Holiday Blues? Food for the Soul: A Holistic & Nutritional Approach to Black Mental Wellness

“Holiday Blues” impacts our emotions with varying degrees of intensity and duration. Nutrition and diet during the holiday season are particularly important. Black/African American food choices were influenced negatively by the slave trade that still affects food patterns in the US today.This is a workshop to provide awareness and understanding of how nutrition and diet impacts our mental health while providing information on holistic and nutritional value involving plant based diets and oils supporting mental wellness!We welcome our guest workshop lecturer Dr. Ruby Lathon, PhD, Holistic Nutritionist & Key Note Speaker, Dr. Jessica Hairston, MD, Psychiatrist
Workshops on Thursday, November 18, 2021:

Provider workshop – 2:00pm – 4:00pm MST (2.0 cultural CEU hours are provided for FREE)

Community workshop – 5:00pm – 7:00pm MST

 
Learning Objectives

Awareness of historical relevance and the impact of food choices by Black/African Americans.
Understand how Holistic and Nutritional values lead to a healthier lifestyle.
Participants will be provided information on plant based diets and oils that impact mental wellness.

 
2.0 hour cultural CEUs will be provided for professionals (mental health, counselors, social work, etc.) for PROVIDER workshop.
Please fill out the following form to secure your spot in the workshop and to receive the online meeting information.
If you have any questions, please contact us at Info@NMBLC.org!
Thank you to NM Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Initiatives, Behavioral Health Training and Education Services Grant for supporting these opportunities in our community.