More than 300 guests stamped their “Passporte to Paris” at the annual McLaren Flint Foundation Charity Gala held earlier this year. Along with providing a welcome winter escape for participants, the event more importantly raised net proceeds of $86,000 to help fund operations at the Child Evaluation Clinic (CEC). Located within the Weiss Child Advocacy Center in Flint, the CEC provides medical examinations of children who are suspected victims of child sexual abuse.
Can you swear your way to sanity? Ask that question of Dr. Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt PhD, ABPP, a psychologist with a private practice in Fenton, and her answer is a resounding “Yes!” And, you can find out how to do it by reading her recently-published book, Swear Your Way to Sanity, which includes a companion journal. “After many years of counseling people, I decided to write about an approach that combines cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness techniques with profanity, helping one to let go and move on from self-defeating thoughts and pain,” she explains. This approach is what she calls MOMF (“Move on, motherf**ker”), which can help change patterns of self-defeating behavior. “You need to tell yourself to just let it go,” says the psychologist. “I discovered that if you can call yourself out as the Motherfu**ker, it will help you to laugh and let go. Vulgarity isn’t the point.”
When Tara Moreno was working as a reporter for a local newspaper, she stumbled upon a holistic practitioner in Burton. Interviewing the practitioner for a story turned into a life-changing experience. At that point, Moreno was suffering with anxiety, depression, even occasional panic attacks, and says, “I had been to every doctor, psychiatrists and psychologists, and still could not find my baseline of wellness.” The holistic practitioner offered a new explanation to Moreno, telling her that she was not well because she needed spiritual medicine. But, Moreno was not convinced by that explanation. “My analytical mind was doubtful; I thought, ‘yeah right, there is no way.’ But, I was not well. I was suffering and willing to give it a try.”
Genesys Heart Institute Physician Group recently welcomed Eric D. Good, DO, to the staff. With over 22 years’ experience, he is an expert in the field of clinical cardiac electrophysiology with diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders.
Patients seeking surgical treatment for severe obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving treatment at a nationally accredited program that meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care in the greater Flint area.
The Hurley Foundation has received a grant of $9,800 from the Martha Merkley-Elderly Charitable Trust.
FLINT – Deidra A. Wilson, MPH, Vice President of Government Relations for McLaren Health Care Corporation, has been named to the prestigious “40 Under 40” list by Crain’s Detroit Business. The honorees were selected by Crain’s editorial team from nominations based on their impact and achievements in business and to represent a diversity of sectors and backgrounds.
FLINT – Hurley Medical Center, in partnership with NYU Langone Health and Michigan State University’s Pediatric Public Health Initiative (PPHI), has launched the Video Interaction Project (VIP) at Hurley Children’s Clinic in Flint, located at 300 E. First Street. VIP is an evidence-based parenting program that uses pediatric health care, videotaping and developmentally-appropriate toys, books and resources to help parents to engage in activities such as pretend play, shared reading, and daily routines as opportunities for strengthening early development and literacy in their children. Enhancing parent-child interactions and early child development gives at-risk children increased opportunities for achievement and success in school and in life.
FLINT – The Hurley Foundation has received a $50,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint from its following funds: Frances Willson Healthcare Fund, Coleman J. Ross and Lois R. Ross Memorial Fund for Health, and the Healthy Youth/Healthy Seniors Fund.
Michigan is the third state to implement a groundbreaking model established at San Francisco General Hospital in California.
