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In the News
 
Most mothers mend whatever they can...
 
"As a parent, you want to fix the things that break. If the car breaks, you fix it. If the dishwasher breaks, you fix it. If a leg is broken, you fix it," said Lisbeth Riis Cooper, chairwoman of Mother Bear: Families for Mental Health.

"But when a family member experiences emotional or mental distress, how do you "fix" that?"      Read more...

 Excerpt from "Hope, Help and Hugs" in WNC Woman, May 2013.
 


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Dear Friends and Families,  

 

In honor of "Mental Health Awareness" month, we are excited to launch our online family mental health education program:

 

 

Our unique interactive family recovery courses focus on individual and family strengths and resilience. Our education emphasizes ways to achieve and maintain mental health not mental illness.  

 

You can learn more about our next class and how to register in the article below.

 

We still have a few spaces left, but registration closes on May 8!

 

Wishing you well,

Lisbeth Riis Cooper
Founder and Chief Mother Bear
Recovering our Families
8 Weeks of Hope and Healing

 

Our fully facilitated, interactive online course supports individuals, families, and friends who are recovering from or working with mental health challenges, trauma or psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar, anxiety and other disorders. 


 

 

May 8, 2013 - July 3, 2013

During our 8-week course, individuals, families and supporters will explore key recovery concepts including:

1. Sharing our experiences

2. Exploring recovery fundamentals

3. Understanding mental health

4. Harnessing the power of hope

5. Using a strengths-based approach

6. Building relationships amidst psychosis

7. Creating healthy boundaries

8. Celebrating recovery stories

Our classes are open to anyone working with emotional distress - individuals, families, friends and mental health care providers.

Group discussions, exercises and reflections will be guided by our family recovery coach in a password protected, media-rich closed group website to encourage safe sharing and healing in a supportive community.