Feeding Your Soul: Caregiver Event

Name: Feeding Your Soul: Caregiver Event
Start: 2025-11-05T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-05T15:30:00-06:00
Location: WCTC - Waukesha County Technical College

Schedule

Wed Nov 05 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

WCTC - Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI

💜This FREE event is for family or other informal caregivers of an older adult(s). 💜
Pre-registration required by October 21 (no walk-ins).
REGITSER HERE: https://forms.office.com/g/DsQb7rpmtq
NO WALK-INS TO THIS EVENT
What: Feeding Your Soul
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 9:30a-3:30p (doors open at 9:30a, event starts at 10a)
Location: Richard T. Anderson (RTA) Center - Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) Main Campus.
Parking available in Lot 7, 8, 9
Keynote presentation by Mark Horbinski called Choosing HOPE, focuses on four life-affirming pillars: Happiness, Optimism, Passion and Empowerment. This presentation delivers meaningful perspective, humor and encouragement—along with practical strategies that help people stay grounded, connected and energized in the face of life’s challenges.
9:30-10a - Registration
10a - Welcome and Keynote
11:30a-12:45 - Lunch, Resource Tables, and Presentation by Trualta
1p - Break out sessions #1
2p - Break out sessions #2
2:45p - Closing and Final Message
Choose from Afternoon Breakouts:
Session1:
💜Roots of Renewal: Cultivating Beauty, Wellbeing and Honor: Explore the holistic benefits of connecting with nature by participating in a hands-on planting session with an Amaryllis bulb. This interactive experience highlights the wellness benefits of working with soil, fostering a sense of growth and renewal. Following the planting, join in a heartfelt "Blessing of the Hands" ceremony to honor and support the invaluable contributions of caregivers, acknowledging their compassion and dedication. This session combines elements of nature, community, and appreciation to nurture both body and spirit. Take the planted bulb (and instructions) home, watch it grow and enjoy its blooms.
💜Bye, Bye Paper Files (by Wendy Horbinski): a practical and empowering presentation perfect for those who are downsizing, moving or navigating a medical event. This session helps participants get organized, understand what documents to keep or shred, and feel more prepared for life’s transitions.
💜Laughter Yoga (by Dan Michaels, Public Health Educator): You may have heard about the health benefits of laughter including stress reduction, improved oxygen intake, boosted immune system and others. However, is there enough humor around us to get enough laughter throughout the day? Laughter yoga teaches anyone can laugh without relying on humor, jokes or comedy. Laughter Yoga is a unique laughing exercise routine which combines unconditional laughter with breathing exercises. Come learn laughing exercises that can get you to laugh anywhere anytime to gain the health benefits of laughing….And have fun!
Session 2:
💜Body Mechanics (by Carroll University): Learn proper lifting and moving techniques from Physical Therapy professors at Carroll University.
💜Self-care (by Courtney Klepp, ADRC Health Promotions Coordinator): Self-care is a necessary and unselfish tool for maintaining good health and well-being. This session will educate individuals on the steps they can take for balanced physical, mental, and spiritual health needs amidst everyday responsibilities.
💜Changing Roles & Relationships (by Chaplain Howard): Grief, bereavement, and beyond. Howard has dedicated over 45 years to serving his community in a variety of roles, always with a deep commitment to guiding and nurturing the spiritual well-being of others. His life’s work has centered around being a compassionate presence—especially in life’s most vulnerable moments. Whether sitting beside patients in their final days or offering support to grieving families, he has helped countless individuals find meaning, peace, and connection through the dying process. His calming and compassionate presence has allowed families to begin healing, helping them to redefine their grief journey with dignity, love, and hope. Today, he joins us to share profound insights on navigating change through grief, and to offer a message of healing, resilience, and the possibility of peace—even in the midst of loss.
If you have any specific questions, please email Sarah at [email protected].