First Monday of Month (FMM) - Peer-Led Support Topic Meeting - Sept

Our topic this month is:  "Building Resilience After Loss"

In this month’s topic meeting, we will recognize the strength and resilience that our members have shown.

The American Psychiatric Association defines resilience as the process of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences by altering behaviors, thoughts, and actions that anyone can learn.

While there is no playbook for grief, we have seen members build resilience and grow through their grief by building connections, fostering wellness, healthy thinking, taking control, finding purpose or meaning, and seeking help when needed.

In preparation for these meetings, our Topic Committee GEMs suggests:

Reading these articles

Resilience

What does 'Resilient Grieving' Mean?

Listening to this Dawn's Video on this months theme

Fostering Resilience After Loss

Bringing a paper and pen to the meetings

Co-Leaders:  Carol & Shelley

Carol Elizondo: Zooming in from Concord, CA
About Me: I think kindness, compassion and positivity is so important.  Instead of finding the glass half full or half empty, I find the glass refillable.  I have 2 Daughters, 2 Fantastic sons in law and 2 grandchildren.  
Interests: Reading and Walking, which morphed into walking with my headphones on while listening to books ever since COVID started—what a delightful coping strategy for me! 
Works well with:  empty nesters and widows who want to learn and grow and move forward with purpose.
Year of loss: 2018

Shelley Levy: Zooming in from Tenafly, NJ
About Me:  I am a proud mom of 3 and grandmom of 2. I have worked with individuals with disabilities for my entire professional career. I am grateful and humbled to work with these amazing individuals. Needless to say, I am all about equity, access and inclusion.
Interests: Reading, music, museums, travelling – and I am learning to like exercising too!
Works well with: Working moms, Empty Nesters, And women who want to grow and learn   
Year of loss: 2018