May 25   “Using Catharsis to Cope with Stress”

Catharsis is from the Ancient Greek word catharsis, meaning “purification” or “cleansing”.  Coping mechanisms are strategies or behaviors that individuals use to manage stressful or challenging situations and to help reduce stress, regulate emotions, and adapt to adversity.  Dr. Michael Crouch will discuss ways to use catharsis as an adaptive coping mechanism.  He will demonstrate how he writes and plays songs to “vent” feelings of anger, sadness, and fear. As examples, he’ll include two of his sing-along songs and also show some cathartic photographs by Ron Masters.  All participants will be encouraged to share how they use catharsis and/or other coping strategies to deal with disturbing current events.

Adult Discussion Group will be meeting in person @ 9:45 AM in Thoreau’s Clark Cabin except on the third Sunday of each month when we will meet in the Sanctuary @ 11 AM.

The AC and HEPA filter will be running to keep Clark Cabin & the Sanctuary as safe as possible.

For those that prefer: We will provide ZOOM via the OWL system when we meet in the cabin & our Moderator Tamara will recognize your hand up and add you to the queue.

Thoreauvians and friends will be notified each week (tuucannounce@groups.io) of our ADG topic, time and zoom login.
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