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1 Mark Your Calendars - September Event We are delighted to announce our August nd Annual Breakfast Thursday, September 27th 7:30am - 9:00am (Registration at 7:00am) The Puritan Backroom Conference Center Manchester Please join us as we gather to be inspired to work toward wellness, become catalysts for change, and enjoy our sense of community as we strive to enhance the many benefits of Intentional Peer Support. Available on Eventbrite Search for On the Road to Wellness or go to this link... Tickets also available at either of our Centers 377 South Willow St, Manchester 45 South Main Street, Derry For More Information Call: (603) Points of Interest Consumer Council Meeting Tuesday, August 21st 10:00-1:00 Concord, NH Transportation Sign Up At the Centers Board of Directors Meeting Thursday August 16th 6:00pm Derry Peer Center COMMUNITY MEETINGS Derry Wednesday, August 29th 11:30am Manchester Thursday, August 23rd 11:00am MISSION STATEMENT Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. -Samuel Smiles On the Road to Wellness is a Not-for-Profit Consumer-Driven Community of Peers Dedicated to Educate, Advocate, and Empower our Members to Manage and Maintain their Mental Health and Wellness

2 Recently I was intrigued by an info-graph that depicted the use of the word hope in newspapers of record, literature, magazines, and alike. The image clearly indicated that hope was diminishing in our society since writers were using the word less-and-less. Yet, as we strongly believe in the world of Intentional Peer Support (IPS), hope is the key element to our well-being. Emily Dickinson wrote Hope is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I ve heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me. I love Emily s depiction of HOPE. Hope sings a tune without words, and never stops. Hope reacts amazingly to hardships (it s unabashed in the storm). Hope can be found everywhere, from the chillest land to the strangest Sea. And what does hope ask for itself? Nothing, not even a single crumb. In the work of IPS, we purposefully pay attention to move conversations and thinking from fear-based language to hope-based thoughts and attitudes. Hope is essential to our well-being. And hope is what you ll find at our Peer Centers. We invite you, our readers, to visit any of our Peer Centers and engage with members and staff and discover, first-hand, that hope is just one conversation away. See you soon... ON THE ROAD TO WELLNESS 377 South Willow Street, B1-7 Manchester, NH Phone: (603) Fax (603) manchester@otrtw.org Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30; Sat 8:30-12:30 45 South Main Street Derry, NH Phone: (603) Fax (603) derry@otrtw.org Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30; Sat 8:30-12:30

3 Women s Retreat Launches Hope in Members Hearts The theme was Achored in Hope and hope is a core essential of Intentional Peer Support (IPS). Every day we work to move from fear-based language to hope-based conversations and thinking. Hope is powerful doesn t demand anything from us. It s just the opposite. Hope gives us life, power, creativity, energy, and more. A huge thanks to Shelby for her creativity and energy in putting this together and sustaining the love-and-care throughout the retreat. Members were overheard saying, This was the most beautiful thing I ve ever attended. The breakfast was absolutely amazing! Loved being with these girls. No-one left the same! Visit us on the Web: Member 10-Minute Phone Line Manchester (603) Derry (603) ON THE ROAD TO WELLNESS Warm Line Services Available Nightly 5:00pm - 10:00pm (800)

4 MANCHESTER - AUGUST Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday August 16th 6:00pm Derry PSA Members are Encouraged to Attend CONSUMER COUNCIL METING Tuesday August 21st 10:00am 1:00pm Concord Transport Available Sign up at the Center 1 2 LAUGHING EXERCISE /WALKING MEMBER DRIVEN - 4 WEEKEND RELIEF OPEN 8:30AM- 5 6 KEEPING SOBER 7 STRONG FEELINGS 8 9 LAUGHING Manchester/Derry Outing to **Limited Space Available *Sign-Ups Required Leave Centers at 10:00am Return by 3:30pm See Inside Newsletter for More Information 11 WEEKEND RELIEF OPEN 8:30AM KEEPING SOBER 14 STRONG FEELINGS LAUGHING EXERCISE /WALKING MEMBER DRIVEN - 18 WEEKEND RELIEF OPEN 8:30AM EDUCATIONAL 25 KEEPING SOBER STRONG FEELINGS COMMUNITY MEETING - EVENT (1:30pm) NUTRITION AND WELLNESS WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY FITNESS COACH DANIELLE DOAN WEEKEND RELIEF OPEN 8:30AM *DENOTES NEW KEEPING SOBER 28 STRONG FEELINGS LAUGHING Adopt-a-Site 11:00am Precourt Park Cleanup MEMBER DRIVEN New Member-Chosen Project

5 DERRY AUGUST Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday August 16th 6:00pm Derry PSA Members are Encouraged to Attend CONSUMER COUNCIL METING Tuesday August 21st 10:00am 1:00pm Concord Transport Available Sign up at the Center 1 - CONVERSATIONS OF HOPE 2 LAUGHING 3 -- STRESS MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION SELF CARE 101 MENS AND WOMEN S 4 WEEKEND RELIEF 5 6 MEMBER DRIVEN BOOKWORM 7 UNDERSTANDNING AND MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS 8 - CONVERSATIONS OF HOPE 9 LAUGHING 10 Derry/Manchester Outing to **Limited Space Available *Sign-Ups Required Leave Centers at 10:00am Return by 3:30pm See Inside Newsletter for More Information 11 WEEKEND RELIEF MEMBER DRIVEN BOOKWORM 14 UNDERSTANDNING AND MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS 15 - CONVERSATIONS OF HOPE 16 LAUGHING STRESS MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION SELF CARE 101 MENS AND WOMEN S 18 WEEKEND RELIEF MEMBER DRIVEN BOOKWORM 21 UNDERSTANDNING AND MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS 22 - CONVERSATIONS OF HOPE 23 LAUGHING STRESS MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION SELF CARE 101 MENS AND WOMEN S 25 WEEKEND RELIEF *DENOTES NEW MEMBER DRIVEN BOOKWORM 28 UNDERSTANDNING AND MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS COMMUNITY MEETING AND POTLUCK 11:30AM 30 LAUGHING STRESS MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION SELF CARE 101 MENS AND WOMEN S

6 Hey!! We re going to Mel s Funway Park in Litchfield for a day of fun, food and friendship! Pizza Party Drinks Ice Cream And access to all of the fun activities at Mel s including: Three Rides on the Go-Karts Unlimited: Lazer Tag, Lazer Maze, Batting Cages, and Mini Golf!!! Woot! Please Pay Close Attention to this Part *This is a Unique MEMBERS ONLY Event* You MUST Sign Up to Attend *There is Limited Availability* Sign-Up Sheets Posted at Each Center Please See/Call a Staff Member with any Questions

7 A Member s Perspective

8 On the Road to Wellness 373 South Willow Street PMB 316 Manchester, NH Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Manchester, NH Permit No FY19 BOARD MEETINGS DONATE ONLINE OTRTW Members! You are highly encouraged to attend our monthly Board Meetings. Your voice and opinions are highly valued! Third Thursday of the Month Meetings rotate between each of our Peer Centers as noted below On the Road to Wellness accepts donations online via our website. Just look for the Donate button on any page and you ll be directed to the page that uses PayPal as a primary source of giving, or you can simply use your debit or credit card to give. The page will show our corporate name, and you can give any amount that suits you. July - Manchester August - Derry September - Manchester October - Derry November - Manchester December - Derry January - Manchester February - Derry March - Manchester April - Derry May - Manchester June - Derry - Thank You for Your Support -