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Self Esteem Builders Women come into my office wanting to improve their selfesteem. They want simple exercises that they can do to improve their sense of self. Often these women have not Carol Juergensen Sheets grown-up hearing positive things that help to validate them. Thus, they walk around not feeling good enough. No matter what your age, it is imperative that you give to yourself what you didn't get as a child. As a psychotherapist, I know that often this starts with positive words of affirmation. Research shows we have over 60,000 thoughts a day and most of them are negative. This means when we have a negative thought we must make it our responsibility to change the thought into something that is more positive and realistic. You can do this one of three ways: 1) You can start your day by looking in the mirror and saying something nice to yourself. Perhaps this might look like "hello beautiful, glad to see you this morning" or "I am so proud of you" As silly as this sounds, you are training your brain to look at yourself and say something positive to start your day. Louise Hay who pioneered this work, believes that mirror work is the most beneficial thing you can do to create a new sense of well-being, happiness, and improved sense of self-worth. 2) Spend 20 or 30 minutes in a very quiet spot writing at least 50 positive adjectives that describe your personality. Once a week review this list and write down two or three words a week that are positive adjectives that describe you. Leave these
words out where you can see them. Put them on Post-it notes and post them to your visor, mirror, purse or medicine cabinet so that you remind yourself that you are indeed loyal, dedicated, persistent, loving, compassionate, intelligent, brilliant, or other words that describe your strength. In other words, you retrain your brain to think positive thoughts about yourself as opposed to negative ones. 3) The third exercise that can change yourself worth requires a change in how you speak to yourself. When you notice a negative thought, you stop yourself and do what I call the "turn around" and say something that is both true and realistic. This requires that you learn to say something more favorable and positive about your abilities as a woman walking through life. This means you need to turn around your normal thought … “I'm going to be late again. I didn't get up in enough time to get to work” changing it to “I'm going to set up certain reminders tonight to get to bed earlier and no longer have to rush around and beat myself up as I know I can change this habit.” Or you look at your house which is a total disaster and you notice that you are telling yourself, “This is probably another reason he divorced you” and then you catch yourself and say I bet if I spend fifteen minutes a day on this room that I can make it more manageable.” The more you talk to yourself with kind and compassionate words, the more likely you are to work on organizing your life in a different way. The truth of the matter is when you like yourself better you do things differently and so when you change the way you look at things starting with yourself the things around you change. That means spending some time reinvesting in how you talk to yourself!
Carol Juergensen Sheets LCSW PCC is a psychotherapist and personal life coach. She does motivational speaking and empowerment trainings locally and nationally. To find out more about her services--contact her at www.carolthecoach.com or call her at 317 218-3479. You can watch Carol the Coach segments on WTHR’s Channel 13 Wednesdays @ 12:50PM. Please say “I found it in Indy Metro Woman Magazine!” Thanks!
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Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana is more than a home meal delivery service; it is the only provider of medically-tailored meals to the area’s homebound and chronically-ill community. These meals are prepared by Central Indiana’s world class healthcare institutions and delivered each weekday by our volunteers. At Meals on WheeIs’ core is the belief that food is medicine. Their clients receive meals that are prescribed by their physician, taking out the guesswork when trying to meet their dietary needs. Most special diets can be accommodated (i.e. heart healthy, diabetic, low sodium, renal, etc.). Malnutrition is costly for the healthcare system and studies show that access to nutritious meals improves health outcomes, lowers healthcare costs, and improves the quality of patient care. Simply put, medically-tailored, home-delivered meals are high-impact and low-cost for homebound and chronically-ill neighbors. At the beginning of the year, Meals on Wheels could not have known just how quickly the organization would be thrust into the front-lines of a global pandemic. COVID-19 exacerbated the financial and logistical challenges in accessing food, and the program became a critically necessary resource. As the impact of the pandemic deepened 6
and spread, so did the anxiety among many of our clients, wondering if they will get their meals or if they should let anyone into their homes. With the recent implementation of a “no-touch” delivery protocol, Meals on Wheels is creating a safer home for the client by limiting outside exposure; and additionally, reducing the needs of personal transportation. Throughout these unprecedented times, Meals on Wheels can be proud that they have had zero delivery disruptions and in fact, were able to step up by serving additional family members in the household also adversely affected by COVID-19. Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana relies on the generous support of individuals, corporations, foundations, and grants for the majority of funds that make their mission possible. In fact, 88 cents of every dollar go to clients through their Virginia Wesley Financial Assistance Fund, which means your donations will have an immediate impact on their clients. Meals on Wheels also has a community of individual and corporate volunteer delivery drivers who are the backbone of their organization. Your time is as valuable as your treasure and they welcome both. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact their Volunteer Development Director, Barb Renshaw at brenshaw@ mealsonwheelsindy.org. To learn more about their program and ways you can donate, please visit www.mealsonwheelsindy.org.
