What is the the "Social Connection" Lifestyle Medicine Pillar?

Positive social connections have beneficial effects on physical, mental, and emotional health.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine offers numerous opportunities to interact with others while exploring better health.

• Aging with Vitality Series
• Cardiac Support Group
• Embracing Life with Cancer
• Health Within Reach
• Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
• Prescription for Health
• Stroke Support Group
• Understanding Lung Disease
• Understanding Parkinson’s Disease
• Women’s Menopause Series
• Women’s Pelvic Health Series
• Well-coaching
• Wellness Consultation

Please call 207-373-6585 for more information. Don't see something you're looking for? Just ask!

What is the "Stress Management" Lifestyle Medicine Pillar?

Managing negative stress can lessen anxiety, depression, and immune dysfunction and contribute to improved well-being.

MaineHealth Lifestyle Medicine Brunswick has a variety of opportunities to manage stress:

• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
• Yoga for daily Living
• Summer Meditation
• Mindful Moment
• Mindfulness for Daily Living
• Book Club – Mindfulness- A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Hectic World
• Peggy Huddleston Prepare for Surgery
• Health Within Reach
• The Arts of Wellness
• A Morning of Intention

A FREE comprehensive four-session program that will explore the common effects women experience during perimenopause and menopause. Topics may include:

• Management of Irregular Bleeding During Perimenopause 
• HRT – Hormone Replacement Therapy 
• Bladder/Pelvic Floor Health 
• Vulvovaginal Health 

For more information call (207) 373-6585.

Join Ruth E. Macy, PT, DPT, of Mid Coast Hospital Rehabilitation, each month for a FREE discussion on topics of concern to every woman including: 

• Bladder Health and Urinary Incontinence
• Bowel Health and Constipation
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Health and Sexual Function

Call for more information 207-373-6585

The Arts of Wellness: Writing Through Grief

We will all face intense grief at various times in our lives.  Sometimes, it will come in the form of the death of a loved one, and at other times it may take different forms: illness or injury, divorce, natural disasters, disability, family estrangement, loss of a job, taking on a caregiving role, and many others.

In this free workshop, participants will join writer Sarah Kilch Gaffney to learn how expressive writing and journaling can help us navigate grief in all its forms. Participants will hear readings, try out writing prompts, and learn about the benefits of expressive writing and journaling, as well as take home some helpful tools and ideas. No writing experience is necessary, anyone experiencing any kind of grief is welcome, and all workshop participants will get to bring a journal home with them to continue their practice.

Registration is required. Space is limited.

For more information call 207-373-6585.

A program designed to limit stress, reduce fatigue and promote healing for people with chronic disease.

Some unique approaches include but are not limited to:

Yoga for Daily Living: a six-week program designed for individuals with chronic disease or illness, with a goal to improve quality of life, support mental and physical endurance, and promote healing.

Yoga for Cancer: a program designed to limit stress, reduce fatigue, and promote healing for cancer patients and their caregivers, pre, post, or during traatment.