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April 14th 2022: Who's Mothering Mother? The Power of Authentic Connections Groups

Across time and cultures and against the backdrop of medical, social, economic, political, gender and racial issues, mothers face a lot and give a lot. Whether new mothers, working mothers, single mothers or grandmothers, most could benefit from some of the powerful support and care they offer. This show presents a program that does just that- “Authentic Connections Groups”. In this show, Dr. Suniya Luthar, Executive Director of AC Groups, a nonprofit that fosters resilience and well-being, will describe the Authentic Connections Group program which has been empirically validated several tim

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Dr. Suniya S. Luthar

Dr. Suniya S. Luthar is Founder and Executive Director of AC Groups, a nonprofit that fosters resilience and well-being using the evidence-based Authentic Connections Groups intervention. She is also Professor Emerita at Columbia University's Teachers College, and Co-Founder Emerita at Authentic Connections Co. that surveys school communities. After receiving her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1990, Luthar served on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and the Child Study Center at Yale. Between 1997 and 2013, she was at Columbia University’s Teachers College, where she also served as Senior Advisor to the Provost (2011-2013). Between 2014 and 2019, she was Foundation Professor of Ps
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Dr. Jewel Kling

Dr. Jewel Kling is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Women’s Health Internal Medicine, Assistant Director of the Women’s Health Center and Associate Chair of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. She completed medical school and a master’s in public health at the University of Arizona Tucson and Internal Medicine Residency at Mayo Clinic Arizona, followed by a Chief Internal Medicine fellowship year. Her clinical and research interest are in menopause, sexual health and LGBT care. She is a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Certified Menopause Practitioner and serves on the board of the Intern
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Johanna Callard

Johanna Callard is the Director of Counseling at Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA. For over 20 years she has worked in a variety of settings with children, adolescents, and families. Prior to joining Northfield Mount Hermon in 2014, Johanna worked in community mental health with children and families as an outpatient clinician and a supervisor. During that time, she created "Wise Girls", a community arts group program for adolescent girls. Johanna received her BA from Prescott College and her Master’s in clinical social work from Smith College. She is passionate about supporting individuals, groups, and communities in working towards healing and change, and frequently integrates contemplative prac
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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2506/psych-up-live 26/04/2024 02:00 26/04/2024 03:00 Psych Up Live https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2506/psych-up-live Across time and cultures and against the backdrop of medical, social, economic, political, gender and racial issues, mothers face a lot and give a lot. Whether new mothers, working mothers, single mothers or grandmothers, most could benefit from some of the powerful support and care they offer. This show presents a program that does just that- “Authentic Connections Groups”. In this show, Dr. Suniya Luthar, Executive Director of AC Groups, a nonprofit that fosters resilience and well-being, will describe the Authentic Connections Group program which has been empirically validated several times and featured on national media including on PBS. She will share how groups are set-up, the topics covered, the range of women who have participated and invite you to hear a mini role-play of what a group experience might be. Dr. Luthar is joined by Dr. Jewel Kling a mom and Associate Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Women’s Health Internal Medicine, and Assistant Director of the Women’s Health Center and Associate Chair of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Kling will speak personally and professionally on women’s needs across the spectrum and the value of her own personal experience as a participant in an Authentic Connections Group . Also joining the discussion is Johanna Callard, another mom and Director of Counseling at Northfield Mt. Hermon Prep School, MA. Johanna Collard will share her clinical perspective on the needs of working mothers and how she, her colleagues and their school community benefited from participating in the Authentic Connection Group program. She references the value of the concept of the " Go to" person that is part of the Authentic Connections Group program that expands the care and support offered in the group.Whether you are interested personally or professionally in what women who are mothers and caregivers need, or reducing the burnout in your working community-listen in to this show. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
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