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Family Education class starting on May 12th

Dr. Jai Sookram the Director of Family Education and Peer Support Services reached out to me to let me know that he has a new Family Education class starting on May 12th. This class is offered for families of people living…

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Mental Health Through the Lens of the Mass Media – 3/16 meeting

On Thursday March 16th, our guest speaker David shared with us his presentation  “ Mental Health Through the Lens of the Mass Media “       David, began by sharing with us a few definitions.  Contrary to some beliefs, people…

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Acknowledging your Accomplishments – 3/9 meeting

This past Thursday, Carolyn shared with us her most recent presentation entitled “ Acknowledging your Accomplishments “       Carolyn began our first hour by sharing with us her beautiful rendition of the popular song “ You Needed Me” . …

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Region 6’s Role in Mental Health Care in our Community – 3/2 meeting

This past Thursday, Jen from Region six shared her presentation with us on Region 6’s role on the community.  Jen shared that Region six is responsible for planning, developing and funding of behavioral health services in Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Washington…

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Cognitive Dissonance – 2/23 meeting

Last Thursday Miriam shared with us her most recent presentation entitled “ Cognitive Dissonance “  Miriam began by asking the room what their definition was of cognitive dissonance. One member shared their definition as; “ when you say one thing,…

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Check out our new Facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087661190148&mibextid=LQQJ4d Thanks to Abigail, our Facebook page has been resurrected! It is a bit sparse right now, so go add to it! Have fun! Let’s talk sometime other than Thursday night!

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You and me Ain’t Nothing but Mammals – 2/16 meeting

Last Thursday Josh shared with us his most recent presentation entitled “ You and me Ain’t Nothing but Mammals “ Josh shared that there are certain similarities in behavior when comparing humans and the animal kingdom.  I learned that there…

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Don’t Do Stupid S&@t!!!!! – 29 meeting

Last Thursday Miriam shared with us her most recent presentation entitled “ Don’t do Stupid S*#t!  Miriam began by sharing the story of the 15 year old and his friends who were having a sleepover and decided to take the…

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Groundhog Day – 2/2 meeting

Who here has seen the Bill Murray movie “Groundhog Day”? In the movie, Bill Murray keeps reliving his day over and over….until he gets it right. Each time Bill goes to bed he wakes up at 6am to the same…

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Which Path? – 1/26 meeting

Last Thursday Carolyn shared with us her most recent presentation entitled “ Which Path? “  Carolyn began by sharing her beautiful rendition of “ Lean on Me”, a moving song that most of us are familiar with from the early…

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