Oakland Community College A CALL TO WH LENESS annual women’s conference SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 Presented by the OCC Womencenter CREATING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS Bari Berkowitz, MA, LLP, LLMFT will help you reconnect with your genuine self KEYNOTE PRESENTATION CREATING RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS On our journeys, we find ourselves at a crisis point, a crossroad, a time to make an important decision, a start or end to a chapter in our lives. The desire to release toxic relationships, self-defeating attitudes, destructive behaviors, or negative coping mechanisms challenges us to reflect and dig deep to find the courage to shed what no longer serves us well in our lives. Creating resilience on the paths we journey, and reflecting on and reconnecting with our genuine self is a gift we can create for ourselves. Learning to let go is a step on the path to making the change we desire. Enrich your journey as we learn the eight characteristics of resiliency. The presentation will include a 15-minute letting-go meditation. Bari Berkowitz, MA, LLP, LLMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and marriage counselor with a private practice in West Bloomfield. She holds a Master’s degree in humanistic and clinical psychology and a post-Master’s specialization in couple and family counseling. She provides therapy, workshops, and retreats for individuals navigating difficult life transitions, moving through fear and pain, and building a healthier relationship with themselves. THE CONFERENCE The registration fee of $40 includes the keynote presentation, two workshops, continental breakfast, lunch, and the concluding session. Preregistration is strongly advised. We will try to accommodate on-site registration, but cannot guarantee availability PREREGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 12. Vendors will display information as well as items available for purchase. Five-minute chair massages will be available for a small fee. LOCATION: OCC – Orchard Ridge Campus – Tirrell Hall (J-Building) 27055 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI. Parking Lot 4 Orchard Lake side of campus Please come to this conference with a willingness to participate, give, and receive. QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION: ph. (248) 522-3642 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Saturday, March 21, 2015 8:30-9:00REGISTRATION AND COFFEE/TEA 9:00-10:45 WELCOME AND KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 10:45-11:00 BREAK 11:00-12:30 WORKSHOP SESSION I 12:30-1:30 LUNCH AND VENDOR EXHIBITS 1:30-3:00WORKSHOP SESSION II 3:00-3:30CONCLUDING SESSION Affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. BR 378 BRO 1/15 SESSION I 11:00 am - 12:30 pm MEMOIR AND CREATIVE WRITING Joy Gaines-Friedler, Poet At the conclusion of this workshop, you will have the materials to create at least a dozen poems, short stories, or other creative writing projects. We will do a memory exercise, a “free-write,” and other creative exercises that will spark your imagination as well as provide the framework for metaphor and simile. You need not have ever written a thing to enjoy this session, but if you have, you will be given tools to go deeper or to create more meaningful writing. GET OUT OF YOUR MIND AND INTO YOUR LIFE Julie Hamilton, ACSW, CAADC, PC Have you ever dreamt of being able to put your worrisome mind in a locker and leave it behind for a few hours or overnight? Ever long to be able to sit down and focus on a good book without getting completely distracted by your thoughts? This workshop will introduce you to a new empirically-based approach of dealing with our minds that helps to increase the blessings of our mind and lets go of the curse of being caught up in thoughts. This will be an opportunity to learn a variety of tools to let go of unwanted, unhelpful thoughts, doubts, worries, and judgment that get in our way of fully living our days. POSITION YOURSELF TO NETWORK YOUR WAY TO YOUR NEXT JOB Karen Gutman, GCDF, CBSP – Director, Business and Career Services, JVS Even if you aren’t currently looking for your next job, it’s important to think about that next step. Do you know that 80% of job openings are never advertised? Learn the secrets of successful job seekers. Explore how to find those unadvertised jobs. Get tips on how to network, conduct informational interviews, and use online social networking for an effective job search. CULTIVATING ASSERTIVENESS Pam Micallef, MA, LLPC – Counselor OCC Do you feel you often plow through situations, or perhaps plant yourself, burying your perspectives and