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...
Mental Health
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...
Saying I’m Sorry Can Be Good for the Soul
Don’t be afraid to set an example to your co-workers, friends, spouses or children by just being yourself rather than trying to be perfect. In the larger picture, everything does not have to be perfect in order to be effective. We have all lost our...
New Addition To Porter-Starke Facility
Rocky Schiralli, President/CEO of Porter-Starke services hosted the ribbon cutting for the new addition to their facility in Portage "We'll be using this room for educational purposes, training purposes, multi-groups, family groups and experiential...
Rittenhouse Senior Living of Portage Presents Alzheimer’s Awareness Week Events
Our goal at Rittenhouse of Portage is to educate, support and create awareness for those living with Alzhimer’s and those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease. During Alzheimer’s Awarness Week, Rittenhouse of Portage will be hosting...
Reach Out During Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Month! People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their emotions and their behavior. They are able to handle life's inevitable challenges, build strong relationships, and lead productive, fulfilling lives. When bad...
Life is Good!
Aldous Huxley once said, "Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness. It's generally the by-product of other activities."Keynote speaker, Bill O'Hanlon, a nationally renowned psychiatrist and author of numerous books, spoke at...
Porter-Starke Hosts Life is Good! The Science of Happiness
Porter-Starke Services will host its 2nd annual Living Health, Balance, & Hope Mental Health Symposium & Breakfast on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Keynote speaker Bill O’Hanlon, an internationally-known therapist, author and featured guest of...