Whole Hearted Trauma Workshop Information

                             Save the Date - Whole Hearted Trauma Workshop, February 22

        As part of the US Bishops Catholic Mental Health Campaign, St. Matthew Parish will be offering
                       Whole Hearted, a free parish-based trauma awareness program for all adults. 
Published by Catholic Charities, USA, Whole Hearted provides information about trauma and helps one
privately reflect on their own experience.  Trauma is defined as a disruption of one’s normal physical,
mental, emotional or social ability due to big, small ordinary or extraordinary experiences or situations.

Though we will gather in community, Whole Hearted is not a support group nor is it a clinical
resource. It is a “quiet” program that consists mainly of private journal exercises and short, small group discussions for those who wish to briefly share their own experiences.

All participants receive a free Whole Hearted journal which provides sound mental health
information on trauma, integrates Catholic Spirituality, enables private reflection, and introduces practices that can help one move forward.

Whole Hearted will be offered at St. Matthew on
Saturday, February 22 from 9 am -2:30 pm in the Gathering Space. 
Mike Westenberg will be the parish host; Jamie Whalen, Director of Lay Leadership Formation
for the Green Bay Diocese will be the workshop facilitator. 
Call the parish office to register—920-435-6811 or register online at stmattsgb.org