"I've About Had It"

Families Living in a Stressful World

Sunday January 25, 2004

Lunch-Speakers-Workshops

Speakers

1:00 p.m. — $5.00 per person

STRESS:   The Silent Killer

STRESS occurs when we feel a loss of control due to internal or external influences upon our lives.

Ken Potts, M. Div., M.S., D. Min will identify the many sources of stress and the importance of developing coping skills.   Ken Potts is a Licensed Clinical Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Staff Member at Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center in Naperville.   He writes a regular column for the Daily Herald and the Suburban Life Newspaper chain and is the author of the book Take One A Day.  

STRESS affects the brain and body in profound ways and is the precipitating factor in many illnesses.  

Jodi N. Harad, Ph.D. will discuss the changes that occur in the body when we are exposed to stress.   Jodi Harad is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive-behavioral treatments of anxiety, mood and eating disorders.   She maintains a private practice in Schaumburg and has served on the teaching faculties of Rush Medical College, National-Louis University and the Hinsdale Family Practice Residency Program.

Once you learn the long term consequences of unrelieved stress, you will understand the importance of taking steps to reduce your stress level.

Stress Busters Workshop I

2:10 p.m. — $2.00 per person

Choose One:

a. Yoga

Yoga is a time honored way of relaxing your body and mind through quiet stretching and breathing.   Mats provided.   Dress casually.

Christy Greenblatt

b. Lectovivina Meditation

Learn to focus your mind upon your inner voice and find the wisdom of your true self.

Mimi Brile, Parish Nurse

c. The Power of Support

The honest sharing of sorrows, fears, and joys heals both the giver and the receiver.

Panel Members: M. J. Burdick, Kerri Crandell, Shelly Zabielski.
Moderator: Peg Schultz

d. Time Management

Who Organizes how you spend your day?   This seminar will help you identify those aspects of your brain and personality that underlie and perpetuate your time related difficulties and stress.

Dale Faber, M.Div., Ph.D.

Dale has a private practice in Downers Grove and offers personality assessments, individual, couples and family therapy.

e. Change your Thinking ... Change Your Life

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full?   Approaching life with a positive attitude is key to emotional, physical and spiritual health.   In this workshop you will learn the importance of such thinking as well as how to achieve it.

Ken Potts

Stress Busters Workshop II

3:05 p.m. — $2.00 a person

Choose One:

a. Stress Busting Through Strength Training

Learn the many forms exercise can take.   Dress comfortably.  

Joe Zalewski, Certified Personal Trainer
American Council on Exercise

b. Contemplative Prayer

Learn to rest your mind as you focus on the sacred and allow yourself to bask in the presence of God.

Debbie Faber

Debbie is a daily practitioner of   contemplative prayer.

c. The Healing Power of Humor

Laughter releases healing chemicals into our bodies.   It changes our perspective and allows us to cope with our difficulties.  

Peg Schultz

d. Worry, Worry, Worry … The Happiness Thief

The brain cannot differentiate between what we imagine is happening and what is actually happening.   Learn how to tame the worry monster and enjoy life.  

Carol Lysne

Carol Lysne is the Director of The First United Methodist Church Counseling Center and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

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Sponsored by the Holy Health Group:

Health & Wellness
Counseling Center
Stephen Ministers