move to a new chapter in their life, Guilin has helped 500+ clients over her time as an EMDR therapist.
Kali Munro
Our other panelist is Kali Munro, a registered psychotherapist who has worked with several different types of trauma. Combining her own life experiences with her many qualifications, Kali is a down-to-earth therapist who likes to help people come out and enjoy their life.
Sakeena Mihar
And finally our panelist and CEO of Savyn, Sakeena Mihar. As someone who has experienced PTSD in the past, Sakeena has worked diligently to produce Savyn, an amazing platform that provides multiple effective therapies for those in need.

Happening at Toronto Metropolitan University as part of Social Justice week on 28 Sept at 2 PM.
Register now! http://bit.ly/sjw-healing

Register now: http://bit.ly/sjw-healing -
This event is focused on bringing more awareness to mental health and trauma with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community including experiencing trauma, how they can reclaim their healing journeys and providing tools for them to get started on this journey.

Panel speakers;
1. Gulin Aydin
Our panel discussion features Gulin Aydin, a clinical social worker and therapist specializing in trauma and PTSD therapy. From providing services for support and guidance to helping people move to a new chapter in their life, Guilin has helped 500+ clients over her time as an EMDR therapist.
2. Kali Munro
Our other panelist is Kali Munro, a registered psychotherapist who has worked with several different types of trauma. Combining her own life experiences with her many qualifications, Kali is a down-to-earth therapist who likes to help people come out and enjoy their life.
3. Sakeena Mihar
And finally our panelist and CEO of Savyn, Sakeena Mihar. As someone who has experienced PTSD in the past, Sakeena has worked diligently to produce Savyn, an amazing platform that provides multiple effective therapies for those in need.

Happening at Toronto Metropolitan University as part of Social Justice week on 28 Sept at 2 PM.
Register now! http://bit.ly/sjw-healing

Did you know?

Aside from the amazing health benefits of tea for your body, tea can also improve your mood!

Studies suggest that drinking tea is associated with a more positive mood, feelings of relaxation, stress-recovery and improved psychological functioning.

Next time you visit the store, try one of these teas if you’re looking for a mood boost:

Green tea is energizing, offers immune system support and essential acids that improve symptoms of depression.

Chamomile tea has relaxing properties, helps with sleep and calms the nervous system.

Valerian root tea is known to reduce anxiety, improve sleep as well as symptoms of OCD.

Lemongrass tea can improve your mood and help with digestive problems.

Last but not least, passion flower tea is shown to help you relax and get better sleep.

There are lots of other types of teas that function in various ways. Look for other unique properties in different to learn how tea can benefit you! You can buy most of these teas or combinations of them at you local grocery store.

Learn more about these specific teas and their benefits here: https://www.wellandgood.com/teas-for-mental-health/

Adding small habits to your daily routine can have a great impact on your mood! For example, journaling is a great way to get clarity on some situations, especially on a hard day. Here are some journaling prompts for you to do today.

Here are some prompts for you to consider:
1. Three things I am proud of myself for
2. List three things that make you happy
3. List and describe your emotions
4. What is your favourite part of the day?
5. What made you smile today?
6. When do you feel the happiest?

Visit SavynCare’s website for journals and other grounding tools from the link in bio!

Invitation to participate in Savyn’s research study on trauma for individuals who've been in a motor vehicle accident.

If you are interested in learning more about the study, please sign up using the link below and we will be in touch with you.

https://forms.gle/Vy1gnrVKVMcwE5Sh8

Savyn, together with the Ben Dunkley Labs at Sick Kids Research Institute, are conducting a research study on how digital online therapy using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can help reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Many studies have shown the efficacy of using EMDR to reduce PTSD symptoms in individuals. Savyn has digitized the process of EMDR with the help and feedback of licensed EMDR therapists.

We are inviting motor vehicle accident survivors to participate in our study. If selected, the individuals will have access to therapy and require a commitment of approximately 45 minutes per week for 8 weeks.

The study is conducted under the supervision of Principal Investigator Dr Benjamin Dunkley, and Dr Don Edwards, a licensed EMDR practitioner and psychotherapist. The study has passed approval by the Research Ethics Board at Sick Kids.

Healing is a long, slow process that will be experienced in various ways as traumatic stress can be completely unique for every person. It is not a linear fashion as there are steps forward and steps back in the process; remember to not judge yourself harshly.

