
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…
Read MoreAt 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. …
Read MoreAnthem 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreAt 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreFirst 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…
Read MoreOn Thursday May 18th, Miriam shared with us her presentation entitled “ Isolation “. So, what is the definition of isolation? Isolation is having the effect of making one disengage. It can also be a coping mechanism. It can also…
Read MoreOn Thursday May 11th, Kris shared with us her most recent presentation entitled “ Cleaning up my Manic Mess” Kris shared with us that she started her mental health journey when she was around 12 or 13 years old….
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