Zoë Say
Anitopisi Program Coordinator
Institute for Community Prosperity
Banff Systems Summit Bio, April 2025
As a recent psychology (honours) graduate, I’m passionate about facilitating human connection, and reducing barriers to help all people thrive. I hope to one day start a psychology practice where I can help people, particularly underserved populations, to flourish from a lens of positionality, embodiment, and reciprocity. I work for the Institute for Community Prosperity as Program Coordinator for the Anitopisi Learning Circles. I host these in partnership with Tori McMillan from Iniskim, Mount Royal University’s Indigenous Student Support Centre, and Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers. In addition, I am a research intern and grant writer at the Calgary Family Therapy Center, helping them to explore ways to engage in reconciliation and equity work. I am also a member of the ReconciliAction Committee at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. I recently completed an honours research project, a qualitative study exploring the effects of chronic pain on individuals’ relationships with their body. Previously, I was a Program Coordinator and Drum Circle Facilitator for the United Church Chaplaincy in the Faith & Spirituality Centre at the University of Calgary, which spurred my interest in wellbeing. In my spare time, I love to get outside and hike in the mountains, or find live music events in the city.
As a recent psychology (honours) graduate, I’m passionate about facilitating human connection, and reducing barriers to help all people thrive. I hope to one day start a psychology practice where I can help people, particularly underserved populations, to flourish from a lens of positionality, embodiment, and reciprocity. I work for the Institute for Community Prosperity as Program Coordinator for the Anitopisi Learning Circles. I host these in partnership with Tori McMillan from Iniskim, Mount Royal University’s Indigenous Student Support Centre, and Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers. In addition, I am a research intern and grant writer at the Calgary Family Therapy Center, helping them to explore ways to engage in reconciliation and equity work. I am also a member of the ReconciliAction Committee at the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. I recently completed an honours research project, a qualitative study exploring the effects of chronic pain on individuals’ relationships with their body. Previously, I was a Program Coordinator and Drum Circle Facilitator for the United Church Chaplaincy in the Faith & Spirituality Centre at the University of Calgary, which spurred my interest in wellbeing. In my spare time, I love to get outside and hike in the mountains, or find live music events in the city.