Our Story

After a decade working as a private practice therapist in the city, Winnipeg Connect founder Sabrina Friesen has collected countless experiences of people struggling to find belonging. Disconnection and loneliness are rampant, as is the desire to build meaningful, secure, connected relationships.

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While online platforms for connection have their place, Sabrina has observed a continuing fatigue at efforts to find connection by swiping right and engaging in back and forth text conversations - and so she set out to find another way for people to set off a spark.

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As a therapist working from a somatic framework, it is a natural fit to host in person events that allow individuals to connect with the wisdom of their body as they get acquainted with new folks - feeling their way into new dynamics that only in person connection can offer.