DBSA Omaha New Hope

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The Last Day – 8/3 meeting

As we go thru life, we all encounter many “last days”.  They are mileposts in our life.  Sometimes they are happy “last days” like the last days of high school.  Sometimes they are sad, like the last days of a…

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Friends, Family & Your Mental Health – 7/27 meeting

Last Thursday, I shared with our group my most recent presentation “ Friends, Family and your Mental Health “ When you’re someone who experiences depression or anxiety, unsupportive friends or family can be challenging. If you find that the people…

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Faith Partners – 7/20 meeting

At our July 20th DBSA meeting, Pastor Glenn, the Pastor of Morning Star church where we meet every week, shared with us some thoughts on His own journey.  He shared that he began as an interim pastor of Morning Star…

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If a Tree Falls…. – 6/29 meeting

At our June 29th DBSA meeting, Don shared his presentation entitled; “ If a Tree Falls”  Don, shared with our group that in the previous two weeks, someone shared something in his second hour group that really broke his heart. …

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Anthem of Hope Mental Health Speaker Series

Anthem of Hope is a speaker series on mental health.  Experts in the mental health field will present on topics ranging from how we can improve our mental health, to a discussion of serious mental illness and how to get…

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Looking at PTSD from Two Different Lenses – 6/15 meeting

On Thursday June  15th, two of our group members shared a presentation entitled “ Looking at PTSD from Two Different Lenses” The first view was from a male perspective.  Our first member began by offering the definition of PTSD, which…

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Anxiety x two – 6/22 meeting

At our last DBSA meeting, Miriam shared with us her most recent presentation entitled “ Anxiety x two”  She began by sharing that lately she has had anxiety about being anxious. Most of us are familiar with anxiety, right?  Miriam…

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Managing Life’s Triggers – 6/8 meeting

On Thursday June 8th, Steve shared with us his presentation entitled  “ Managing Life’s Triggers “     Triggers are usually associated with someone who has had a history of experiencing emotional trauma. And sometimes that person may feel triggered by…

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Self Care – 6/1 meeting

On Thursday June 1st, Miriam shared with us her presentation entitled “ Self care“.  Miriam began her presentation by asking, so what is self-care?  Self-care is when you take the time to do things that help with your mental and physical…

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The Truth – 5/25 meeting

First off lets talk about truth versus fact.   Many of us think that the truth would be easy to recognize. Undebatable.  Actually the truth is more like one of those shape-shifting aliens in the X files. It somehow manages…

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