needs? This workshop presents an opportunity to deepen understanding of ourselves and our potential to grow stronger in: how we express ourselves and needs, set boundaries, and say “yes or no” based upon our own desires. FUNCTIONAL FREEDOM THROUGH FASCIAL FITNESS Diane Urquhart, BCSI, LMT – Myomassologist, Instructor, Irene’s Myomassology Institute Though our health is mostly dependent upon our nutrition, exercise, rest, and recreation, our positions in life can really affect how we feel. Looking at how we hold ourselves during our daily activities can influence our immediate and long-term health. A serious, lighthearted look at how our bodies influence our health, mood, and energy levels throughout our days. A few movement activities aimed at improving function will be presented and practiced as well. SESSION II 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT – TAKE CONTROL TO FEEL SECURE! Eudora Adolph, MBA & Certified Wealth Strategist – AverTrust Wealth LLC At heart, women crave financial security. Future financial uncertainties cause emotional stress. Learn how YOU can take control of your finances with knowledge, planning, focus, and confidence. Women make great money managers and even strong investors and CAN create their own personal security at all life stages. This workshop will give you specific tools and a sense of empowerment for taking control of all your money matters. We will discuss planning, investing, retirement, divorce, helping elderly parents with finances, and more. Overcoming financial stress IS truly priceless and critical to achieving personal wholeness as well as good health. “I’M WORTH IT!” VULNERABILITY: EXCRUCIATING OR EXQUISITE? An interactive workshop on the relationship with oneself, self-love, and forgiveness. The participant will learn to identify their personal strengths, talents, gifts, and worth. This workshop is for those interested in making a personal and positive change in their life. Drawing from the pioneering work of Brené Brown and her research on shame and vulnerability, we will define vulnerability, acknowledge why it scares us, and identify ways to use our vulnerability to strengthen our compassion and connection with ourselves and others. We will explore the question: “Is vulnerability truly about courage?” Tanya Martin, PsyD, LLP – Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, Adjunct Faculty OCC MINDFULNESS: A TOOL FOR RESILIENCE Amy Tschirhart, MA LPC – University of Michigan Medical School Counselor Stress management techniques are all around us. We hear about them, we read about them but now we have a chance to experience them! In this workshop we are going to build our resilience by practicing some techniques that enhance our inner peace and happiness. We will discuss the keys to being resilient and practice some of the simple techniques that we can immediately put into practice to start feeling better today. Our goal is to raise awareness, practice techniques, and leave feeling recharged. Janice Fialka, LMSW, ACSW – Dance of Partnership ACHIEVING WELLNESS THROUGH NUTRITION: UNDERSTANDING THE FOOD AND FEELING CONNECTION Julie Feldman, MPH, RD – Nutrition Educator Through this workshop, attendees will uncover the three core skills needed to obtain wellness through nutrition. Understanding the effect that certain foods have on our bodies and our emotional well-being can pave the way for freedom from conventional diets and weight loss plans. REGISTRATION FORM Due to limited seating in A Call to Wholeness Annual Women’s Conference workshops, preregistration is strongly advised. Registration fee includes the keynote presentation, two workshops, materials, and lunch. Registration fee is $40 – Preregistration ends March 12. Please make check payable to: Oakland Community College. PLEASE PRINT Name Address City State Zip Phone Amount enclosed $ Please indicate your first and second choice for each session. SESSION I 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Memoir and Creative Writing Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life Position Yourself to Network Your Way to Your Next Job Cultivating Assertiveness Functional Freedom through Fascial Fitness SESSION II 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Financial Empowerment – Take Control to Feel Secure! "I’m Worth It!” Mindfulness: A Tool for Resilience Vulnerability: Excruciating or Exquisite? Achieving Wellness through Nutrition: Understanding the Food and Feeling Connection Please send an email confirmation to (email address) Send registration to: Oakland Community College Orchard Ridge Campus Womencenter 27055 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills MI 48334-4579