by Barb Barlow | Jul 6, 2022 | Local News Stories, MHAfred HELPLINE Program
Read the article that appeared in the July 2022 edition of the Front Porch magazine: Every June, members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community celebrate Pride Month. Pride often increases community awareness about the mental health challenges that many LGBTQ+ folks...
by Barb Barlow | Jun 3, 2022 | Local News Stories
Check out MHAfred’s articles in the June 2022 edition of Front Porch Magazine! An excerpt from “Importance of Friendship”: Senior Visitors benefits the volunteers and the seniors in equal measure. Learning about each other’s history, backgrounds, and...
by Barb Barlow | Jun 3, 2022 | Local News Stories, MHAfred Senior Visitors Program
Read the article that appeared in the June 2022 edition of Front Porch Magazine: Each month I try to share with you a glimpse into the friendships being formed through Mental Health America of Fredericksburg’s Senior Visitors Program. In the past 20+ years the...
by Barb Barlow | Jun 3, 2022 | Local News Stories, MHAfred HELPLINE Program
Read the article that appeared in the June 2022 edition of Front Porch Magazine: Nowadays, we often think of self-care as doing something for ourselves that feels comfortable and easy – like lighting an expensive candle, putting on our coziest sweatpants, and settling...
by Barb Barlow | May 3, 2022 | Local News Stories
Check out MHAfred’s articles in the May 2022 edition of Front Porch Magazine! An excerpt from “Authentic Self-Care”: Dr. Jerome defines self-care using her background in attachment: “I think of self-care as the caretaking relationship we have with...
by Barb Barlow | May 3, 2022 | Local News Stories, MHAfred Senior Visitors Program
Read the article that appeared in the May 2022 Edition of Front Porch Magazine. I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Steve D’Lugos and his friend, Tim, as they sat down to their weekly visit and card game. Steve volunteers with Mental Health America of...
