We Have Extraordinary Fathers in Our Family
By Karen Sewell
Many of us have complex, painful or sad emotions attached to the Fathers in our lives. This lovely post by Karen Sewell describes her own complicated experiences with grief, joy, and complexity around Father’s Day in relation to herself and her children. I’m lucky enough to know and admire Karen and her family. She is vulnerable and open in this post and I appreciate having her permission to share it here.
Women’s Group
September 16th – November 11th
Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:00 PM
A Weekly Support Group For Women
Join us while we support and empower each other through our weekly group discussions. Experience the power that can come from sharing your struggles and victories with like-minded women.
This is an on-going support group that cycles every 9 weeks. An 9 week commitment is requested. There will be a 2 week break between cycles for those wishing to continue.
When: September 16th – November 11th
Time: Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Cost: $270 paid in advance or two scheduled payments of $135
To inquire or register call or email Chris:
385-204-6709
[email protected]
WOMEN EMPOWERED!
Saturday June 21st, 2014
9am – Noon
Location: TBD
How can I love my imperfect self?
Daily we are presented with idealized images of perfection. Our bodies, parties, the food we make, the clothes we wear, our children – we pin these images in hopes that we can replicate perfection in our daily lives. Even though deep down we know perfection is impossible – we still feel overwhelmed and like failures. Our culture and the heavy influence of media images affects us all – creating a constant pressure to meet unrealistic standards. Come learn tools to understand the influence of our culture and the media on our self esteem and the negative beliefs we create about ourselves.
This 3 hour workshop will teach you to deconstruct these pervasive messages and provide tools and empowerment to break free of the impact of perfectionism.
Cost: $100
CEUs: Pending
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Check out Chris’s newest blog post over on Personal Development Cafe! In this week’s column therapists tackle an important question: How to learn to love yourself. Chris offers her thoughts on the importance of being your own best friend to accomplish this important goal.
“Anger, resentment and fear can become poisonous, but they can each be effectively neutralized by a single antidote: gratitude.” Chris Adams Hill, LCSW
Over on Personal Development Cafe, Chris has contributed another wonderful piece that offers five tips that will help you practice gratitude. I think most of us would agree that when we are in the midst of experiencing pain, stress or worry, gratitude can fall to the wayside. Chris recommends bringing conscious awareness to our practice of gratitude to heal our past and increase our resilience in every day life.
Many wonderful authors have contributed to this piece – we encourage perusing all their work – but for those excited to read Chris’s specifically she is entry #11.
Warmly,
Misty
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