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April 2021 Thursday, April 01, 2021 8am to 9am Morning Bird Walk Creekside Nature Park 11001 East Sycamore Street Zionsville
IN46077 Zionsville, IN Start your morning with a hike to spot birds! Join a Naturalist for a hike to see who’s fluttering around. All levels of birding experience welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them. We will have a few available to borrow. Ages: 12 & Up http://www.zionsvillein.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2142
Thursday April 1 2021 Kitchen Table Science 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Additional Dates Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm Thursday, March 18, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm Friday, March 19, 2021 12:00 am - 11:59 pm Show Additional Dates On Line Indianapolis, IN Virtual Event URL: https://www. indianaacademyofscience.org/youngscientists/resources-for-teachers-students/ kitchen-table-science Looking to keep your high school and middle school students involved in the WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCIENCE during the holidays, OR while at home e- learning? The Indiana Academy of Science has brought help. How about engaging them in some *Kitchen Table Science*? Members of the Indiana Academy of Science are proud to present short videos to engage students around the state and beyond--*Kitchen Table Science*!. These short videos have either been produced by or identified by Academy scientists, science educators, science graduate and undergraduate students of the Indiana Academy of Science
Thursday, April 01, 2021 5pm tp 7pm Fools in Love: Love Letters from the Past. Indiana State Museum
650 W Washington St , Indianapolis, IN Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about the women of Culbertson Mansion from Culbertson's three wives to daughters of the mansion's domestic servants - during this special hour-long tour. Recommended 10
for ages 18+. Price: $15/adults, $13/seniors, 25% discount for members Tickets View our cancellation Policies.
Thursday, April 01, 2021 9:30 AM Ends on: Thursday, April 01, 2021 9:35 AM Moving With Mother Goose
Where: Hussey - Mayfield Memorial Public Library For families with babies, toddlers and interested preschool children. Take a little time to sing a rhyme with your child. Register to receive a YouTube link every Thursday morning or just click on the playlist.
Thursday, April 01, 2021 Umbrella Decorating
Additional Dates Friday, April 30, 2021 Carmel Clay Public Library, Carmel, IN Thursday, April 01 2021 12:00am - 11:59pm Decorate your own umbrella in this month's Library Takeout for Teens. Registration is required.
Tuesday, April 06, 2021 Nickelodeon’s Dora & Diego- Let’s Explore Childrens Museum of Indianapolis
Additional Dates Monday, March 15, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, March 16, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Show Additional Dates Price: $13.00 to $37.00 Free with general admission. Children under two free Nickelodeon’s Dora & Diego- Let’s Explore It’s time for adventure when preschoolers and their families experience Dora & Diego-Let’s Explore, which takes visitors on an active adventure in the enchanting world of Dora the Explorer, her animal-rescuing cousin Diego and their friends.
Tuesday, April 06, 2021 Nickelodeon’s Dora & Diego- Let’s Explore Childrens Museum of Indianapolis Additional Dates Monday, March 15, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, March 16, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Calendar of Events Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Show Additional Dates Price: $13.00 to $37.00 Free with general admission. Children under two free Nickelodeon’s Dora & Diego- Let’s Explore It’s time for adventure when preschoolers and their families experience Dora & Diego-Let’s Explore, which takes visitors on an active adventure in the enchanting world of Dora the Explorer, her animal-rescuing cousin Diego and their friends.
Thursday, April 08, 2021 11am to 12:30pm uPaint a Story – Toddler/ Preschool Story Time UPaint Pottery Studio Greenwood IN
uPaint Pottery Studio is a paint your own pottery studio with locations in Plainfield (317) 406-3072, Greenwood (317) 893-5700, Hamilton Town Center (317) 773-4880, and Polaris Towne Center (614) 505-6446. For more information, visit us on the web – www. upaintpotterystudio.com lived in the Culbertson Mansion through the years. Registration required by April 6. Recommended for ages 18+. Price: $11/adults, $9/seniors, 25% discount for members Tickets View our cancellation policies.
