This is a free group formed by friends, family members, and professionals who are impacted by someone with a severe mental illness/serious brain disease.  A Certified Family Life Educator facilitates it with lived experience as a family member and a “seasoned professional.”  It meets every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (beginning September 7, 2025) and every Tuesday at noon (beginning September 16, 2025).

• The Replanting Lives Peer Support Program is a group for all who want better, more effective outcomes in their relationships with family members, professionals, and those who have severe brain diseases.
• This group focuses on adjusting to a new family dynamic through skills, exercises, and discussions on various topics, including “Symptom Management,” “Establishing Healthy Boundaries,” “Sense of Loss,” “Effective Communication,” and many other issues.
• This group’s focus is on caregivers and family members, and their needs.
• The group meets weekly for 60 minutes via Zoom.
• The program is financed through donations.
• What is said in the group stays in the group.  Confidentiality is expected and respected.

Straight Talk About Mental Illness Session One

SMI in the Family Session Two

Mental Health History Organizer/Crisis Prep

Effective Communication

Silent Agreements

The 7 C’s

Boundaries

Guilt and Responsibility

Ambiguous Grief