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.
All,
Hello friends,
This Thursday’s topic is Learning to Forgive Ourselves: We make mistakes and in hindsight know they are wrong.
Join others to watch this short video about forgiving ourselves followed by an open discussion on how we might forgive ourselves for these mistakes.
Warm-up question: What has someone done for you lately that you really appreciated? Or what have you enjoyed doing for someone else?
Hi folks,
This week I’m trying to fret less and focus on the good. I almost thought it would be helpful to discuss mental health during an election campaign, but I’m a chicken so I bring you the topic of gratitude.
Another way to think about gratitude is training our minds to notice the tailwinds, not just the headwinds, and the present moment, not just the past and future ruminations. Our minds are geared to focus on pain (for our survival!) but our mental health might depend on going against that aspect of our nature.
Here’s a video we will watch: The Power of Gratitude. Thomas Gilovich, the speaker in this video podcast, has done longer presentations on the topic, but this one will hopefully get us started.
Warmup topic: Tell a story about a lucky break or a close call you’ve experienced.
See you Thursday at 7 p.m.!
Kirsten
Hi folks!
This week’s topic is on a movie I really want to see but haven’t yet: Inside Out 2. (I haven’t seen the first one either!) This movie is getting applause for being a great illustration of how teens (and all of us) deal with anxiety and change, and for giving us some words to talk about it.
We’ll listen to an article/4-minute podcast from NPR: The ‘Inside Out’ movies give kids an ’emotional vocabulary.’
There’s also a 14-minute interview with a psychologist on what the movie got right. I won’t play that one tomorrow, but it’s worth checking out. It’s very affirming and normalizing of emotions and experiences surrounding anxiety.
Warm-up question: If you could hang out with any cartoon character, who would you choose and why?
See you soon!
Kirsten