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Live Wellness Events
The Stigma-Free Society is hosting weekly interactive Live Video events from their Facebook page. The Society features Samara Liberman, Programs Manager at Stigma-Free Society and holds her B.A. in Equity Studies, Masters in Teaching (MT). Nisha Khare, founder of Human Biography and Khare Communications, will host a live event every week interviewing special guests through her clinical lens made possible by her work as a Registered Clinical Counsellor. Daniel To, District Principal, Education Services, Surrey Schools, will be hosting live mental wellbeing chats. Andrea Paquette, President of the Stigma-Free Society, will make appearances throughout the Live event series. This talented team of experts will host weekly sessions to help you maintain your mental health on an ongoing basis.
Our Facebook Live Presenters

Andrea Paquette
Ongoing Appearances
Andrea will be hosting guests and sharing personal stories!
Andrea Paquette is the President and Co- Founder of the Stigma-Free Society (SFS) formerly known as the Bipolar Disorder Society of British Columbia (BDSBC). She created the Bipolar Babe Project in 2009 which evolved into the BDSBC in 2010 along with a Board of Directors. SFS offers seven programs across British Columbia under the Stigma-Free Zone branding that aim to create awareness and understanding of various stigmas.
She is an award-winning mental health activist, educator, facilitator, speaker and published author who lives with Bipolar Disorder. In ten years, Andrea has reached thousands of people with her hopeful message. Andrea is the 2019 award winner for the President’s Commendation from the Psychiatric Association of Canada.

Dr. Daniel To
Biweekly on Tuesdays @ 2PM PST
Daniel is the Surrey District Representative for Mental Health and Wellness Programming and he serves on Interagency/Intergovernmental Committees for programs dealing with students with mental health issues. He also oversees programs for youth at risk, vulnerable youth, students with mental health issues, and Summer Learning. He is also an Instructor at Trinity Western University in the Master of Arts in Leadership Program.
"Most importantly, I am the proud father of 2 awesome kids and have the best life partner anyone could ever have."

Samara Liberman
Stigma-Free Learning Event Biweekly on Mondays @ 12:30PM PST
Samara has a Bachelor’s degree in Equity Studies, Masters in Teaching and a Professional Development certificate in Youth Mental Health. She has worked with young people directly for many years in various capacities: in camps, after school programs, and in the classroom as an educator.
She is extremely passionate about mental health, as well as equity issues, and understands these areas often intersect. Samara has been diagnosed with two learning disabilities, Dyslexia and Dyscalculia, as well as generalized anxiety disorder and situational depression. These diagnoses have positively informed the way she interacts with young people and have instilled empathy and compassion in her approaches to working with children and youth.
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