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Small Town Living – 8/11 meeting

Last Thursday we were treated to Haley’s first presentation with us entitled  “ Small Town Living “    Haley shared with us she grew up in Alliance, which has a population of approximately 8,000.  She wanted to share with us…

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Defeating your Inner Critic – 8/4 meeting

Last Thursday Steve shared with us his most current presentation,  “ Defeating your Inner Critic “ Steve began by sharing his definition of your inner critic. Does this inner voice dictate your daily actions, and use hurtful judgments about your…

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Channeling your Thoughts through Art – 7/28 meeting

 On Thursday July 28th, Carolyn offered her presentation entitled “ Channeling your Thoughts through Art”   Carolyn began by sharing her story about her hospital stay of some years ago. During the time leading up to her stay in the hospital, she…

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Imperfect Success – 7/21 meeting

Last night we had a unique presentation, co-presented by Miriam and Don on “Imperfect Success”  Don started out by asking us, “What did you want to be when you were 5?” The point was, we all wanted to be something…

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Pride Festival 7/16

We were excited to participate in this year’s Pride Festival at CHI this past Saturday. Our seven volunteers met and handed out information to over 1200 attendees. The best part was the sincere interest and gratitude we felt. What a…

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Knowing Yourself – 7/7 meeting

On Thursday July 7th, Don gave us his most recent presentation entitled “ Knowing Yourself “ Don began by asking us Who are you? What makes us who we are ? He advised that we all have triggers, what are…

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A long time ago… 6/30 meeting

At our June 30th meeting, we were transported to a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, as Don, wearing a full Jedi costume, looked at mental health through the eyes of a Jedi. When we take a…

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Herding Cats – 6/16 meeting

On Thursday June 16th, Miriam gave us a presentation entitled; “ Herding Cats”  I have to begin by saying, I love the title of Miriam’s presentation. It puts a smile on my face. That aside, Miriam described Herding Cats as, the…

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PTSD – 6/9 meeting

On Thursday June 9th, Kirk gave us a presentation entitled; “ PTSD “ Kirk began his topic of discussion by sharing a little bit of history on PTSD ( post traumatic stress disorder)  He advised some of the most common…

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Letting Go and Forgiving, part II – 6/2 meeting

On Thursday June 2nd, Steve gave us a presentation entitled; “ Letting go and Forgiving, part II.  Steve’s topic of discussion this past Thursday was a return visit to the topic of forgiveness, with a little more focus on self-forgiveness…

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