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"Health & Wellness In Focus Program & Podcast" Episode #10 will broadcast Tuesday, April 2 at 11:00am EST.
Our guest will be Chaplain Alberto Adorno of IU Health Academic Health Center. He will talk about his work as a chaplain at IU Hospitals and will share insights on Emotional Wellness.
www.WellnessConnectionIndy.org

Our guest is Jan Mitchell. The topic for Episode #9: "Managing Grief & Loss." Jan will share insights and expertise as a grief specialist. This workshop took place at New Covenant Church on December 6th, 2023.

Jan Mitchell is a Mom, caregiver, widow, author, speaker &
grief coach.She is the author of two Suddenly Single anthologies: “Surviving the Demise of Your Relationship “ & her latest book for the widowed, “Navigating Grief While Colliding With Purpose.

Jan has acquired degrees in Business & Progressive Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University and the Advanced Ministry Institutes, where she graduated valedictorian. She is actively furthering her education in Communications & Public Relations at Indiana Wesleyan University. In addition to her degrees, Jan has obtained several certifications. She is a certified grief coach (ICF) and certified Mental Health First Aider under the National Council for Mental Well-Being.

Jan is the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization, She Moves Forward, Inc., which provides all-inclusive grief coaching via individual coaching & group coaching.

www.shemovesforwardinc.com

Our guest is Pastor Michael W. French, MD. The topic for Episode #8: "A Faithful Approach to Neurology." Dr. French will share wellness insights from his expertise as a neurologist.

Graduate of Indiana University Bloomington with an AB degree in Biological Sciences. Earned a MD degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Completed a Residency in Neurology at IU Medical Center. Then went to Augusta, GA, and completed a one year Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease at Medical College of Georgia.

Returned to Indianapolis and practiced medicine for nearly 20 years. Served as Adjunct Faculty for Indiana Wesleyan University, Harrison College, and Carrington College of DeVry University.

In 2016, founded the 21st Century Academy of Academic Excellence, Inc. A non-profit organization whose mission is to assist students in achieving their professional career goals.

Pastor of New St. Mark Church of God in Christ for 41 years. Chairman of the 4th Jurisdiction of Indiana North Central Pastors and Elders Council. Secretary of the Wellness Connection Inc., and Chairman of Church Extension and Ministerial Development of Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA).

www.newstmarkchurchinc.org

Mental Health Best Practices
A discussion with Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr., MSW, LCSW
Founder & Senior Pastor of Temple of Faith Baptist Church- Louisville, Kentucky
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

KEY DEFINITIONS
MENTAL HEALTH includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices (SAMSHSA- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

MENTAL ILLNESSES are medical conditions that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life (NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness).

Biblical Framework for Understanding Mental Health
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV)
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

3 John 2 (NIV)
2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

Mark 12:30 (NIV)
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind and with all your strength.

Luke 2:52 (NIV)
52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Romans 8:19-22 (NIV)
19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

About Pastor Joel A. Bowman, Sr.

He is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Raised in a Christian home, Pastor Bowman accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at the age of 12.

Pastor Bowman holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree and a Master of Social Work degree from Wayne State University. Pastor Bowman also graduated from Michigan Theological Seminary (now known as Moody Seminary- Michigan Campus). Upon moving to Louisville in 1999, Pastor Bowman began his ministry as a senior pastor. Since 2001, he has served as founder and senior pastor of the Temple of Faith Baptist Church in South Louisville.

Pastor Bowman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field. He has practiced as a clinician in the states of Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Currently, Pastor Bowman is a team leader and therapist with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), providing mental health treatment to America’s military Veterans.

Pastor Bowman has guest lectured at the Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University, Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville, Campbellsville University, Carver College and the Baptist Seminary of Zimbabwe. A respected thought leader and free-lance writer, Pastor Bowman has been quoted in The Washington Post, USA TODAY, the Associated Press, the Christian Post, and the Baptist Press.

Pastor Bowman and his beloved wife, Nannette Mitchell Bowman, are the proud parents of 2 daughters, Kayla and Katie, as well as 1 son, Joel, Jr. They also have one informally-adopted daughter named MaKayla.

Note: Though Pastor Bowman is federal employee, in this presentation, he is representing himself.

Pastor Bowman can be followed @JoelABowmanSr and acompellingvoice.com.

"Your Voice Matters" Town Hall Meeting
August 24 hosted by the Wellness Connection!
We appreciate all of our presenters and their interactive breakout sessions.
Introductory presentations by presenters prior to their breakout sessions.
https://www.wellnessconnectionindy.org

Jan Mitchell, AS
www.shemovesforwardinc.com

Jan Mitchell is a Mom, caregiver, widow, author, speaker & grief coach. She is the founder of She Moves Forward, Inc. & The InnovativePR Co., LLC. She is the author of several publications, including two anthologies and poem.
Jan is a certified grief coach (ICF) and certified Mental Health First Aider under the National Council for Mental Well-Being. She is the author of several publications, including two anthologies and poems