NAMI Greater Boston

PSAN Peer Support Group
2023-05-30 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-06-06 19:00 - 20:45, 2023-06-13 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-06-20 19:00 - 20:45, 2023-06-27 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-07-04 19:00 - 20:45, 2023-07-11 11:00 - 12:45, 2023-07-18 19:00 - 20:45 (America/New_York) and 7 more dates

DMR SAN Basics Class #6
2023-05-30 18:00 - 20:30

DMR SAN Family Support Group
2023-06-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-07-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-09-06 18:00 - 19:30

DMR Bi-monthly meeting
2023-06-15 08:00 - 18:00, 2023-08-17 08:00 - 18:00

PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Yale Hicks
2023-06-15 18:30 - 19:30
Yale will talk about his recovery story including an in-depth description of the different communities he has been a part of that have been so helpful. These communities include Gould Farm, the Twelve Step Program, and where he works today which is Waverley Place affiliated with McLean Hospital. Yale has worked at Waverley Place for over 17 years. He will cover his evolvement as a person mentally, emotionally, professionally, and spiritually on his recovery journey.
About Yale
I grew up in Dallas, Tx and spent my first 18 years there. Life was not easy, and I found solace with friends and sports. I attended Tulane University after graduating high school. While studying abroad, I had my first spiritual emergency which started my recovery journey. I then battled labels including a diagnosis and a great deal of discrimination. After bouncing around and having no meaning in life or purpose, I found Gould Farm which was a life saver. From there my journey was on an upward trajectory with setbacks along the way. Each step back led to more learning and evolvement. Now I work at Waverley Place in Belmont, MA as the Program Coordinator which is affiliated with Mclean Hospital. This community has provided me with a place of acceptance, non-judgement, a place to be myself, and inspirational work. Some of the achievements I have achieved along the way were things at times I never thought were possible. Realizing that I needed support was a realization that helped me tremendously.
Join us to learn more about Yale Hicks personal journey.
McLean News | Yale Hicks: His Journey to Becoming a Peer Specialist (mcleanhospital.org)

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Latinx SAN - Grupo de Apoyo Familiar
2023-06-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-07-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2023-08-16 18:30 - 20:00

PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Dan Fisher
2023-07-20 18:30 - 19:30
Heartbeats of Hope by Daniel Fisher,MD,PhD

Dan will describe his recovery from several episodes of psychosis, for which he was diagnosed as schizophrenia. However, instead of being a life ending experience Dan was able to turn the adversity into an experience of healing.

About Dan
In his twenties Dan had set out to solve the chemical puzzle of severe mental health conditions. He was hoping he could assist his sister who had suffered from mental health challenges starting in her childhood. He obtained a PhD in biochemistry and pursued neurochemical research at NIMH. There he made discoveries about the regulation of neurotransmitters. However, in the course of carrying out the research, he delved so deeply into the nature of his chemistry that he came to believe he was the enzyme he was studying. During his second psychiatric hospitalization, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, he decided to become a psychiatrist and humanize the mental health system. He worked as a community psychiatrist for 30 years, but was disappointed to learn that though psychiatrists are powerful within the psychiatric hospitals, they are not powerful in the political realms that must be reached to carry out transformation. So he founded and ran a policy and training organization, the National Empowerment Center, 31 years ago. His work in promoting change was recognized by his being appointed a member of the White House Commission on Mental Health. He was able to get the commission to promote a vision of “a future when everyone will recover from mental illness.” More recently he has helped found a national advocacy organization, the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (www.ncmhr.org), and published a book describing his journey and his recommendations for improving the system, “Heartbeats of Health.” He is now working to shift societal attitudes towards emotional distress by developing the evidence-based training program, Emotional CPR (www.emotional-cpr.org). He considers eCPR one of the most important ways to prevent severe mental health conditions by teaching everyone in society to help each other through emotional crises. eCPR can also assist in recovery from trauma-induced states such as mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

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PSAN Recovery Speaker Series - Ziona
2023-08-17 18:30 - 19:30
In her presentation, Zion will share part of her story of surviving trauma, surviving multiple suicide attempts, and her road to recovery. She will also discuss her published works, “Love Vs. Fear” a poetry anthology, and “Autopilot”. Ziona will share information about her project, “Dating With a Diagnosis” which was started in an effort to break the stigma on recovery and relationships. DWAD is about identifying ourselves separate from our diagnosis in hopes to better advocate for our needs and build healthy relationships around us with our spouses/partners, friends and family. Dating with a diagnosis merges various recovery based tools and skills to accomplish the effort of having healthier social connections. She looks forward to answering any questions that may arise during the presentation.
About Ziona
Ziona the CEO of AMRON International Organization and current Outreach Coordinator for Brockton RCC of South East Recovery Learning Community. She is considered a peer in the Mental Health Recovery community and volunteers throughout the peer recovery movement in various communities and organizations. Ziona holds the Howard Trachtman Award, an Honorary Doctorate, and is an Ordained Priestess amongst other accolades. She used her talent for creative writing to express her experiences of trauma to inspire hope in others. She has shared her story and taught suicide prevention in over 30 schools in Massachusetts. For Ziona, this is the beginning of her making big strides for her career in the recovery field.

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DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #1
2023-09-12 18:00 - 20:30

DMR SAN Family-to-Family Class #2
2023-09-19 18:00 - 20:30
