Click for the 2009 calendar of NLCMH Recovery Council meetings which rotate among the four NLCMH office locations.
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Recovery Learning Communities 2009 Calendar
November 27, 2008 – 8:57 am
Click for the 2009 calendar of Recovery Learning Community meetings for Cadillac, Grayling, Houghton Lake, and Traverse City.
Recovery Learning Community November 08 Materials Here!
November 27, 2008 – 8:51 am
In November, the Learning Community agenda focused on ways to deal with stress, anxiety and depression at the holiday season. People spent some time practicing some visualization techniques such as “The Helping Creature” (where you envision creatures to help you), breathing exercises you can try at home, and a relaxation technique where you visualize yourself [...]
Living Well Conference – A Blast!
November 27, 2008 – 8:25 am
120+ people attended the Northern Lakes Living Well conference last month. The agenda kicked off with celebrations of many accomplishments, led by Recovery Coordinator Mary Beth Evans and Community and Provider Relations Coordinator Cindy Petersen. Recognized during this segment were all the certified peer support specialists at Northern Lakes, our certified WRAP facilitators, our “5 [...]
Recovery Learning Community October 08 Materials Here!
November 27, 2008 – 7:59 am
In October, attendees of the Learning Communities had the opportunity to make positive thought affirmations on index cards. Art supplies were provided and people had fun making cards to use themselves or give to others for support. Some positive affirmations that people can draw on for strength at anytime during the day or night are: [...]
Recovery Council September and October materials here
November 27, 2008 – 7:30 am
The September and October meetings of the Recovery Council focused on the “5 Stages in the Recovery Process” video, the Recovery Enhancing Environment (REE) survey, drafting a recovery policy for Northern Lakes CMH, a review of progress made on our Recovery Blueprint, and a review of upcoming blueprint tasks for which the Recovery Council is [...]
Apparel, by Carol A. Serylo
November 27, 2008 – 5:30 am
As we unwrap the apparel of self And begin to look outside ourselves As well as inside ourselves, May we look at the changes And the awesome ways we begin To see and feel the beauty Of self, And start to begin to shine With color, originality and the warming And welcoming of the glow [...]
Music and Wonder, by Carol A. Serylo
November 20, 2008 – 5:30 am
While in the silence of music reaching inside me vibrating through my spirit with the softness of voice and the touch of the harp, God and the angels surround me with love and comfort, as if I were in the arms of my mother as she strums my hair and whispers those many special words [...]
“The universe never says no to your thought about yourself. It only grows it.” – Neale Donald Walsch
November 17, 2008 – 6:27 am
