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Stronger Together Topics Through April, 2025

Here are the topics recently explored in our mental health discussion group, Stronger Together:

March 27: Nutrition and Mental Health
https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/3-ways-to-eat-for-mental-health/
https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/3-supplements-to-support-your-mental-health/

April 3: Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are real and scary, and many of us experience them at some point.  What are they and what do they look like?  What can we do to manage them?  Let’s talk about it. We’ll watch and discuss this video on what causes panic attacks and ways to try and manage them.

April 10: Music and Mental Health
Music is so much a part of our emotional state including expressing and sharing our feelings, helping us cope with our thoughts, and connecting us to a community, among other things. What is the relationship between mental health and music? Let’s watch this video and talk about it.

April 24: Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are real and scary, and many of us experience them at some point. What are they and what do they look like? What can we do to manage them? We’ll watch and discuss this video on what causes panic attacks and ways to try and manage them.

Managing Anger

Hello Stronger Together folks,

This week we’re talking about anger management.

Maybe the political turmoil we are currently experiencing is making you mad. How do we manage anger productively, since there is really no way we won’t get angry at times? Let’s talk about it. We’ll watch this mindfulness video on anger.

Warm up question: What is something that many people consider a modern-day convenience that you, quite frankly, consider a pain in the neck?

Forgive and Forget?

Hello Stronger Together folks,

Join us on Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. This week’s topic is Forgiveness.

We want to forgive those who do bad things or wrong us personally, but that is easier said than done. Let’s talk about the struggle. We’ll watch this short video on the complexity and personal cost of “forgive and forget (or not).”

Warm up question: What is your favorite way to help people less fortunate than you?

Workplace Stress Part II

Wow, I can’t believe they moved up that deadline, how can I can I get everything done by then? Oh boy, I have to tell my boss I have to miss the meeting because my daughter got into another fight at school. I heard there are going to be layoffs, am I on the list?

Workplace stress happens in many ways. Let’s talk about it.  Here is a short video to get us going.

WARMUP QUESTION:  What is the best thing about snow days?