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DID YOU KNOW??
Did you know that you can platform a fundraiser
for a non-profi t on your Facebook profi le? Some
common ideas include:
* " Donate " your birthday by posting a fundraiser
and ask friends to give a gift to your non-profi t
of choice on your special day.
* Post a fundraiser on a month/day with a cause
or topic that is important to you, and give
proceeds to a non-profi t that works in that
area.
Growth in Therapy
By Beth Mull, PsyD, Licensed Psychologist
Many struggles happened in 2022. Debilitating illnesses.
Strained relationships. Decline in memory. Feeling lost. When
persons seek out help and find themselves in my office, I look to
connect with what they are needing while also addressing the
things that are holding them back. Connecting with someone
we trust to hold our emotions and secrets can be immeasurably
helpful to understand new ways of responding to others and to
our own vulnerabilities.
Sometimes we fail to see that our efforts to manage our
difficulties are ineffective. A strong realization can come about when clients are able
to see that they have a Superpower: their perspective. In therapy terms, we call it
reframing negative thoughts. This strategy is not meant to lie to ourselves; rather, to
find a new way to look at our struggle. For example, a college student came to see me
with homesickness during his first semester away from home. We worked through some
circumstances that led to this struggle and he was able to reframe,
" I just can't stay at school " to " I have already taken the first step to
being able to do this by coming to therapy and am learning ways to
soothe my emotions. "
Another client, a 14-year-old girl who was rejected by a friend
after coming out to her as gay, reported " She hates me because
she thinks I'm a freak. " With support and encouragement, this
client was able to recognize that although very hurtful, her
friend's reaction doesn't define her - and was able to say, " I
gotta be me and she has to be her. I want to be friends with
people who will accept the real me. "
I n both situations, growth occurred with looking at situations
in a self-affirming reframe. While it is important to own our
stuff (negative or positive), we don't have to own others'
reactivity. And we can grow to better understand our options
to handle stressful situations. We all have the capacity to be
our own Hero.
" We all have the capacity to be our own Hero. "
Here is how your Facebook fundraiser can make
an impact:
Let's change the culture so that mental health
issues can be openly discussed. With your
fundraiser, Samaritan will continue our goal of
healthy minds and a strong c ommunity for all
individuals, couples and families by:
* With 1 in 5 adults experiencing mental
health issues, your donation to the
Samaritan Counseling Center can help
subsidize counseling sessions to ensure your
friends, family, and community can receive
the help they need.
* Your gift to TeenHope can provide
depression, anxiety and suicide risk
screenings to middle and high school
students to identify at-risk teens before a
crisis situation occurs.
You could make a diff erence in your life or of
someone you love by giving back and
running a Facebook fundraiser.
For more information go to
Facebook Help Center.
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