Is your internal dialogue peppered with criticism and self-judgment? Do you experience “big” emotions of guilt and shame? The art of self-compassion will help quiet the inner critic, soften those big emotions, and allow you to embrace your challenges from a loving and compassionate perspective. The art of self-compassion opens our hearts to ourselves and others, strengthening those relationships. Join us on this four-week journey as we explore:

- What self-compassion means to you and what gets in the way of being gentle with yourself

- How mindfulness and meditation can increase your connection with your compassionate self

- Ways to practice loving kindness toward yourself and others

-Discovering your compassionate voice

Dates: Thursdays October 23, October 30, November 6 and November 13

Time: 6:15-7:30 p.m.

Where: 304 SE 3rd Street, Lee’s Summit MO 64063

Cost: $40 (save $10 by paying $150 in advance)

Do you struggle with understanding the problem behaviors associated with alcohol, cannabis, or other recreational drug use? Perhaps you struggle with problem behaviors such as impulsive shopping or gambling. Have others told you that you need to stop or at least cut down? Have you told yourself you need to learn to manage those problem behaviors? Perhaps you’ve even tried to stop or cut back and you weren’t successful for more than a few weeks or months because the “monkey mind” tells you that you can handle it? As someone who has been free of my addiction to alcohol and marijuana, I get it!

Join me on this eight-week journey to better understand your relationship to substances or behaviors that seem addictive in nature. This group will give you the opportunity to explore the difference between problem behaviors and an addiction. You get to decide which it is! You will also learn specific tools to reach your goal for cutting back or abstaining.

This group will meet via zoom for eight consecutive weeks; dates and times TBD. You do not need to be a current client to join the group, but there will be a 30-minute consultation session (via telehealth) to help you decide if it’s right for you. The cost of the consultation is free. The cost for the group is $40 per week.

A date for this group has not been determined. Please reach out so that we can put you on the list of participants and we will let you know when there are enough participants to create the group.

$180 for all six weeks plus a one time $15 materials fee per person.

This is a support and psychoeduction group for parents and caregivers of teens 13 and older.

Connect with other parents and learn tools to balance being too strict or too lenient, foster independence while also providing the support your teen needs, parent from a place of mindfulness so that you can more effectively respond to crisis situations and support your teen and family’s mental health