Hi all,
This week in Stronger Together we will look at how our financial situation impacts our mental health. Join us for the discussion!
Please bring forward your thoughts about the Stronger Together topics and/or format, including any topic you would like to discuss.
DeAtley
8 Things to Know About Depression and Anxiety
Hi all,
This week we have an article to read instead of a video. It’s short though, so we can read it together if you don’t get to it before the meeting.
The article is “I Have Depression and Anxiety – 8 Things I Wish People Knew About It.”
Please bring your thoughts and questions to the discussion.
Warmup question: Tell us two boring but unlikely-to-be-known facts about yourself.
Life After Incarceration
Hello all,
This week we are discussing the difficulties people face in reintegrating society after incarceration, a situation which impacts every aspect of their lives, including mental health. Ever been asked on an employment questionnaire whether you have a criminal record? What happens if you say “yes.”
DeAtley
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
All,
I am looking forward to this week’s Stronger Together on Thursday, October 24 at 7 PM ET.
Here is a video that is an interview between the Chief Clinical Officer of a Company called NOCD, which provides online content and access to therapists that specialize in treatments for OCD. The entire video is 47 minutes, but, for the purpose of our discussion, please watch the first 11 minutes prior to our meeting and then together we can watch the chapter on “manifestation” (time stamps 16:42 – 20:10). Of course, feel free to watch all of it if you have the time. It is very informative.
Lisa
The mental health of displaced people and immigrants
Hi folks,
Topic for October 10: The mental health of displaced people and immigrants.
We’ll watch this short video about Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health. Let’s look at what the studies show us, and discuss it. Newcomers are welcome!
LGBTQI+ Mental Health Experience
Hi all,
This Thursday we’ll watch two short videos in which LGBTQI+ people discuss mental health issues specific to their community. We’ll then discuss our own feelings and reactions to their comments. Videos: LGBTQI+ Mental Health Experience and LGBT mental health issues.
- Join Stronger Together by Zoom here on Thursday at 7 p.m.
- Meeting ID: 884 1025 5718, passcode 11815, dial-in 301-715-8592
Warm-up question: What are your favorite fall foods and rituals? Your favorite pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and produce stands? (asking for a friend
)

Kirsten