Hi all!
It's been a very exciting Spring here at NAMI Lexington! We celebrated our 25th Anniversary, we had the Grand Opening of Participation Station and we started the State's first consumer run Warm Line!!
A Warm Line is a non-emergency phone line for people living with mental illness. You can call the Warm Line if you "just need someone to talk to" or you are experiencing a stressful time, feeling cut off from the world or isolated. It is staffed by Peer Supporters who have "been there" and have been trained to offer support, help with appropriate referrals or to just listen without judgment. When you need someone to listen, give us a call! (859) 252-0058 in Lexington or call toll free at:(877) 840-5167 Bluegrass Region.
Phill and Kelly Gunning have been working SO hard on grants lately! If you get a chance, give them a pat on the back for all their great work! They are quite the team!
I'm pleased to announce that Participation Station is a huge success! Since March 2010, 628 people have walked through the door and we have had 52 new programs since we opened in December 2009! WOW! We are still growing! Thank you to my dedicated team of volunteers! Without them, this success would not have been possible.
As for me, I am still trekkin' to Cincy every week. Life is so much better since EMDR! I am doing well, but I am still having set backs. I feel like progress is happening but it's slow going. It's like my wonderful husband says, "You're an onion." I guess he's right. Keep me in your thoughts as I travel this journey...
As the weather gets warmer and the sun starts shining, NAMI Lexington is our beacon of hope!
Thanks for listening...until next time,
Val
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
We're A MAY Zing!
Hi all!
May is Mental Health Month! Yeah! We have lots of activities planned to celebrate. First, we will have a special presentation on April 19th at 7pm. "Relapse Prevention and Reduction Strategies in Schizophrenia." The guest speaker is Dr. Michael Fuller from Glaveston TX. This will be a great event with refreshments afterwards. Please call Martice at 859-272-7891 to RVSP.
NEXT, May 21st is the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Participation Station. The Station is a peer operated center that focuses on education, wellness, recovery and fun! If you are a consumer, come visit and get involved. Goto http://psapoc.org for more info and our current schedule. All are welcome to the grand opening.
NEXT, May 27th at 6:30pm we will be celebrating NAMI Lexington's 25th Anniversary!! We will be at Eastern State Hospital in the gym with a night of fiesta, food and focus. NAMIFEST! We will also be viewing the movie"When Medicine Got It Wrong." It is a rivoting film about the history of NAMI and mental illness.
I would love to see you at any or all of these events!
Participation Station is soon going to be offering a Warm Line. This is a phone number that consumers can call in the place of the crisis line if they just need to talk. It will be manned by trained consumers. I'll keep you posted on this one.
As for me personally, I am still making the trip to Cincinnati every week to see my incredible therapist, Dr. Barbara Hensley. I keep thinking that I will be done soon, but something new always seems to pop up that we need to work on. My loving husband is SO supportive of anything I need to do to be in recovery and he drives me up to Cincy every week. God Bless him!!
Until next time America,
Val
May is Mental Health Month! Yeah! We have lots of activities planned to celebrate. First, we will have a special presentation on April 19th at 7pm. "Relapse Prevention and Reduction Strategies in Schizophrenia." The guest speaker is Dr. Michael Fuller from Glaveston TX. This will be a great event with refreshments afterwards. Please call Martice at 859-272-7891 to RVSP.
NEXT, May 21st is the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Participation Station. The Station is a peer operated center that focuses on education, wellness, recovery and fun! If you are a consumer, come visit and get involved. Goto http://psapoc.org for more info and our current schedule. All are welcome to the grand opening.
NEXT, May 27th at 6:30pm we will be celebrating NAMI Lexington's 25th Anniversary!! We will be at Eastern State Hospital in the gym with a night of fiesta, food and focus. NAMIFEST! We will also be viewing the movie"When Medicine Got It Wrong." It is a rivoting film about the history of NAMI and mental illness.
I would love to see you at any or all of these events!
Participation Station is soon going to be offering a Warm Line. This is a phone number that consumers can call in the place of the crisis line if they just need to talk. It will be manned by trained consumers. I'll keep you posted on this one.
As for me personally, I am still making the trip to Cincinnati every week to see my incredible therapist, Dr. Barbara Hensley. I keep thinking that I will be done soon, but something new always seems to pop up that we need to work on. My loving husband is SO supportive of anything I need to do to be in recovery and he drives me up to Cincy every week. God Bless him!!
Until next time America,
Val
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Winter Snow Bloggin'!
So many changes since my last post! Participation Station is up and running! This is a peer operated center for consumers that is led by consumers who are also KY Peer Specialists. The hours for the Station are:
Sun 2:30pm-4:00pm
Tues & Wed 11:30am-4:00pm
Thurs 3:30pm-7:00pm
Sat 5:00pm-8:00pm
We do alot of different things at Participation Station. We have educational classes, a library, computers with internet access and lots of friendships to be made. We do yoga and meditation, we work towards wellness and we work on staying in recovery.
We are currently teaching a Family-to-Family class with 16 students. I think everyone is excited about learning so much about mental illnesses.
Personally, I am still driving to Cincinnati every week for my EMDR therepy. It is very difficult, but I am living through it and I am coming out as a better and healthier person.
Thank you to everyone who attended our NAMI WAlk this year. It was a great success! We had around 1500 people participate this year.
Have a good winter and keep the snow away!! I think a little snow isn't too bad as long as I don't have to drive in it.
Have a good day!
Sun 2:30pm-4:00pm
Tues & Wed 11:30am-4:00pm
Thurs 3:30pm-7:00pm
Sat 5:00pm-8:00pm
We do alot of different things at Participation Station. We have educational classes, a library, computers with internet access and lots of friendships to be made. We do yoga and meditation, we work towards wellness and we work on staying in recovery.
We are currently teaching a Family-to-Family class with 16 students. I think everyone is excited about learning so much about mental illnesses.
Personally, I am still driving to Cincinnati every week for my EMDR therepy. It is very difficult, but I am living through it and I am coming out as a better and healthier person.
Thank you to everyone who attended our NAMI WAlk this year. It was a great success! We had around 1500 people participate this year.
Have a good winter and keep the snow away!! I think a little snow isn't too bad as long as I don't have to drive in it.
Have a good day!
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