Understanding Mental Illness opens the Door to Recovery

The Fifth Room: A Space for Healing and Recovery is a series of resources and workshops designed to help those directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues.

Anchored in narrative medicine methodology individuals and groups acquire a variety of strategies that can be utilized in communal and organizational settings. These include written and spoken word activities, group discussion, peer support, deep listening, and reflection. Individuals and organizations also receive resources for continued support.

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Introduction to the Program:

How you, a loved one, or your organization can benefit from The Fifth Room:

Professional Development

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Helping Teens Understand Mental Illness

Mental illness coping and strategies for high schools:

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Classes for Individuals

Meet directly and build your own individualized session plan:

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More on The Fifth Room Performances and Sessions

Half or Whole Day Professional Development Workshop

Helping the Healer: Using Stories in Professional Care

This interactive workshop teaches therapeutic professionals how to utilize traditional stories so others can recognize and articulate both feelings and fears while stimulating coping techniques that lead to resilience, resourcefulness, and personal empowerment.

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Helping Teens Understand Mental Illness

A High School Unit

Using the study guide, a pre-recorded performance, and a facilitator’s guide teachers and community leaders can help teens learn about mental health issues while providing support, resources and hope.

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The Fifth Room Classes for Individuals

A storytelling class for those directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues

This class empowers individuals to share their story in a supportive, kind, and empathetic environment. Through listening, sharing, meditation, writing and reflecting participants break the silence surrounding their experience. This is not therapy. This is for people who want to explore their experience creatively.

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Testimonials for The Fifth Room

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"I wanted to acknowledge your program 'Snap!' I disassociated for most of my childhood, and it took a really good family and a really good doctor for me to understand that it was my protection and not a weakness. You allowed the permission to talk about it."

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More About Regi’s Work in Mental Illness