Recovery In Sight … peer support and self-help

In Hertfordshire, there are two Recovery In-Sight self-help groups in Watford and Stevenage.

Both groups are run by people affected by bipolar disorder for people affected by bipolar disorder, whether they are service users or carers.

Over 150 people have used these self-help groups at some time since the creation of the first one in Watford in January 2006.

About a quarter of our members are carers of people affected by bipolar disorder.

The groups run monthly and organize a variety of events (see below).

If you wish to receive advice on setting up a self-help group in your area, or suggestions on offering peer support to service users or carers, then please email the Recovery In-Sight team.

Hertfordshire Recovery In-Sight Bipolar Self Help Groups

Events Winter - Spring 2010

Watford

The monthly self-help group meetings and venue for the events is every SECOND Saturday of the month from 10.30am - 12.30pm at the Friends Meeting House (Quakers), 150 Church Road, Watford, WD17 4QB. The group welcomes people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and their supportive carers and friends. We alternate speakers and training with self-help group sessions and ideas for these come from group members. We ask for a 50p donation for tea/coffee we provide at the break. Go to multimap.com for free directions/map.

* Saturday 13th February 2010 - Jasmine Heaps, a trained counselor in relationships and with experience of bipolar disorder in the family, is facilitating a discussion on Relationships and Bipolar Disorder, based on topics suggested by group members on the day. This session was postponed from December 2009.

* Saturday 13th March 2010 - self-help group meeting.

* Saturday 10th April 2010 - workshop on Food & Mood - how certain foods influence your mood. Roger Smith is back by popular group request following his workshop last year.

Stevenage

The Stevenage Recovery In-Sight group meets at The Friends Meeting House (Quakers), Cutty’s Lane, Stevenage, every FOURTH Wednesday in the month, from 1.30pm - 3.30pm.

Events, speakers and self-help sessions are run along similar lines to the above Watford events (see NEWS for the Newsletter giving details of both bipolar support groups in Hertfordshire).

* Wednesday 27th January 2010 - self-help group meeting

* Wednesday 24th February 2010 - self-help group meeting

* Wednesday 24th March 2010 - self-help group meeting: to decide the future of this group whose funding is currently under review.

If you are a member of one of The Recovery In-Sight Centre’s Bipolar Support groups - let your committee know about your suggestions for future guest speakers, workshops or events or if you want to get involved in helping to run one of the groups!

For further information on peer support or self-help, please contact: the Recovery In-Sight team.

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