Thursday, February 20th 6:30-8pm – The Loft Title: Raising Resilience: Parenting Anxious Kids to Bravery Workshop with Young Families Program description: Parenting is hard enough, but navigating the push-pull of supporting anxious kids makes it that much more challenging. Knowing when to encourage your child to face their fears and when to help them rest and recuperate often leaves parents feeling completely stuck. Join us as Marti Munford, clinical mental health therapist, sheds light on the formation of anxiety in kids and the powerful ways to bust it. With humor (because how can you parent without it?) and compassion, we'll discuss parental patterns that enable anxiety and engage tools that help break the cycle. Programming for Parents (recommended for parents of children through 5th grade) prumc.org/events

Sunday, March 2, 2025 12:15pm Heritage Hall Please join us for an open, honest conversation as we explore the impact of life's changes and challenges as we age. We will focus on healthy aging and discuss ways to enhance our well-being through behaviors to promote resilience and adaptation. Lunch will be provided for all registered attendees. Register here: prumc.org/events

Reverend Mace Hall and Meredith Hydrick have an in-depth and personal conversation about anxiety. For Meredith, anxiety was always a part of life, but she finally realized that her internal feelings of being overwhelmed were on another level than most. With the right tools and support, she was able to manage her anxiety and live an abundant life.

Reverend Mace Hall interviews Kenya Phillips who was diagnosed with bipolar 2 as an adult. She discusses her illness, her treatment, and her recovery thereby discovering her vocation as a NAMI trainer, life coach, and spoken word artist.

KATE BOWLER, DUKE DIVINITY PROFESSOR, AUTHOR, MOTHER, WIFE AND CANCER SURVIVOR, INTERVIEWED BY CLAIRE BOWEN, DISCUSSES OUR TERRIBLE, BEAUTIFUL DAYS AND ALL THE IN-BETWEENS WITH CANDOR AND HUMOR MAKING A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION AND REALITY DIGESTIBLE FOR US ALL.

Diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer at age 35, Kate Bowler sets a wonderful example for all of us on how to “be human” in her book, No Cure for Being Human. With her sharp wit and unfiltered honesty, Kate encourages us to re-examine our belief that the world is “sanitary, predictable and safe.”

VIDEO OF MARY VIRGINIA COFFMAN, A NUTRITIONIST, EXPLAINS HOW GUT HEALTH CAN AFFECT OUR MENTAL-WELLBEING.