Thursday, April 08, 2021 Genealogy Workshop 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Indiana State Museum 650 W Washington St Indianapolis, IN Discover branches of your family tree while researching your family's history. Join us for a workshop that will introduce you to the methods, historic institutions and ways to find information you need to successfully fill in your family tree. Plus, find out how genealogical research has allowed staff to learn about people who Hop on in for our next story time for toddlers and preschoolers. We will be reading a spring story, painting cute bunnies and enjoying a snack. No reservation needed.
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Jazz Week: Combo Night featuring UIndy Jazz Combos I & II & the UIndy Jazz Faculty
7:30 pm University of Indianapolis
Wednesday–Saturday April 14–17, 2021 Jazz Week Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Combo Night featuring UIndy Jazz Combos I & II & the UIndy Jazz Faculty This concert will also be streamed live at https:// www.twitch.tv/uofindianapolismusic. Streams will be viewable for a limited time following
the event, with highlights appearing on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube. com/uindymusic. Open In Indiana 4th Friday Meetup Books & Brews - South Indy 3808 Shelby St, Suite 1 Indianapolis, IN 46227 We’re committed to a thriving local economy! Open In Indiana is your destination for finding local in your community, and resources to grow your local business into a brand. We combine our online community with networking groups and events to help entrepreneurs and small business compete in a modern economy. We believe that networking is about building meaningful partnerships. Networking is about getting to know your fellow members and how to become a valuable resource to each other and the community.
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Coburn Place: 25 Years of Empowering Survivors “Everyone deserves a safe home,” says Coburn Place CEO Julia Kathary. “And that’s where we start.” Coburn Place has been serving survivors since 1996 and has provided lifechanging support to more than 4,000 people since then. In 2011, Coburn Place became the first residential domestic violence program in Indiana to implement a voluntary, trauma-informed model of service delivery. “Our programs and services are designed to empower clients on their journey and partner with them along the way,” says Kathary. It’s a success. In 2019, a team from Michigan State University studied Coburn Place and titled it “Coburn Place: An Exemplar of the Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Model.” One in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Annually, 15.5 million children live in homes where domestic violence occurs. At any given time, more than 150 people are on the Coburn Place wait list, and during the pandemic, the need for services has soared. In 2020, Coburn Place served nearly 400 adult survivors of interpersonal abuse and more than 400 children. Seventy-eight adults and children moved into 35 fully furnished apartments in its historic building on 38th Street. Coburn Place advocates placed an additional 200 adults and children in safe housing in the community. Survivors can stay in an apartment at Coburn Place rent- and utility-free for up to 24 months. They are encouraged to save those funds toward their permanent housing and selfsufficiency One program graduate, LaToya, says “Coburn Place is transitional housing, and it's exactly what I did. I transitioned into a stronger and better woman for myself and my kids.” Clients dealing with less severe safety, selfsufficiency and housing barriers can receive up to 12 months of rental assistance in communitybased housing, allowing them to get back on their feet in a short amount of time. 14
Well-being and children’s services are available to survivors in the building, in community-based housing and on the wait list, and to program graduates. Coburn Place offers support groups, individual and family therapy, financial literacy and employment help, budget-stretching direct aid for food, medical and transportation assistance, and more. About a quarter of the clients who graduated from Coburn Place programs saw an increase in their employment income, either from new job placement or improved career skills. For children of survivors, Coburn Place has indoor and outdoor play spaces, support groups, homework help and tutoring, healthy relationship classes, field trips, after-school programs and school break camps – all crucial to breaking the cycle of violence. “Coburn Place saved my life,” says Juana, a program graduate. “When someone doesn’t have a support system and then all of a sudden a whole building of people are there for you it changes your life. Because of Coburn Place, I learned what I wanted and what I didn’t want in my life and how to fight for that.” “We are so proud to have empowered survivors and their children for the past 25 years,” says Kathary. “We’re constantly evolving to be a best-in-class program and a leader in the field to support our clients in the best possible way.” For more information on Coburn Place or to find out how you can help survivors and their children, visit coburnplace.org. If you need help, call (317) 923-5750 or text (317) 864-0832 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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