marabriereFeb 25, 20202 minMarch 2020 NewsletterMarch 2020 Remember to turn your clocks FORWARD on March 7th before you go to bed or 2am on the 8th. The mornings will be dark again how...
marabriereFeb 18, 20201 minBINGO!Our 5th Annual Meeting and BINGO FUN! Grow a Strong Family’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 7-8:30 PM, sponsored by the Bed...
marabriereJan 12, 20202 minTear Soup Cooking TipsReprinted from Tear Soup, a recipe for healing after loss Grandy’s Cooking Tips •Grief is the process you go through as you adjust to the...
marabriereDec 28, 20192 minNew Year. New Decade.After the holidays have gone, and the new year dawns bright, it is time to consider, “How might we live better?” The days are cold yet g...
marabriereDec 1, 20193 minStigma is NOT the issue!#Giving Tuesday Appeal by Mara Briere | May 4, 2020 | Facebook Options, Family Life Education, Fundraising, Mothers, Pandemic Want to joi...
marabriereNov 4, 20191 minJim Jeffries on Why We’re All So DepressedWhy We're All So Depressed Jim Jeffries, an Australian US citizen makes astute observations about some of America’s big issue. He is fam...
marabriereOct 29, 20192 minNovember 2019 NewsletterNovember 2019 Newsletter One of our Board Members, Laura Baliestero, gave her supporters a “Tea” on a Sunday afternoon in October. The e...
marabriereOct 10, 20193 minOctober NewsletterThe trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go. Nancy Boucher has graciously shared an activity that speaks to the hear...
marabriereSep 21, 20192 minFamily Centered CareOur Family The difference between family-centered care and person-centered care is something that families need to be aware of. Family-ce...
marabriereSep 9, 20192 minWho knew?It is so interesting how a constellation of physical symptoms may actually be manifestations of a serious mental health disorder. I came ...
marabriereJul 31, 20191 minAugust NewsletterThere is NO daytime Replanting Lives Support Group in August. Feel free to come on the second Wednesday (8/14) from 7-8:30 pm to our hom...
marabriereJul 18, 20191 minAdvocacy Opportunity Spoon-fed for those of us that want to act…Follow the link to Dede Ranahan’s page, “Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Safe Place to Talk about Mental Illness in our Families.” You will be i...
marabriereJun 24, 20193 minKnow YOUR Triggers!Last week gifted me with a reminder that family members uprooted by mental illness are often traumatized by their loved one’s mental illn...
