Reaching Out As Self-Care
At MHC, we know that everyone is facing something. We also know that when we practice self-care, we can strengthen our resilience and our ability to deal with life’s challenges. For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023, we are partnering with Yoga in Our City and taking the time to give back to ourselves. Join us […]
Shouting Out a Thank You to Stamford Health!
#LetsFaceIt our mission to support the community is only made possible through community support itself. We are feeling extra grateful this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth for the amazing donors and supporters of our #LetsFaceIt campaign, helping to support the launch of an arts and wellness program at the Hispanic Health Council’s (HHC) Family Wellness and Cultural Heritage Center […]
#FacingItFriday May 19th
For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023, we took to our backyard to asked staff, participants and other members of the community how they face hard things, here’s is what they had to say on our YouTube. We know that a journey to mental wellbeing does not have to be faced alone. We also know that […]
#ThrowbackThursday Victor D’Lugin
For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023 we’re partnering with the Connecticut Historical Society and taking it way back every Thursday with #ThrowbackThursday to share a few stories of how people faced life’s challenges throughout history. “Mental Illness befalls us, but we are not helpless victims in its grip. We have the responsibility to help ourselves, […]
Meet David Fearon
#LetsFaceIt Most people think practice is how you get good at something, a means to an end if you will. Dave Fearon thinks the practice itself, not the arrival spot, is the point. Ferron, a retired college professor and administrator, has spent most of his retirement years spreading this message. “This is what happens to […]
Tell Us About It – Amanda B.
Tune in each Tuesday in May for #TellUsAboutIt Tuesday where we will check back in with a few individuals who participated in last year’s Let’s Face It campaign and learn about their experience as well as what they’ve been up to since participating in the campaign. This Tuesday, we’re checking in with Amanda B., you […]
Meet Kenny Mercer
#LetsFaceIt Some people experience a tragic event and withdraw to heal their wounds. Others decide taking action is the way to climb out of the hole. Kenny Mercer of Norwalk falls into the latter category. After a good friend died by suicide, Mercer, who runs Full Blast Booking, decided to create an annual music event […]
Radical Self Love as Self-Care
“Finding joy in something you do for yourself is the absolute baseline of self-care.” -Pinky Shabarekh, Yoga in Our City Instructor At MHC, we know that everyone is facing something. We also know that when we practice self-care, we can strengthen our resilience and our ability to deal with life’s challenges. For Mental Health Awareness […]
Shouting Out a Thank You to Lockton
#LetsFaceIt our mission to support the community is only made possible through community support itself. We are feeling extra grateful this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth for the amazing donors and supporters of our #LetsFaceIt campaign, helping to support the launch of an arts and wellness program at the Hispanic Health Council’s (HHC) Family Wellness and Cultural Heritage Center […]
#FacingItFriday May 12th
For Mental Health Awareness Month 2023, we took to our backyard to asked staff, participants and other members of the community how they face hard things, here’s is what they had to say on our YouTube! We know that a journey to mental wellbeing does not have to be faced alone. We also know that […]
