Wellness Wednesday Parent Program: October 26, 2022: Maintaining Friendships as an Adult

Program Description: 

Pre-College Youth Programs developed this Wellness Wednesday Parent Program during 2020 in recognition of parents who tackled the challenges and uncertainties that formed during Covid-19. This program will empower parents to connect, share, and develop a variety of tactics that will support them in both their professional and personal lives. The program’s mission is to give parents a space to focus on themselves and offers tools to reduce stress. Topics for these workshops will include discussions such as, but not limited to:Healthy & Fast Family Cooking, Discussing Safe Sex with Teens,Surviving Occupational Burn Out, The Power of a Positive Mindset, and Summer Reset. We are offering a safe group space, to create thought-provoking dialogue that will provide useful tools parents require to engage effectively with both themselves and others during these ongoing stressful times. If you are a parent who is looking for a free resource designed specifically to help parents manage their overall wellness, then this program was designed precisely for you. 

We welcome all participants to this program, so even if you are not a parent and are interested in this workshop series, please feel welcome to attend! This is the program’s third year running and we always aim to expand our reach; please feel welcome to invite any friends, colleagues, or family members you feel would benefit from this 100% free workshop series.  

Workshop Description: 

The October 26 workshop topic will be: Maintaining Friendships as an Adult. The CDC notes that social bonds are vital for emotional, psychological, and even physical health. People that develop and maintain rich social networks buffer themselves against depression that arises in part due to feelings of isolation. In fact, healthy social networks are one of the most important factors to aging well and maintaining a healthy lifestyle into your golden years. However, after primary or secondary education, it can be difficult to create and maintain friendships—both due to lack of time and often lack of opportunity of new social networks. This workshop will help to generate ideas of where to develop new social networks, and how to maintain prior existing friendships as an adult. 

It is our hope that this workshop will offer anyone who has been seeking a sense of community for adults trying to maintain friendships, some extra support and a safe space to dialogue with members of the community who are living the same experiences.  

Facilitator:  

Lauren A. Marzano 

Location: Online* 

*The Zoom link will be emailed the morning the workshop is held on Wednesday.