 The Impact of Loss on our Emotional and Physical Health
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 2:00–3:30 PM ET Free live webinar via Zoom Highmark Caring Place is continuing their Grief Talks Educational Webinar series this fall! After a loss, grief can touch every part of our lives — emotionally and physically. This webinar will explore how loss affects overall well-being and provide tools for self-care and compassion. Participants will also learn practical strategies to build resilience and healing. Approved for 1.5 FREE CE credits through Allegheny Health Network CME. (See website for details on setting up your CME account if you’re new.) Follow @highmarkcaringplace & register at: https://bit.ly/GriefTalksBody  Thrive: Community Wellness Festival - Free to attend!
Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM JUMP (Jack’s Urban Meeting Place), 1000 W. Myrtle Street, Boise, ID The 2nd Annual Thrive: Community Wellness Festival is a FREE, one-day event showcasing the very best the Treasure Valley has to offer in health and wellness education and experiences. Hosted by Upward Inertia, this FREE community event is designed to bring people together to explore wellness, healing, and thriving in community. Whether you’re seeking resources, connection, or inspiration, this is a beautiful opportunity to gather and grow. - Invigorating yoga classes, powerful workouts, and mindfulness practices - Workshops on the arts, financial literacy, nutrition, self-care, and so much more - Kids Corner, community meetups, and activities for ALL ages and abilities This day is packed with opportunities for learning, healing, and connection. Best of all, admission is FREE! Donations are welcome, and proceeds support Upward Inertia’s community outreach programming. Bring your family, invite your friends, and join the Treasure Valley community for a day of inspiration, growth, and connection. For details, visit www.upwardinertia.com/Thrive  Movement & Mental Health Event
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Fleet Feet, 3573 E Longwing Lane, Meridian, Idaho 83646 Discover how movement, goal setting, and community can boost your mental wellness at the Movement & Mental Health event! Join the community for an inspiring event hosted by Trail Fridays in partnership with Fleet Feet Treasure Valley. Open to all fitness levels—from elite athletes to beginners—this event offers valuable insights, inspiration, and practical tips to get moving, enhance your well-being, and achieve your goals. Hear from three remarkable speakers who will share their personal stories and discuss the profound impact of movement, goal setting, and connection on mental wellness: - September Dilgard-Frogley: Founder of Connection Is The Cure, dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. - Megan Lacy: Owner of Fleet Feet Treasure Valley and Team USA Elite Athlete, sharing her journey of overcoming eating disorders, depression, and anxiety to promote an active lifestyle. - Kylee Wiscombe: Founder of Gr8ter, an ultrarunner who transformed her life after being diagnosed with a severe mental illness and now helps others navigate their mental health challenges. Schedule of Events: 4:00 pm - Trail Fridays Shopping Night 5:00 pm - Refreshments Served 5:15 pm - Welcome & Guest Speakers 6:30 pm - Door Prizes and Farewells Don't miss this prime opportunity to connect with inspiring individuals, gain valuable insights, and support a great cause. Special guests and local nonprofits will also be there to share information about their mental health programs and upcoming events.  Photo via Pexels Healthy Goals That Will Help You Manage Your Grief Living with grief is often an exhausting, emotional process that can leave you feeling out of control as it ebbs and flows. Because feelings of grief can seem to diminish and then show up when you least expect it, it’s important to learn a few ways to manage those feelings when they arrive so that you’re not overwhelmed. Taking good care of your mind and body is a great start, but you can also think about how to reduce stressors in your life and look for support; My Grief Connection is a helpful community that strives to make the journey through grief a bit more manageable by providing support resources and counseling information. Here are a few things to consider when you’re ready to find ways to heal: Reduce stress where you can Because feelings of grief are often made worse when there are other difficult emotions present, it’s important to learn how to manage things like stress or anxiety. Reducing stress can be challenging, but you can start by getting a higher quality of rest each night and prioritizing your mental health. It also helps to think about where your biggest stressors lie and pinpoint triggers; for instance, if you’re experiencing stress related to your job, consider the source of those feelings. Are you unhappy with the work itself? Making a big career change in the midst of grief might be overwhelming, but you can start setting a few objectives now and take slow steps toward them. Not only is this rewarding, it can give you a feeling of control over something