Mental Health Lou & You

💚 Did you know we have merch? 💚

Purchasing a tee, sticker, mug, tote etc from our site helps us bring free and low fee mental health workshops to our community! Plus it helps us break the stigma!

Curious about what we have? Check out the link in our bio.

📅 Save the Date! 💚
Giving Day is just around the corner on 9/12!



Go here or click the link in our bio to bookmark our giving page: https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/organization/mentalhealthlouandyou

Honored to be invited for a talkback this Thursday after the show, where we had an important discussion on the issues of domestic violence and su***de depicted in the performance, and the mental health impacts that can accompany them.

I highly recommend checking out this powerful and innovative show by the Chamber Theatre Co. and Teatro Tercera Llamada. It’s an intimate experience that truly resonates.

And thank you to the director, Jay Padilla, for inviting me! Theatre can be a powerful experience and it's also a great opportunity for growth.

Support for DV -
Support for Su***de Prevention - ,

Join us this Sunday for free/donation based meditations via zoom! Set the time for your week by starting it off slow and reflective.

This is a great opportunity for newbies to meditation to learn some skills from the comfort of their home.

Head over to mentalhealthlou.com and sign up on our events page.

Don't forget to catch Asking Toddlers to do Algebra next week at !

We are so excited to bring this dynamic show about recovery, loss, grief and the opportunity for change to the stage next week!

Get your tickets now at the KY Center's site, or click the link in our bio.

In need of a little mental break? Join us on Sunday July 14th at 10am virtually for morning meditations! This is a donation based offering by our very own Emily Vicars and is a great way to get ready for your week!

More info on our events page. Link in bio!

Coming to a theater near you this July! (Specifically the July 25,26 and 27th).

More info: www.mentalhealthlou.com (link in bio)

Less than a month away! Get your tickets from or by going to the link in our bio.

Many have asked "What does the title mean?"

From the playwright:
"The title of the play comes from the belief that expecting people with use disorders to be able to integrate back into their community, family, and workplace immediately after discharge from an inpatient stay of around 28 days is like asking a toddler to do Algebra. It’s simply unrealistic, they are not ready and remain incredibly vulnerable to relapse and su***de."

First rehearsal for Asking Toddlers to do Algebra, an original play by therapist, Molly Fitzgerald King !

Get your tickets now for our upcoming shows at the Kentucky Center!! (Link in bio)

A huge 💕 thank you 💕 to this group Women Igniting Change in Kentuckiana! Your support will help us provide free group counseling to women and children at !

Ps.

If you are interested in joining this group- it's a great way to make your donations go a long way. Grapevine groups work as a donation pool, every one who donates adds to the pool (could be $25, could be $1000, it doesn't matter!) and then the group votes on which nonprofit to donate to!

Go to grapevine.org and look up WICK to find out more.

Let's hang out today and talk about mental health. 💚

See you at 12-6pm, 🌧️or☀️

We got a golden ticket! 🎫 !

Thanks to all who are donating today! A few more hours to go for KY Gives a Day!!

Donate here: https://www.kygives.org/organizations/thementalhealthloufund

May 7th is KY Gives a Day! So naturally Mental Health Lou & You is raising funds for some of our programs !

Including:
🎭a play debuting at the KY Center this summer
💞 free counseling for women at Up for Women and Children
💚Su***de prevention workshops and more!

Want to help out? go here-

Support The Mental Health Lou Fund | KY Gives Day 2024 I’m ready to support The Mental Health Lou Fund on May 7, 2024 during KY Gives Day 2024. Learn more about The Mental Health Lou Fund and all the other organizations participating in KY Gives Day 2024.

Tomorrow is KY Gives a Day! Check out our link in bio for more info!

At the Mental Health Lou Fund we're pumped to be part of the action and we'd love for you to join in on the fun.

Your donation today and tomorrow will help fuel our incredible programming, including:

🌈 Free counseling services for women and children at Up for Women and Children.
🚀 Our debut play coming to the KY Center this July - Asking Toddlers to do Algebra, a show about the impact of substance abuse on our communities.
🧠 MindFest, a community event jam-packed with free workshops, resources and fun.
💼 Low-fee training sessions for organizations, because mental health matters for everyone!
💚 Su***de prevention workshops with via our collaboration with American Foundation for Su***de Prevention
📚 Free mental health workshops for the public at LFPL
and more!

We have one more Sunday this month for our April meditations! This is a beautiful way to start your week And absolutely convenient because it is virtual!

Sign up by going to our website and checking out the information under our events page.

No previous meditation experience necessary.

Mental Health Lou & You hosts a Mind Body Wellness Series at Libraries throughout the month. There are still two sessions left in the April rotation at the St. Matthews (Wednesdays @ 6pm), Shawnee (Saturdays @ 2pm), Main (Mondays @ 6pm), and Western (Tuesdays @ 6pm):

Week 3: The Power of Sleep for Emotional Resilience
Week 4: Embodiment Practices for Anxiety Reduction

This four-week series will restart in May at the Southwest Regional (Saturdays @ 10am) and Fairdale Libraries (Tuesdays @ 2pm) in May.

Details at www.lfpl.org/mindbody

Come take a breath with us today at Crescent Hill and Bon Air! 🌬️

The Mindfest team is having a little March madness competition! 🏀

Which member will rise to the top?! 💚

How about me? 😉

All donations support Mindfest 2024!!

Mindfest 2024 mental health, mindfest, louisville

We had a great time practicing new journaling skills with everyone this week! 🎉

Next week, we will be offering classes on using breath to help with anxiety (and really everything else!). 👃🫁🌬️

Mark your calendars for these dates and library locations! All classes are free and no sign up is required.

Northeast- Tuesdays 2-3pm
Shively - Tuesdays 3-4pm
Crescent Hill - Thursdays 3-4pm
Bon Air - Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm

Looking for FREE mental health education and workshops? Why not head over to your local library 📚 and join us?!

This week we will start our Mind Body Wellness series at :
Northeast: 3/5 2-3pm
Shively: 3/5 2-3pm
Bon Air: 3/7 6:30-7:30pm
Crescent Hill: 3/7 3-4pm

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Another great with at !

One thing I love about my job?
-Creating new ways to engage in mental health care.

One opportunity coming up that I'm especially excited about? - Women Who Thrive! This is our one day wellness retreat for women seeking a day away to refresh and reboot.

Why do I love it?
-Because in this fast paced, easily distracting, burnout riddled world, we could all use a break and an opportunity to reconnect with ourselves and others. Plus we have really wonderful speakers (

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Want more info?
- Go to mentalhealthlou.com or see the link in our bio
April 19th

Ps - should we do merch?