Choose Well Club Brunch: Turn Off Autopilot

How to Hear Yourself and Act on It

Choose Well Club Brunch is a morning built on a simple idea: women deserve real wellness conversations, not clickbait health advice. Over coffee, pastries, and good company, this is a space to slow down, connect, and walk away with something you can actually use.

During this brunch, we'll explore the autopilot: the yeses you didn't mean, the tension in your shoulders you keep ignoring, the tiredness you can't quite explain. We'll look at how to interrupt it, noticing the physical, emotional and behavioural cues your body and mind send you, slowing down long enough to understand what's actually going on, and responding in a way that reflects what you need rather than what you think you should need.

What You’ll Walk Away With

• Learn to recognize your internal signals: Notice the physical, emotional and behavioural cues that tell you when something isn't working or you need something different.
• Understand what you need: Slowing down the automatic response long enough to ask, "what is actually happening here, and what do I need?"
• Turn your awareness into action: Practise simple, evidence-informed tools for regulating yourself, communicating a boundary and making a choice that reflects what you actually need.

Meet our Speaker

Rachael Cruickshanks is a pre-registered counsellor who is passionate about helping people understand themselves better and build lives that actually feel like their own. Her background spans mental health, digital healthcare, charities and palliative care. Rachael brings a practical, evidence-informed perspective to conversations about wellbeing, relationships, boundaries and the patterns that shape our lives. She believes we often have more insight and strength than we give ourselves credit for, and that often the first step is simply learning to listen to ourselves.

The Details

🥐 Coffee, brunch, and the best company are on us. Your ticket includes everything (including a goodie bag!)

📍 Gastown, Vancouver, BC

📅 September 20th, 2026

🕚 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Hosted by Anja & Aura

Anja | Choose Well Club

Anja founded Choose Well Club because she believes women deserve better than confusing wellness trends and endless products promising quick fixes. Through honest conversations, evidence-informed research, and community events, she's passionate about creating spaces where women can learn about their health, connect with one another, and feel empowered to make choices that truly work for them.

Aura | The People Kitchen

Founded by Aura Telman, a space for anyone who has ever felt like the job market was working against them. Whether you're just starting out, rebuilding after a layoff, or figuring out what career move comes next, Aura offers real job search tools, 1:1 career guidance, and a community, so nobody has to go through it alone.

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