by Mara Briere | May 5, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Grief, Self Care, Support, Trauma
by Mara Briere | Apr 27, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education, Grief, Managing Symptoms, May Mental Health, Self Care, Support
May is Here!!! As spring blooms, we enjoy being outdoors more. The ays are longer, warmer, and greener. The mandate on wearing masks outside for those who are immunized is being lifted and we have the opportunity to enjoy the smiles we have been missing! May is...
by Mara Briere | Mar 31, 2021 | Advocacy, Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education, Grief, Managing Symptoms, Transitions
An Important Resource, A Shared Experience It has been over a year since the pandemic began impacting our daily lives. We have managed to find ways to connect, and we have developed alternate rituals to celebrate lifespan events like holidays, birthdays, deaths,...
by Mara Briere | Mar 29, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education
Family Experience Documented A podcast and a sample reel of the dcumentary, “That Way Madness Lies,” produced by Sandra Luckow. This film is about Sandra’s brother, Duane, and his descent into paranoid schizophrenia. “As the documentary...
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...
