National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County) will sponsor the NAMI Family to Family Education Program specifically for families of a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The 12-session series of classes will start in Portage on...
Mental Health
Mind-Body Connection Examined at Porter-Starke Symposium
“You have a thought and it affects everything in your body,” shared noted scientist, researcher, and author Joan Borysenko at the 3rd Annual Living Health, Balance & Hope Symposium held by Porter-Starke Services on May 24, 2012. Borysenko...
How to Cope with the Holidays
Here are some thoughts for coping with the holiday season. 1. Take time for yourself - There may be pressure to be everything to everyone. Remember that you're only one person and can only accomplish certain things. Sometimes self-care is the best...
Acting Out Wellness
Sticking our own balance and bring in harmony with yourself brings psychological benefits. The benefits can be seen through our actions and are key to having good rapport with people we come in contact with. Bottom line, when we are well and feel...
Overcoming Life Obstacles Fuels Marathon Run
Last year my good friend Natalie Danko wrote 26.2 reasons why she ran the 2010 Chicago Marathon on 10-10-10. This year she will be turning 30 and happiness is surrounding her life now! Congratulations to all of the 2011 Chicago Marathon Runners!...
October is Bullying Prevention Month
The bullying statistics 2010 reveal that bullying is a crime that is not going away anytime soon. There are about 160,000 children that miss school every day out of fear of being bullied. Bullying statistics 2010 also report an increase in...
Peer to Peer Workshop to Maintain Wellness and Recovery
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County)) announces Peer to Peer Workshop for Consumers with Mental Health Disorders. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County) is currently offering a workshop for those with serious...
Prayer
Many years ago, I asked our Pastor about Prayer. I really wasn’t sure how to pray and what I should say. He gave me some words of wisdom and I wrote them down and saved them. The other day I was looking through my daughter Casey’s devotional...
Family Orientation Set for Children’s Grief Support Program at VNA Phoenix Center
The VNA Phoenix Center, a place for healing after loss for children and their families, is a new program of the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County. The center, located at 501 Marquette Street in Valparaiso, provides age appropriate support...
Self Esteem 101
People write me every day and they put themselves down!!! I don’t like it. How does someone expect to develop high self esteem if they repeat negative phrases about themselves and their abilities? This has to stop…FIRST in our Self Esteem 101...