LET'S TALK:Raising Our Children For Mental Wellness!
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Heritage Hall 10:00am
Moderator: Andrea Petsche Director, The Preschool PRUMC
Panelists:
* Kelli Bynum - Director of Counseling Services, The Mount Vernon School
* Andrea DeWalt - PhD Psychologist Pastoral Counseling Service PRUMC
* Morgan DiOrio - LPC, NCc
* Janet Street-A Parent and Director of Teacher Training/Reading Specialist at Schenck School
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VIDEO PRESENTATION:
RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN IN A WORLD FILLED WITH ANXIETY AND STRESS.
From Worried to Well: Dr. Ben Hunter, Skyland Trail Mental Health Treatment Facility, discusses the symptoms and causes of anxiety explaining coping skills to relieve worry and stress thereby improving mental well-being
VIDEO OF PANEL DISCUSSION WITH RON GREER, CAROLYN CURRY, GAYLE CUMMINGS - MODERATED BY ANDREA DEWALT TALKING ABOUT AGING AND WELL-BEING.
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.
Rev. Mace Hall interviews Isabella Moffett and her parents about disordered eating. Isabella is a great student and athlete at her local high school. Hard-working and determined by nature, she has set a course for success and happiness in her 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.”
