NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group

NAMI Connection is a weekly recovery support group for people living with mental illness in which people learn from each others’ experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding.

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This FREE Support Group meets every Sunday at 2:30 — 4:00 pm In-Person at Participation Station and via Zoom at Participation Station’s Open Link Click Here

What You’ll Gain

By shar­ing your expe­ri­ences in a safe and con­fi­den­tial set­ting, you gain hope and devel­op rela­tion­ships. The group encour­ages empa­thy, pro­duc­tive dis­cus­sion, and a sense of community.

NAMI Con­nec­tion Recov­ery Sup­port Group will help you:

• See the indi­vid­ual first, not the illness
• Rec­og­nize that men­tal ill­ness­es are med­ical ill­ness­es that may have envi­ron­men­tal triggers
• Under­stand that men­tal ill­ness­es are trau­mat­ic events
• Aim for bet­ter cop­ing skills
• Find strength in shar­ing experiences
• Reject stig­ma and not tol­er­ate discrimination
• Not judge anyone’s pain
• For­give our­selves and reject guilt
• Embrace humor as healthy
• Accept that we can­not solve every problem
• Work for a bet­ter future in a real­is­tic way

What People are Saying

“NAMI Con­nec­tion has enabled me to take a good look at my ill­ness and see that I am not alone. The pro­gram has giv­en me addi­tion­al tools to not only accept my ill­ness, but to help oth­ers along the way.”

“… Peo­ple can solve prob­lems [at a NAMI Con­nec­tion Recov­ery Sup­port Group]. It isn’t just a bunch of sad sto­ries; peo­ple are com­ing up with solu­tions and stuff to do for the next week. One of our group atten­dees is tak­ing her meds and get­ting her­self to her coun­selor and is just about able to go back to her career in great part due to Connection.”