Announcement & Invitation The After Trauma Empowerment Network (ATEN) is thrilled to announce that they will be hosting their FIRST online MAAT (Music & Art After Trauma) session on April 7th at 6pm via Zoom! Project MAAT is a weekly online edutainment forum hosted by ATEN featuring education on trauma, mental health and other related topics combined with a music and/or art element. The anticipated impact of this project is to make a positive difference in the lives of those individuals, families and communities living with the negative impact of trauma and mental illness. Zoom meeting links will be posted on our Facebook page (After Trauma Empowerment Network (ATEN)). However, if you are interested in receiving the MAAT Zoom link each week via email, we invite you to please fill out the subscription form at the end of this message or send an email to info@atenns.ca with your name to be included on our email subscription list. We are also seeking diverse artists (of various mediums) and musicians to join us for a guest appearance on MAAT. If you would be interested in joining us for a session, we invite you to contact us by email at info@atenns.ca with the subject line “Guest” along with your name, contact info and a little bit about yourself. We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia for their generous funding and support for Project MAAT. To learn more about ATEN visit www.atenns.ca. We look forward to hearing from you. Have an empowered day!
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We are so excited to announce that ATEN was approved for full funding for Project MAAT (Music & Art After Trauma) by the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia!
We are overwhelmed with honor and excitement to have the support and trust from the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia in our ability to facilitate and succeed with this important project. We are immensely grateful to the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia staff and donors for making this possible and helping change the way people think. Project MAAT is an hour-long online program hosted by Margaret Mauger and Vida Woodworth that features educational discussions about trauma, mental health and other related topics, combined with a music and art component. MAAT was created to be an outlet, resource and support to individuals who have experienced trauma and for those who support them. We aim to offer a safe space for people to learn about sensitive and sometimes difficult topics while gaining the therapeutic benefits of music and art. More details to come... 2/28/2021 0 Comments Introducing Project MAATProject MAAT (Music & Art After Trauma) is an hour-long online program hosted by Margaret Mauger and Vida Woodworth from the After Trauma Empowerment Network that features educational discussions about trauma and other related topics, with a music and art component. MAAT was created to be an outlet, resource and support to individuals who have experienced trauma and for those who support them. We aim to offer a safe space for people to learn about sensitive and sometimes difficult topics while gaining the therapeutic benefits of music and art. Beginning in April 2021 (date to be announced) each weekly episode will feature a topic of discussion with a guest musical performance and art display/discussion. Topics of discussion will range and vary, and will include such areas as trauma, types of trauma, symptoms of trauma, violence, human trafficking, exploitation, triggers and flashbacks, coping strategies, gender and sexuality, mindfulness, boundaries, self-care, healthy/unhealthy relationships, mental health, etc.... We invite and welcome people to email questions, comments and/or topics they would like us to highlight and explore to info@atenns.ca. Research has repeatedly indicated the many amazing benefits of music (the universal language) and art on body, mind, and overall well-being.
"Simply put, music can heal people." Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) "(Music therapy) can make the difference between withdrawal and awareness, between isolation and interaction, between chronic pain and comfort -- between demoralization and dignity." Barbara Crowe (past president of the National Association for Music Therapy) “Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more – it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.” Oliver Sacks, best-selling author and professor of neurology at NYU School Of Medicine "Art is not always about pretty things. It's about who we are, what happened to us, and how are lives are affected." Elizabeth Broun, Artwell Art Therapy More details to come soon ...
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12/12/2020 0 Comments
And the WINNER is...

And the winner of the Nova Scotia Strong quilt is
Susan Harvey!
Congratulations!
We would like to extend heartfelt thanks and gratitude to everyone who supported our first fundraiser and purchased tickets - we could not have done this without you! Together we raised over $3000 to go toward ATEN service delivery and administrative expenses.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Stay tuned for our next quilt fundraiser.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to current COVID factors, the draw for the Nova Scotia Strong quilt has been changed to Saturday, December 12 at 12 noon at the After Trauma Empowerment Network's office, 2830 Highway 2, Shubenacadie.
If anyone would like a refund for their ticket(s) please call Margaret Mauger at 902-266-9763 or email info@atenns.ca.
Thank you for your understanding and support!
If anyone would like a refund for their ticket(s) please call Margaret Mauger at 902-266-9763 or email info@atenns.ca.
Thank you for your understanding and support!
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to you for supporting our cause and signing your name on our petition. Because of you we were able to reach a total of 304 signatures!!!
We have closed the petition and plan to submit the results with our funding application due October 31, 2020.
Thank you for contributing! Your support is immensely appreciated!
Have an empowering day!
We have closed the petition and plan to submit the results with our funding application due October 31, 2020.
Thank you for contributing! Your support is immensely appreciated!
Have an empowering day!
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