Overview of "Create Your Own Life" group blog

Welcome to the “Create Your Own Life” blog. Here I will keep you posted on what we are doing/ or have done in the group so you can keep caught up and know what to look forward to.

This 15 week group is based on my workbook “Creating Your Own Environment -Making a space that sooths your soul.


We meet every Wednesday at 2:00 in Sound Mental Health’s North Auburn building.



Sunday, December 26, 2010

Week 12

The Last Group

  • Mindfulness - Write to each other.

  • Quote - "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same." ~Flavia Weedn

  • Pg. 42 Finding the love that awaits you
  • Certificates of achievement
  • Situation game
  • Party
  • Goodbys

Week 11

Week 11


  • Mindfulness -Draw a map of how you got here.

  • Quote -"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." -James Allen
  • pg. 30-31 (boundaries for peace)
  • pg. 32-33 ( to do for peace)
  • The situation game

Week 10

Week 10

mindfulness - making words out of your name

Quote- "I act in accordence with who I want to be, rather than REact- so I can remain emotionally intact."

New boundaries Emergency game plan worksheet.
Roleplay if anyone desires.

1-2 more weeks (including the goodby party).

Monday, December 6, 2010

Week 9

Week 9

  • Make Bracelets and Earings!

Week 9

Week 9

  • Mindfulness - Mandalas

  • Quote: "Fear (of change, failure, uncertainty ) is only a sign that you have chosen to grow past where you have been."

  • read pg. 20-21 Writing Boundaries
  • Do Pg. 22-23
  • Read pg. 24-25 What your boundaries do (if we have time)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Week 8

Week 8:

  • Mindfulness - with Rocks
  • Quote: No matter how hard things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities. Always see them: for they are always there.

-Barbera J Winter

  • Read pgs. 13-14 (Intro to Safe place for your soul)
  • Work on pages 15 - 16 (what makes you feel safe/unsafe.)
  • Share if anyone desires to
  • Set up safety in case of triggers
  • (we may do pgs. 17-18 if we have time.)

Monday, November 8, 2010

Week 7

Week 7:
  • Mindfulness - List things you are grateful for

Quote - “Knowing what brings you joy – and spending time in joyful ways – is the path to freedom. You lose your dependence on the opinions of others and act in accordance with your heart.”

-Harry Browne

  • Begin working on "Designing your healing space"
  • Read pgs. 40 & work on it
  • Share if anyone desires
  • Read page 41
  • Talk about compliment dollars
  • Make sure everyone is set up with a safety person
  • Make sure everyone can post on the site