Tag: Hope

This program is being offered on Zoom. To register, please click the RSVP button above or email programs@smithcenter.org.

 

with Liz Lescault

“Cultivating Hope” as an offering looks to bring more joy and optimism into our lives.  During the session we will share some of our hopes and dreams and explore some ways of capturing moments of pleasure and enjoyment in our lives.

We will engage meditation, movement, visualization and sharing our stories as ways to help us embrace hope and optimism.

Suggested Donation: $15

 

 

About Liz Lescault

Liz Lescault

Liz Lescault is a visual artist who has practiced and taught art for over 40 years. Liz is also  Coordinator of the DC InterPlay Open Gathering, a group she founded, which serves the  Metro Region. She is a certified InterPlay leader and a member of the DC InterPlay Board. She leads Open Gathering days for InterPlay DC and organizes and leads workshops regionally and nationally online and in person. Liz has been leading Art Lab both for Smith Center for Healing Arts for the past three years and led a program for the Phillips Collection.

Formerly, Liz, was a hotline crisis counselor, for various suicide prevention lifelines and the Trevor Project providing assistance for LGBTQ youth in crisis as well as the Prince Georges County Homeless Hotline.

Liz has also led InterPlay for elders with chronic illness and cognitive disabilities at Iona Senior Center in Washington DC.

Liz melds her art, teaching, guidance and personal philosophy with InterPlay wisdom, tools and forms.

B.S., Psychology, Drew University, Madison, NJ

M.Ed., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, British Techniques of Open Education

Studied watercolor at WICE, an international educational and cultural association in Paris, France

This program is being offered on Zoom. This session is currently full, in order to be added to the waitlist or to join the second offering of this program on April 29, please email programs@smithcenter.org.

 

with Liz Lescault

“Cultivating Hope” as an offering looks to bring more joy and optimism into our lives.  During the session we will share some of our hopes and dreams and explore some ways of capturing moments of pleasure and enjoyment in our lives.

We will engage meditation, movement, visualization and sharing our stories as ways to help us embrace hope and optimism.

Suggested Donation: $15

 

 

About Liz Lescault

Liz Lescault

Liz Lescault is a visual artist who has practiced and taught art for over 40 years. Liz is also  Coordinator of the DC InterPlay Open Gathering, a group she founded, which serves the  Metro Region. She is a certified InterPlay leader and a member of the DC InterPlay Board. She leads Open Gathering days for InterPlay DC and organizes and leads workshops regionally and nationally online and in person. Liz has been leading Art Lab both for Smith Center for Healing Arts for the past three years and led a program for the Phillips Collection.

Formerly, Liz, was a hotline crisis counselor, for various suicide prevention lifelines and the Trevor Project providing assistance for LGBTQ youth in crisis as well as the Prince Georges County Homeless Hotline.

Liz has also led InterPlay for elders with chronic illness and cognitive disabilities at Iona Senior Center in Washington DC.

Liz melds her art, teaching, guidance and personal philosophy with InterPlay wisdom, tools and forms.

B.S., Psychology, Drew University, Madison, NJ

M.Ed., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, British Techniques of Open Education

Studied watercolor at WICE, an international educational and cultural association in Paris, France

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.

You will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.

with Sara Corckran

For the past 20 years cancer has woven itself onto my life path. As a caregiver to my husband and sister and then with my own diagnosis I know all too well the journey – the pain, fear and the feeling of being lost and alone. Not willing to let cancer take any more from me than it had to, I embraced 12 pillars of mindfulness and positive psychology during my year of treatment and will be sharing a few of them in our session.

Since completing my own healing journey, I’ve wholeheartedly dedicated myself to aiding others facing adversity. My experience has taught me that a positive mindset directly impacts the healing process. Join in the session to take the first step to a more intentional mindset and path to your healing.

The 12 mindset tools that changed my cancer experience are at your fingertips. I’ve launched a complimentary program titled “The Heron’s Perspective.” This platform offers insights from positive psychology, mindfulness and mindset strategies, presented in bite-sized, actionable formats. My aim is to empower individuals to confront life’s challenges with resilience and hope, navigating their journeys with strength and grace. To subscribe to the microlearning program click here.

Suggested Materials:

A warm cup of something that brings you joy, pen, paper, and open mindset and willingness to connect.

About Sara Corckran

Believer in the beauty of life’s moments & the power of resilience. Educator igniting minds for 20 years. Certified in Positive Psychology from NY’s Flourishing Center.  Certified Engagment life coach. Co-owner of Happy YOUniversity, spreading science-based tools for schools. 5-year coaching journey empowering purpose-driven growth. Survivor, caregiver, and coach. Let’s embrace life’s highs, conquer its hurdles, and thrive together.  #PositivePsych #Education #Resilience #Purpose

Instagram- @higheraltitudecoaching

This program is being offered in-person. In order to participate, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.

PLEASE REGISTER NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21ST.

with Moira Bucciarelli, MTS, BCC &

Spiritual Life Review is a reflective, structured, and highly personal process where we recall pivotal and positive moments in our past when we felt cared for or supported by our sacred source, self, or others. By doing a spiritual life review we harness our past to gain hope for our present.

In the first half of the workshop, we will recall these moments and then see what kinds of insights and memories emerge. In the second half we will take one memory or insight and explore it through art-making with a variety of media—collage, watercolor, words, or pastels. Join us and leave renewed with hope and connection!

Suggested Donation: $20

About Moira Bucciarelli, MTS, BCC

Moira Bucciarelli - Staff Chaplain - Johns Hopkins Hospital | LinkedIn

Moira Bucciarelli, MTS, BCC is a board-certified chaplain who serves in the outpatient oncology context. A second-career chaplain, Moira takes a strengths-based approach and highlights experiences of compassion, joy, and interconnection in the midst of setbacks or suffering. She companions those who benefit from sacred listening in times of questioning and loss or of celebration and triumph. When not at work, Moira likes to row crew on the Patapsco.

About Pamela Goetz, BA, OPN-CG

With 17 years’ experience in cancer care focused on outreach, education, screening, navigation and integrative health program development, Pam serves as an advocate to empower patients and caregivers to achieve a good quality of life during and after treatment. In her current role at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, she assesses survivors’ needs and gaps in services, leading to the development of new programs. In 2013, she established integrative health classes to support patients in managing the emotional impact of a diagnosis, the side effects of treatment, and decreasing isolation through community-building. Pam served as a navigator on the brain tumor team, providing individual navigation to patients and their caregivers; addressing barriers, coordinating care, and offering support. She serves on the Cancer Committee and is responsible for meeting accreditation standards around
survivorship, screening and prevention. Pam previously worked at the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), where she oversaw a CDC grant to expand the Cancer Survivors Toolbox ® , represented NCCS on the Journey Forward ® , a tool to create survivorship care plans, and delivered continuing education training to oncology health care professionals. She is a graduate of the Integrative Navigation Training with the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. Pam has served in leadership roles for AONN+ and as an advisor to the CSC/DC and OneVillage. As the daughter of an ovarian and breast cancer survivor, Pam finds personal meaning as an advocate for people coping with a cancer diagnosis and finding their healing process.