by Mara Briere | Mar 4, 2021 | Coaching, Community Collaboration, Family experience, Family Life Education, Support
Response to Questions from Julie A. Fast to Mara Briere, MA CFLE What led you to start Grow a Strong Family? In other words, what is your personal experience around mental health disorders? I am a master’s level Certified Family Life Educator with lived experience as...
by Mara Briere | Jan 28, 2021 | Comedy, Community Collaboration, Family experience, Family Life Education, Pandemic, Self Care, Support
Celebrate with us! We are having our 7th Annual Meeting on Feb 21 at 7pm with a comedy show to follow. The meeting will be short, the laughs aplenty, and joined in the virtual universe from far and wide. Let’s connect for an hour of smiles, laughs, and feeling...
by Mara Briere | Jan 27, 2021 | Coaching, Comedy, Family Life Education, Self Care, Support
February 2021 February is both the shortest month of the year and the longest month of the year. It is also the month that saw the birth of Grow a Strong Family! In honor of our birthday, we are making available an hour of comedy! Jacob Williams’ comedy...
by Mara Briere | Jan 3, 2021 | Coaching, Community Collaboration, Family experience, Family Life Education, Mothers, Safety, Self Care
Replanting Lives Uprooted by Mental Illnesses/Brain Disorders. “Replanting Lives” meets weekly on zoom between 10-11:30 am for FREE in order to offer caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses/brain disorders a space to connect, network, share, and acquire...
by Mara Briere | Dec 18, 2020 | Anxiety, Coaching, Community Collaboration, Family Life Education, High Conflict, Support
Bye 2020 The end of the year is upon us. In spite of the vaccines and the hope they offer, the mantra remains the same: Wear masks. Physically distance. Wash hands. Here at Grow a Strong Family, we have so much to be grateful for. First and foremost, the ongoing...