Dr. Damaschke, the director of Lifestyle Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University in IL, presented an introduction to lifestyle medicine and its six pillars for preventing and treating chronic diseases, such as nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and connectedness, while emphasizing that small lifestyle changes can have significant health benefits. 25 attended.
Chrystal Gerson is the mom of 12-year-old stroke survivor McKayla. She is a high school counselor with special training in trauma. She directed a Mindfulness Hour meeting, covering stress management and anxiety techniques. 16 attended.
Speaker: Preeti Raghavan
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Julie Cook from Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore gave us an introduction to this course. 32 attended.
Elena Fishkin from Inova - Mount Vernon Hospital is a Speech Language Pathologist who has agreed to speak on the best ways for us to use electronic calendars and alarms.
Rehabilitation Psychologist Anna Agranovich from Johns Hopkins University will help us to build coping skills for depression and anxiety.
Schedule: If you are not a Young Stroke Group member, please register for stroke support services and you will be sent an email with the link to join the meeting on Zoom
Schedule: If you are not a Young Stroke Group member, please register for stroke support services and you will be sent an email with the link to join the meeting on Zoom
Schedule: If you are not a Young Stroke Group member, please register for stroke support services and you will be sent an email with the link to join the meeting on Zoom
Schedule: If you are not a Young Stroke Group member, please register for stroke support services and you will be sent an email with the link to join the meeting on Zoom
Schedule: If you are not a Young Stroke Group member, please register for stroke support services and you will be sent an email with the link to join the meeting on Zoom
Schedule: If you are not a Young Stroke Group member, please register for stroke support services and you will be sent an email with the link to join the meeting on Zoom