in your life that’s making you unhappy. Use free tools to boost your career When you’re ready to make a career change, having the right tools at hand is essential. Not only will this help to alleviate stress or anxiety over an impending lifestyle shift, but it will also allow you to stand out in the eyes of potential employers. Resources such as an online resume creator and free templates will give you the tools you need to create a stellar resume using a premade format that’s fully customizable. Rather than creating a resume from scratch–which is time-consuming–simply choose from a library of professional-looking formats and add your own copy. Manage difficult feelings with a hobby Whether you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or just need to find some relief from the emotional roller coaster that is grief, picking up a calming hobby can be extremely helpful. Not only can this be beneficial for your mental health in general, it can actually help you work through your grief and/or trauma. In fact, art therapy is often used in professional counseling settings to help individuals express their feelings safely. You might paint, draw, sculpt, write, or play music in order to process your emotions through a creative outlet. Many people who have never taken up a creative hobby before feel apprehensive at first, believing they don’t have the skills to pull it off, but it’s not about skill. Feeling your way through art therapy can help you manage difficult feelings, which is most important. Find support at home and elsewhere While art therapy is a tool that can be used when you’re alone, it’s important to also find ways to manage feelings of grief through support from friends, family, and others who understand what you’re going through. Utilize tools like My Grief Connection to find support groups near you or to connect with others who are grieving. Because grief can feel like a solitary emotion, it often makes us feel isolated, so making connections can be extremely helpful. Learning to take care of yourself, set some small goals, and utilize free online tools that can help with a career change are all great ways to manage grief, but it still takes time to heal. Remember that there is no one right way to deal with those emotions, and the journey is different for everyone. Special thanks to guest blogger Charley Sunday for contributing this post.  World Mental Health Day 2020
This year the World Health Organization will, for the first time, host a mental health global online advocacy event. At the "Big Event for Mental Health" world leaders, mental health experts and celebrity guests will join WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, to teach us all what we can all do to boost our mental health and how we can all help make sure that quality mental health care is available to everyone in need of it. 2020's World Mental Health Day, comes at a very challenging time for us all when our day-to-day lives have been drastically altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been so many changes and so much instability. People, including those with mental health conditions, are experiencing even greater levels of social isolation than before the pandemic. And so many people are managing the grief of losing a loved one, often without being able to say goodbye or even hold proper funerals or memorial rituals. No doubt the need for mental health and psychosocial care and support will greatly increase in the months and years to come. Funding and investment in mental health programs on all levels is more critical than ever before. For this reason, the goal of the World Mental Health Day 2020 campaign is increased investment in mental health. For more information, please visit: https://www.who.int/  Destination Wellness Health Fair 2020
My Grief Connection will have a booth at Nampa Public Library's Destination Wellness 2020 Health Fair. it is a FREE community event on Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at the library. Come take advantage of FREE vital signs health screenings, dental screening and fluoride treatments, STI screenings, hearing checks and more. There will be fun, interactive demonstrations on multiple topics, including healthy cooking, yoga, core strength and stabilization, ACT muscle testing and Fit & Fall Proof senior exercise classes. There will be exciting activities for all ages including: a bean bag toss, spin art table, "smoothi-cycle," doctor dress-up area, and coloring sheets as well as ongoing health and wellness activities for kids in the Tween Zone from 10-2 pm and a Let's Move Together Storytime at 12:00 pm for ages 3-6 in the Storytime Area. Demonstration Schedule: Storytime Area: 11:15am – Yoga with 2CYoga Multipurpose Room: 10:45am - Core Stabilization with Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy 11:45am – Fit & Fall Proof Senior Exercise with Southwest District Health 12:30pm – Diabetes presentation & build-your-own trail-mix bar with University of Idaho Extension 1:15pm – ART muscle testing with The Karlfeldt Center https://www.facebook.com/events/555041785046686/ |
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