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This September, TEN prioritizes YOU!

Raising a 2e child (gifted with learning or emotional challenges) is an extraordinary journey, but it can be tough. Parents deserve support, and this session is designed to connect you with valuable insights and guidance!

Feeling overwhelmed? Seeking practical strategies? Want to learn more about self-care and building resilience? You're not alone! Strong family dynamics are crucial for a 2e child's success, and it starts with empowered parents.

This session offers:

• Expert & Parent Q&A: Engage with our panel of experts and fellow parents to ask questions, gain valuable insights, and share experiences that resonate with your journey.

• Actionable Strategies & Resources: Learn practical tools you can implement to build a nurturing and supportive environment for YOUR family.

• Self-Care Focus: Discover strategies to prioritize your well-being and prevent burnout.

Our Expert Allies:

• Mary Dobson, MA, LMFT, CEDS (LIFT Wellness): Renowned psychotherapist and founder of LIFT Wellness, Mary Dobson will share her expertise on building strong family dynamics and fostering positive communication.

• Denise Vestuti, Clinical Social Worker/Resource Specialist for Resources to Recover (RTOR): www.rtor.org - she helps families identify mental health resources and support options available to you and your family.

• Fellow Parents: Connect with a supportive community of parents who understand your challenges and triumphs. Come ready to share your experiences and learn from each other!

Empowering You to Empower Your Child:

• Effective Communication: Discover techniques for open and positive communication within your family.

• Stress Management: Learn practical tools to manage stress and build resilience as a parent.

• Building a Support System: Explore resources and strategies to build your own supportive network.

• Self-Care Strategies: Prioritize your well-being to better support your child's needs.

Join us for a transformative and empowering session!

Space is limited, so register today!

Together, let's build stronger families and empower our 2e children to reach their full potential!

A Heartfelt Invitation 

As many remember, lift’s origins date back to a single member practice, established by eating disorder and adolescent specialist, program developer, and area psychotherapist, Mary Dobson, LMFT, CEDS. Our community’s response to the practice’s proactive, inclusive, and tailored approach to treating patients has been demonstrative. 

Over the following decade, it has been a great pleasure and privilege to recruit, hire, train, and mentor over twenty talented clinicians into the Lift family. Each provider who has joined our practice as a partner was hand (and heart) chosen for their passionate and unrivaled shared commitment to clients and unshakable belief that ALL have the ability to achieve a full and lasting recovery from mental health and eating disorders. The evolution of Lift into a multi-specialty group offering a comprehensive range of services has been humbling to have been a part of. 

We are unceasingly thankful to our collegiate community for your friendship, collaboration, support, teamwork, belief, and trust placed in us. As we anticipate the January opening of our new licensed, structured intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization program for youth ages 10-18, our appreciation for our colleagues, clients, friends, and community members, is deeply felt. 

As is our tradition, we are gearing up to celebrate Lift’s anniversary with our annual open house; ‘networking, for good.’ This year, we have two enormously important causes to support with our anniversary gathering:

1. We have been profoundly impacted by the sickening tragedies felt and witnessed by our friends in Israel. We have identified an organization, AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM, doing much to help; most critically, supplying desperately needed ambulatory vehicles to Israel. As a healthcare practice, we’re too well aware of how essential adequate ambulatory care is, particularly in times of war. We will be collecting donations for AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM at Open House. Donations will be accepted through Venmo, with a special QR created for this purpose. AFMDA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (federal tax ID number i13-1790719), and donors will be given receipt for tax deduction.

2. Here on the home front, The Center for Family Justice is a wonderful nonprofit organization just miles from us, in Bridgeport, CT. The Center supplies essential items to victims of domestic violence and victims of child abuse, who are being given a fresh chance to live in safety and in peace. We are supplying a list here of items presently needed by the Center. Many of these are items you may pick up regularly on trips to the market. Please review the list and consider purchasing an extra of some of the below needed items, to donate to women and families served by the CFJ. The Center for Family Justice, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization pursuant to Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN No. 06-0646991, and we will provide receipt for donations. If you bring an item for Center, a Lift team member will gather it from you at arrival, and a CFJ representative shall collect items at the close of event. 

We look forward to seeing you soon, and ‘networking, for good’ during this time of thanksgiving. Thank you again for helping us celebrate Lift’s birthday, with solidarity, community, and hope. 

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November 14, Mary Dobson, LMFT, CEDS, Fairfield University Alumni (Undergrad ‘07, Grad ‘09, Post-Grad ‘10) will speak to Psychology majors at Fairfield University campus.

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Social media and its highly curated content have profoundly impacted teenagers, particularly concerning their body image and susceptibility to eating disorders. Join us for this virtual program to learn warning signs and a few strategies to promote healthy habits. Register at: https://bit.ly/bodypositivetogether