Self-Care & Wellbeing: Being a Better Person for Yourself and Others

Self-Care & Wellbeing: Being a Better Person for Yourself and Others | Wed 4/26 | 10-11:00a CDT

It’s normal to experience feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, and grief during times of uncertainty. It can leave us feeling helpless and discouraged, and can affect our physical and mental health in major ways. Now, more than ever, it’s important to recognize these feelings and allow time to recharge – but too often people think that self-care is selfish or indulgent, and we feel guilty for taking time to meet our basic needs. Explore what self-care is, why it’s so important, and learn techniques for incorporating self-care into your daily life with a licensed therapist.

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Relationships, Family, and Mental Health

Relationships, Family, and Mental Health | Tues 4/18 | 12-1:00p CDT

The complicated nature of mental illnesses can make relationships challenging, and caregiver stress — the emotional and physical stress of caregiving — is common. Learn strategies to set boundaries, respond to difficult behavior, and manage your own stress in this one-hour webinar.

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Childhood Trauma: Secondary Traumatic Stress in Caregivers

Childhood Trauma: Secondary Traumatic Stress in Caregivers | Mon 4/10 | 12-1:00p CDT

Supporting children who have experienced trauma can affect our own mental health and can lead to secondary traumatic stress. Learn how to safeguard yourself from emotional exhaustion & explore ways to manage stress reactions when helping children cope with their trauma.

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Baby Bloom Event

EveryStep’s Healthy Start program and the Community Action Network are hosting a free event for new and expecting families on Saturday, May 13th from 11am to 2:30pm at Hiatt Middle School (1214 E 15^th St) in Des Moines. This Baby Bloom event is a resource fair and community building event for pregnant and one-year postpartum families designed to raise awareness, and provide education and support for healthy pregnancies and babies! This event is a celebration of Black Motherhood!

This is a free community event with food, children’s activities, music, and a raffle to win car seats, gift cards, a crib and mattress, a stroller and more. The first 200 attendees will receive a free lunch as well! In addition, attendees can:

Find out how to get free baby supplies, including diapers, car seats, formula and more.
Get access to resources like WIC, Hawki (low-cost or free health insurance), transportation and other support services.
Learn how to stay healthy before, during and after pregnancy.
Learn how to navigate your health and your baby’s health when talking to doctors or providers.
Visit with a nurse, and get free iron and blood pressure checks (for pregnant individuals).

For more information about EveryStep’s Heathy Start program and to find support for your pregnancy and family with children up to age 6, visit https://www.everystep.org/provider-resources/healthy-start-and-empowerment-family-support-projects/healthy-start. For information about the Community Action Network and its partners, visit https://www.everystep.org/provider-resources/community-action-network/CAN.

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How Does Sensory Input Impact Someone with Autism? Lunch and Learn

Join in on How Does Sensory Input Impact Someone with Autism, a Lunch and Learn put on by the Autism Society of Iowa on April 26th from 12-1pm.

Objectives:

To learn from those living with Autism how they are impacted by sensory input
Learn about coping mechanisms that the panelists use for sensory input.
Learn about the Autism Barefoot Challenge created by panelist Tyler Leech.

Register today at: How Does Sensory Input Impact Someone with Autism? Lunch and Learn- April 26 (constantcontact.com)

Sleep and Autism Lunch and Learn

Join in on Sleep and Austism Lunch and Learn put on by The Autism Society of Iowa on April 19th at 12-1pm.

Objectives:

Increase understanding of the prevalence of different types of sleep difficulties in autistic children and adults
Increase awareness of the relationship between sleep and physical and behavioral health
Improved familiarity with approaches for improving sleep quality

Register today at: Sleep and Autism Lunch and Learn- April 19 (constantcontact.com)

Care Corridor Resource Fair

Check out the Care Corridor Resource Fair on March 30th from 4-8pm at DMARC, 100 Army Post Road. Join in to find community resources!

Together We Can Conference 2023

Register now for the Together We Can Conference 2023 on Saturday, May 6^th from 8am-4pm at the Varied Industries Conference Center (3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines)! Join in this statewide conference made for people with disabilities, their families, and those who work to support them! Registration closes April 24, 2023. This conference is free for families or $50 for professionals. Register at: Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejl6x47kaf81baaf&oseq=&c=&ch=

The Mystery of Risk: Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and the Vulnerable Child Seminar

Seminar held on Thursday, March 23rd from 9am-4:30pm in Council Bluffs, IA. It will discuss the effects of prenatal substance exposure and demonstrate the changes and impacts on learning and behavior of these children. The seminar will be featuring Dr. Ira Chasnoff. Registration and details: tinyurl.com/swiowadec .