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Health & Wellness

Vick Breedy’s Self-Care Summit

When: December 07, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Where: 298 Union Street, Lynn, MA
Ages allowed: All Ages
Cost: $25.00
Vick Breedy’s Self-Care Summit
Make yourself a priority! Join us for a day full of unique self-care sessions led by amazing guest speakers from the Boston and Lynn Community. 

Vick Breedy’s Self-Care Summit

Location: Community Minority Cultural Center

298 Union Street, Lynn, MA 01901

Date: December 7th, 2019

Time: 9-4:30pm

Goal: to help the community understand the importance of self-care and provide RELATABLE tools and resources to practice it.

Self-Care Sessions:

(A) Exhausted on Auto-Pilot

Self-care for caretakers-how to make sure you don’t get sick and tired while caretaking.

Breakups, Breakdowns and Bounceback Magic-

How to tap into your resilience after a loss.

Speakers: Paulomi Dave-Potter MSW, LICSW and Vick Breedy-Author

/Entrepreneur

(B) I’m Sick. Now what?

Navigating the healthcare system. Learn the language and how to work within your plan when you need it most. HMO’s PPO’s EOB’s and more.

Speakers: Garbrielle Pitcher -BCBS Account Executive and Vick Breedy

(C) My Spirit Ain’t Right

Spiritual growth- What is it? How to tap into it. Do I even want it?

Speakers: Reverend Bria Belim and Minister Andre Bennett

(D) Too Tired and Busy To Work Out and Eat Right

Nutrition and Fitness- Practical options to implement a healthier choices into your lifestyle when you’re busy

Speaker: Ashley Lissaint – Owner of Core Cardio Fitness

(E) Turning Tuna into Lobster
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Financial literacy. Intro to stocks and investing. It’s not just for the rich.

Speakers: Adriana Moschella -Eastern Bank and Andrew Duperval -Business Consultant

(F) How To Get What You Want

Intro to Advocacy and Community Organizing.
The steps needed to initiate a positive change in your community
How the tactics used to bring forth change in the past are still relevant today

Speakers: Darrell Murkison -Community Organizer/CMCC Board Member; Cherish Casey-Community Organizer and James Mackey-Community Activist

(G) Single Mom Secrets: Been There. Done That!

Survival Tips For Single Moms

Speaker: Lakisha Austin LICSW, MBA, MSW

(H) From One Dad to Another –

Tips on how to raise boys to men with integrity

Speakers: Charles Clayton Daniels Jr. -LICSW, MSW-Father’s Uplift and James McClain-Shop SYN

(I) Kid’s Have Needs!

Navigating your kid’s educational and mental health needs

Speakers: Deon Mowatt -Therapist, MSW; Sherika Alford-Ed.D; Michael Satterwhite-School Committee

*Proceeds will go to the Community Minority Cultural Center and the The Genetically Resilient Experience Gala 2020.