Real Hope, Real People! Community Event For All June 14th., 2021 6:00pm-8:30pm
Location: Canyon View Vineyard Church, Chapel Reception Area, 736 24 1/2 RD Grand Junction
It’s time to break open the fallacies about mental health conditions and start having an open dialogue as a community. We have suffered long enough in silence due to the stigma, shame, and the unknown.
Join us as we bring to light how individuals living with mental health conditions can live a life of recovery, hope, inspiration, and success.
Many families these days and times are trying to understand how to parent a child with behavioral issues. Hear the truth spoken from a mom’s perspective.
In addition, you will hear from a wife who was married for 22 years to someone with Bipolar Disorder and a TBI. She will share her personal journey from the family member’s perspective.
In closing Leslie Kent, NAMI Western Slope Program Director will share with you about the supports and education NAMI Western Slope has to offer our community.
Your Guest Speakers
Andy is an In Our Own Voice Presenter and the VP of NAMIws. Born and raised in Grand Junction, I was whisked away for 10 years for semi-professional BMX bike jumping in the cities. Once a machinist, now a barber, champion dirt bike rider, motorcycle enthusiast, poly-theist, sensitive, a man’s man. A quiet leader, investigator, nowadays live life of purpose, drive, determination, and most of all, hope for a better world! It’s life to be taken seriously, not the living of it – have fun and be good.
Keith is a NAMI In Our Own Voice Presenter and the owner of the literary productions, Fighting for Average. His book “Running Through Walls Head First” will be published soon on his personal life journey and breaking through the odds of living life in spite of living with anxiety and OCD. Laughter is a must in his life.
Stacy is a NAMI Peer-to-Peer Facilitator and an Ending the Silence Presenter. I am married and was able to be a stay-at-home mom for 8 years until I started working at Munchies last summer. I have 2 daughters, one at CMU and one in elementary school. I was diagnosed with clinical depression in the early 2000’s and adult ADHA in the last few years. My biggest motivation in sharing my story is to help people understand they are more than their diagnosis and they are not alone.
Garrett is a NAMI Peer-to-Peer Facilitator and an Ending the Silence Presenter. Grand Junction born and raised, just a nerdy farm boy living the duality of Colorado life. Avid video game player and collector. Diagnosed GAD and Depression, but I’m handling them both!
Lorna is a NAMI Family-to-Family Facilitator, and in June she will be starting the NAMI BASICS support group. She is a Manager of Support for Oracle Inc. She will share a mom’s perspective as she tries to navigate the role of parenting a child living with ADHD.
Leslie is the NAMI Program Director, she has lived in GJ for a combination of 25 years. She is a Certified Life Coach and a licensed REALTOR®, The BEST part of her life is hands down her family. Her son (26yrs), is married to his beautiful wife. Her precious daughter (27yrs), who has mild cerebral palsy lives with her along with her puppy Mr. Bentley.