In partnership with the Fallbrook Regional Health District and hosted at the Community Wellness Center, PFCS is offering the following workshops in the first 5 months of 2025. We’d love you to join us!
Third Saturday Workshops
Vision Board Workshop
Create your best year and next chapters of your life with the help of a vision board. Learn a tried-and-true process using images from magazines. Dream it, believe it, do it! Led by Palomar Family Counseling Service Therapist, Patti Christensen, Professional Storyteller and Therapist
Saturday February 15 10:00-noon
A Few of My Favorite Things: Adult Show and Tell
Bring something you collect or an item that is important to you. A chance to share and connect around our important things. Led by Palomar Family Counseling Service Therapist, Patti Christensen, Professional Storyteller and Therapist
Saturday April 19. 10:00-noon
Tuesday mid-day group 1st Tuesday of the month, 12-1:00, led by Gwen Evans, Professional Clinical Counselor
“Me Time Tuesday” A time for women to gather for informal support, laughter, talking and taking time just for ourselves. Could you use a little “me time”? led by Gwen Evans, Professional Clinical Counselor
Dates: April 1, May 6, June 3
Evening workshops:
Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better With Age. (Author: Chip Conley) This is based on a book of the same title that inspires and encourages those at this life stage to explore the 12 reasons why life gets better with age. It is during midlife that we finally have the tools to handle what life throws at us, and we begin to cut ourselves some slack and stay focused on improving ourselves instead of just proving ourselves. And we become more confident, more compassionate, and more content than before. No matter where you are in your midlife journey, this perspective-shifting workshop will inspire you to find joy, purpose, and success in the years that lie ahead and realize that those years can be your best yet!
Led by Gwen Evans, Professional Clinical Counselor
Dates: Tuesday February 11, 18 6:00-7:00 pm
Healing From Toxic Relationships: 10 Essential Steps To Recover From Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse. (Author: Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD). This series is offered as a mini-series of 4 classes that meet weekly. It consists of a lecture using PowerPoint slides, in-class exercises, and checklists. It is very interactive, affirmative, and empowering. Any relationship— whether with a romantic partner, a family member, a friend, or a coworker—takes work. Even the closest relationships will have their ups and downs. But when there is competition, conflict, jealousy, resentment, hostility, abuse, and controlling behavior, it’s a sign that a relationship has become toxic. This workshop is essentially for those who may have recently ended a toxic relationship or perhaps you’re considering leaving one. Life in the aftermath of a toxic relationship can be a struggle. Whatever your situation, what you’re feeling is entirely normal—and it’s within your power to break free. You can heal, and you will feel better.
Dates; March 4, 11,18,25 Healing from Toxic Relationships
50 Ways to Rewire Your Anxious Brain: Simple Skills to Soothe Anxiety & Create New Neural Pathways to Calm (Author: Catherine M. Pittman, PhD). Do you feel anxious all the time? Has chronic worry negatively impacted your life, work, and relationships? Does worrying keep you up at night, get in the way of being your best, achieving your goals, or just enjoying the moment? If so, this workshop offers simple, quick tools to help you face anxiety head-on so you can get back to what matters. This is an interactive workshop that introduces 50 ways to find lasting relief from your worst anxiety symptoms. You’ll discover simple tips and strategies to soothe an anxious or stressed-out brain, identify what you care about, and minimize toxic thinking before it leads to anxiety. The brain is a powerful tool-If you know how to use it. This workshop will show you how to rewire your brain for greater calm and peace of mind.
Dates: April 1, 8,15, 22, 29
This Is Your Brain On Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More (Author: Uma Naidoo, MD, and various other resources). This workshop focuses on how to eat for mental health from go-to experts in the field of nutritional psychiatry and the impact of food on the brain. What we eat affects more than our bodies; it also affects our brains. Recent studies have shown that diet can have a profound impact on mental health conditions ranging from ADHD to depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, OCD, dementia, and beyond. Learn the many ways in which food contributes to mental health based on cutting-edge research and how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues.
Dates: May 6, 13, 20, 27
Visit the Wellness Center’s Website for details and registration information:
Thank you to the Fallbrook Regional Health District for their support of mental well-being!
