Participate in the Healing Care for Educators and Health Professionals Event
If you are an educator or healthcare professional who has experienced: Compassion Fatigue Mental Exhaustion Pandemic Burnout Feelings of Hopelessness/Helplessness Join clinicians from our Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies Program for a day of connection, restoration, and reconciliation within a care-conscious community.
Join us for the "Back to School Anxiety: Returning or Transitioning to College" Webinar on August 9
As the summer comes to a close, the transition back to school can be a source of anxiety and stress for many students.
Join us for the Mindful Mondays: Pillars of Well-being 4-Week Series
Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC is back for another virtual 4-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) series. During the series, you'll learn mindfulness-based skills that can change your relationship with your thoughts, feelings, and pain. Our program focuses on guiding participants in mindfulness meditation. This will include mindful eating, breath awareness, meditation, self-awareness, proactive ways to approach stress and mindful yoga, aimed at all ability levels.
A Reminder on Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a powerful reminder of all of our maternal relationships - the ones we have, the ones we have lost - what we love about those relationships and what we still long for that we didn't, and maybe cannot receive from them. Mother's Day is also a time that puts us in touch with our own relationship to ourselves as a "mother" and our reproductive identities - childless by circumstance, childfree by choice, in the hopeful but difficult journey of fertility…
April is Stress Awareness Month
April is Stress Awareness Month, and we recognize the pervasive impact that it can have on individuals, couples and families. From everyday challenges to significant life transitions, stress can manifest in various forms and ultimately affect our mental, emotional, and physical health.
Join us for the Spring 2023 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Series
The orientation for the series will take place on March 30, 2023.
Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC is back for another virtual 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) series. During the series, you'll learn mindfulness-based skills that can change your relationship with your thoughts, feelings, and pain. Our program focuses on guiding participants in mindfulness meditation. This will include mindful eating, breath awareness, meditation, self-awareness, proactive ways to approach stress and mindful yoga, aimed at all ability levels.
Save the Date for our Inaugural Gratitude Gala
The Family Institute at Northwestern University is hosting a Gratitude Gala on May 10, 2023 to support the Bette D. Harris Family & Child Clinic.
The Family Institute at Northwestern University invites you to join us for the inaugural Gratitude Gala on May 10, 2023. This fundraising event taking place at the Ivy Room will feature remarks from honored mental health advocates, a silent auction, a raffle, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and more! All proceeds will benefit The Bette D. Harris Family & Child Clinic, which provides free mental and behavioral therapy services for individuals, couples and…
Upcoming Pillars of Well-Being Mindfulness Workshop
The first class starts February 7, 2023
The Family Institute is pleased to announce our four-week Pillars of Well-Being Mindfulness series with virtual sessions starting February 7, 2023. These 1-hour sessions are designed for anyone who wants to cultivate a gentler and more flexible approach to living in today’s world. Instructed by Ms. Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC – a Staff Therapist and certified teacher of MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction). Ms.
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