🌷 Happy Mother's Day! How to Navigate Difficult Conversations with Your Kids

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

🌷 Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate! On this special day, we honor the incredible moms whose love, strength, and dedication inspire us to create brighter futures for our children.

🌱 This week, we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month with a timely event on family communication:

Do you struggle with uncomfortable conversations? Child development and mental health expert Donald E. Grant, Jr., PsyD, joins us to tackle How to Navigate Difficult Conversations with Your Kids (May 15).

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NEW recordings include:

Empowered and Equipped: A Personal Perspective of Neurodiversity (David Flink, available by link only)
Peace in Schools: Why Mindfulness Education Matters (Janice Martellucci)
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers with Dr. Lisa Damour (Lisa Damour, PhD, available by link only)

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Upcoming 2023 - 2024 Events

How to Navigate Difficult Conversations With Your Kids

Donald E. Grant, Jr., PsyD, Development and Mental Health Expert

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Project UnLonely Films Season 8 is almost here! Join The Foundation for Art & Healing for the highly anticipated virtual launch event. This FREE event will celebrate the power of film to connect us through storytelling.

Sunday, June 2, 2024

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Empowered and Equipped: A Personal Perspective of Neurodiversity

By sharing his own experiences with dyslexia and ADHD, David Flink, founder and CEO of Eye to Eye, provides insight into the power of mentoring, community, and allyship in the lives of Different Thinkers.

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