First Coast Girls Initiative Workshop

First Coast Girls Initiative Workshop

Recently, I Still Matter was invited to host a workshop at the First Coast Girls Initiative. The workshop was title “Advocacy is Healing” and featured guest speaker, Lydia Joyner. Lydia is an inspirational writer with a story to tell about growing up in foster care. Her book is titled Little Wild Thang and you can […]

River Region Art Workshop

River Region Art Workshop

This week, I Still Matter lead an art workshop at River Region Human Services, Inc. with a fantastic group of people! Participants made art that represented their personal process of recovery. The artwork will be made into prints and sold at River Region’s May fundraiser. Here is what participants shared about their artwork and how it […]

Many Paths, One Purpose: Advocacy

Many Paths, One Purpose: Advocacy

By Carmen, ISM Director and Bre, UNF Active Minds Treasure and ISM volunteer Becoming an advocate seemed to be the path to which I was destined. I grew up in a family of helpers. My grandmother was a teacher. My grandfather was a clinical psychologist. My dad was a fireman and my mother a nurse. One […]

Will This Last? Acute vs Chronic Mental Health

Will This Last? Acute vs Chronic Mental Health

By: Megan Neilsen, LCSW Throughout our lives, we all experience trials, tribulations, stress, loss, grief, trauma, and hardship. There is not a person walking this Earth that cannot name a difficult time or phase in their life. When posed the question, “What was the worst day of your life?”, most people can recount a day […]