Here are common signs your mental health is improving:
- You’re getting better at naming your feelings
- You recognize, label, and dismantle triggers
- You respect and set boundaries
- You’re much less sensitive to rejection
- You’re now setting personal goals

Use our gratitude journal to practice self-compassion when you revert to old habits. It is a long journey but healing is possible.

# trauma

When you find yourself about to enter anxious thoughts, remember that it’s possible to break the chain immediately. Expert suggest these thought-interruption practices that can neutralize anxiousness and soothe your mind in the moment:

👉 Positive self-talk & affirmations
👉 Body scan - start from the ground up & focus on your breath
👉 Mindful actions - gently become aware of your thoughts
👉 Try breathing practices
👉 Nature walks
👉 Muscle relaxation

Visit our website to listen to calming audio that centers around square breathing & body scan!

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Set up New Year’s resolutions that benefit your mental health. Assess your goals: How are they working for you? Are they beneficial? Do some of them need to be changed?

The inability to follow yearly resolutions may come from hypercriticism and lack of self-compassion. It is important to practice self-kindness and mindfulness while setting up goals and resolutions, and remember that they must be objective, realistic and measurable. Small, attainable goals are the key to build your confidence and help you achieve long-term goals.

Self-compassionate people tend to handle failure in a healthier way rather than slowing down their potential. They know how to improve from their mistakes and are less likely to experience and engage in self-sabotaging behaviours.

Failure does not suggest lack of skill and talent but a defining feature of the human experience. Practicing self-compassion leads us to define failure as an opportunity for learning and growth. A concept we can apply while assessing our New Year’s resolutions.

Try our gratitude journal to help you practice gratitude. Link in our bio!

#2022

What are you grateful for this year? Take some time to reflect on our prompts and write them down, on a piece of paper, on your laptop or phone or even a voice recording. Expressing gratitude helps build resilience in us and for our mental health. Let us know what you are grateful for in the comments below.

Visit SavynCares from the link in our bio to download our gratitude journals.

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#2021

Savyn was featured on Ryerson Today's news highlighting our win at Penny Appeal and our website SavynCares.

Thank you Ryerson University for the feature.

New, free digital tool by Zone startup helps refugees, immigrants with PTSD CEO and co-founder Sakeena Mihar wins $10,000 Penny Appeal award for innovative mental health platform that is part of the zone community at Ryerson University

If you need to stay away from people, places and situations that trigger hurtful thoughts and memories, take your time. It may be needed and helpful in times of stress. But, using avoidance as your only strategy can cause more problems than expected. Such symptoms can’t be avoided all the time, and trying to avoid them may cause you to close yourself off to opportunities, create anxiety or feel even more restrained by your traumatic experience.

Talking about your feelings can be a way to manage difficult thoughts and emotions. It takes time to recover emotionally and rebuild your life but healing is possible. Practicing talking about them, to the right person, is a good first step to manage your stress and start on the road to recovery.

Visit SavynCares from the link in our bio for grounding tools that will help you in your journey.

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Reconnecting with your inner child is important and here’s why. When faced with difficulties in our adulthood that remind us of traumatic childhood memories, our inner child often gets activated. It negatively affects our decisions, choices and emotions. The concept of an inner child came from the psychiatrist Carl Jung, who described a child archetype in his work. He linked this internal child to past experiences and memories of innocence, playfulness, and creativity, along with hope for the future.

Through a child's lens, everything instantly becomes reality as their minds can be highly fragile; they can easily be influenced by what may seem like a minor event. Revisiting and managing our traumas we experienced as a child allows us to become our own parents as we work closely with our inner child.

We have to learn how to consciously process and integrate those challenging memories in order to manage our inner child. Nowadays, many schools of therapy embrace the idea of inner child work. It’s a form of therapy that consciously works with the inner child within us, since our childhood memories affect who we are today. Reconnecting with your child self can help you regain a sense of joy, wonder and a form of self-care. Despite not hearing or seeing them clearly, recognizing their existence can lead to a stronger, more complete sense of self.

Visit http://care.savyntech.com/ #/ and listen to ‘Trauma & Triggers’ audio to define your trauma and triggers from your childhood. Follow us for more tips!

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