NAMI North West Suburbs Chicago is pleased to announce the NAMI Hearts & Minds program. This program is a free 6 week evening class focusing on inner and outer wellness for the public.
Registration waiting list is open for 1st. Quarter 2025 class.
The program is free and open to anyone living with a mental condition and family/friends who know someone living with a mental condition. The class includes goal setting and exercise and food journals.
You’ll gain information and tools that can help you plan and achieve recovery goals and better overall health.
– How to advocate for your health
– How physical and mental health are specifically connected
– Gut health and how nutrition can affect the brain
– Current information on the interplay of diet and fitness — and how they can influence your symptoms
– Effective methods for managing the side effects of medication
– Substance abuse and smoking cessation
– How to gain a greater sense of control over how you feel
Improve symptoms by learning how body systems interact and by effectively managing the physical effects of mental illness, using strategies that improve long-term health.
