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May 21, 2022 -2nd Annual Wellness Day

2nd Annual Wellness Event in Honor of May awareness for Lupus, Fibromyalgia and Mental Health

2º Evento Anual de Bienestar en Honor a la concientización de Mayo sobre el Lupus, la Fibromialgia y

2º Evento Anual de Bienestar en Honor a la concientización de Mayo sobre el Lupus, la Fibromialgia y

 

In celebration of May Awareness for Lupus, Fibromyalgia and Mental Health we are organizing a full day event committed to health and wellness for patients, caregivers, and loved ones.

We will have Empowerment and Education breakout sessions that will teach skills needed to actively participate in healthy coping strategies. These sessions will be engaging and interactive in English and Spanish.

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2º Evento Anual de Bienestar en Honor a la concientización de Mayo sobre el Lupus, la Fibromialgia y

2º Evento Anual de Bienestar en Honor a la concientización de Mayo sobre el Lupus, la Fibromialgia y

2º Evento Anual de Bienestar en Honor a la concientización de Mayo sobre el Lupus, la Fibromialgia y

En honor de la concientización de  lupus, fibromialgia y la salud mental en el mes de Mayo, estamos organizando un evento de día completo comprometido con la salud y el bienestar de pacientes, cuidadores y seres queridos. Tendremos sesiones de empoderamiento y educación que enseñarán las habilidades necesarias para participar activamente en estrategias de afrontamiento saludables. Estas sesiones serán  interactivas en Ingles y Español.

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2nd Annual Wellness Day Agenda

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Wellness Day Event 2022 Speakers

Senator Susan Rubio

Senator Susan Rubio

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

  

Senator Susan Rubio was elected to the California Legislature in 2018, representing Senate District 22. She is the first Latina Chair of the Senate Insurance Committee and is on the Senate leadership team. She is Committee Member of Energy, Utilities, Communications; Health; Transportation; Governmental Organization; and Joint Committee

  

Senator Susan Rubio was elected to the California Legislature in 2018, representing Senate District 22. She is the first Latina Chair of the Senate Insurance Committee and is on the Senate leadership team. She is Committee Member of Energy, Utilities, Communications; Health; Transportation; Governmental Organization; and Joint Committee on Rules.  She is co-chair of the Senate Wildfires and Climate Change Resiliency Group and a member of the Senate Housing Group, convened to develop legislation to address the housing shortage in California. In addition, Senator Rubio is the first Chair of the Select Committee on Domestic Violence. 

Previously, she was a public school teacher for 17 years in Baldwin Park and Monrovia school districts and was an elected official for 13 years in the City of Baldwin Park. She was born in Juarez, Mexico, and is the proud daughter of a former bracero worker and housekeeper. 

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Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus, she was active in securing mental he

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus, she was active in securing mental health parity in the Affordable Care Act, and she dedicates tremendous energy to promoting mental health legislation and working with key players to increase funding and access  to mental health services. 

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Samy Metyas, MD, MSc, FACP, FACR

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano

Samy Metyas, MD, MSc, FACP, FACR

Dr. Metyas is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology and has a Master’s Degree in orthopedic surgery. He has a private Rheumatology practice in Covina, CA. He is a Clinical Associate  Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Southern California (USC),  President of California Rheumatology Alliance (CRA).

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Dr. Monica Blied, PhD, MACL

Dr. Elisheva Irma Diaz, MTS, BAJS,DD

Samy Metyas, MD, MSc, FACP, FACR

 Dr. Monica Blied is a California-based Clinical Psychologist, wife, mother of 3, Lupus warrior, and the founder of Faces of Health Wellness Center in Claremont, California. Specializing in providing integrative care to adults with chronic medical illnesses, Dr. Blied has expertise in the mind-body health connection. She also provides psy

 Dr. Monica Blied is a California-based Clinical Psychologist, wife, mother of 3, Lupus warrior, and the founder of Faces of Health Wellness Center in Claremont, California. Specializing in providing integrative care to adults with chronic medical illnesses, Dr. Blied has expertise in the mind-body health connection. She also provides psychological assessments for ADHD and Autism for teens and young adults. Dr. Blied now brings together her wealth of professional knowledge as a health psychologist and her lived experiences as a lupus patient to support individuals nationwide, by teaching stress management techniques and neuroscience-based relaxation skills via her new app: "My Health in My Hands." Get to know Dr. Blied more on her website at www.drblied.com or on social media @Dr.Blied 

Daniel G. Garza

Dr. Elisheva Irma Diaz, MTS, BAJS,DD

Dr. Elisheva Irma Diaz, MTS, BAJS,DD

Daniel G Garza is a 20-year, award-winning, HIV advocate dedicated to education and prevention. He's also an actor, stand-up comic, and host of, "Put It Together Conversations" and "The Christian & Daniel Show" with his partner, on his network Lilmesican Productions. He brings positive energy to those around him with his Reiki work and intuitive readings as "The Card Divo".  

Dr. Elisheva Irma Diaz, MTS, BAJS,DD

Dr. Elisheva Irma Diaz, MTS, BAJS,DD

Dr. Elisheva Irma Diaz, MTS, BAJS,DD

International Author, Public Speaker, Lecturer Author, Elisheva Irma Diaz, is a born and raised Angeleno. She is an International Author, Public Speaker and lecturer whose holistic and inspirational communication skills has helped to nurture many through spiritual, mental and emotional health struggles . She currently works with bereaved 

International Author, Public Speaker, Lecturer Author, Elisheva Irma Diaz, is a born and raised Angeleno. She is an International Author, Public Speaker and lecturer whose holistic and inspirational communication skills has helped to nurture many through spiritual, mental and emotional health struggles . She currently works with bereaved families offering grief counseling and group therapy for Emanate Health. In January 2020 she joined Congresswoman Grace Napolitano’s (CA32nd Congressional District) staff as her Health and Mental Health Liaison. She manages the Mental health Consortium for the Congresswoman . 

Monica Blake, PCC

Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Monica Blake, PCC

Monica Blake is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with expertise in Executive, Career, and Life Coaching, a Business and Human Resources Consultant, a Certified Pilates Instructor, and a Motivational Speaker. For 20 years she has helped hundreds of individuals reach their personal, professional, and physical goals through her In Action

Monica Blake is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with expertise in Executive, Career, and Life Coaching, a Business and Human Resources Consultant, a Certified Pilates Instructor, and a Motivational Speaker. For 20 years she has helped hundreds of individuals reach their personal, professional, and physical goals through her In Action Coaching practice which is founded on three decades of human resources executive and senior leadership experience.

Monica also has 25 years of experience in Pilates exercise methods and owns/operates In Action Pilates Studio. She is the only Certified Pilates Instructor in the world diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, who has also endured total knee replacement surgeries on both knees.

Monica has been featured in USA Today, magazines: Woman's World, Pilates Style, Black Enterprise, Arthritis Today, Health Monitor, and on ABC 7, KTLA 5, and KCAL 9 news.

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Ana Alvarez, MSW

Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Monica Blake, PCC

Ana Alvarez is a Mental Wellness Coordinator at El Centro de Ayuda. She has worked with single parent youth experiencing homelessness and foster youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Ana currently works with transitional age youth offering mental health services, individual counseling, support groups, and linkages to resources for youth at a Youth Source Center. 


Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA, is currently the director of the Human Research Subjects Protections office at Kaiser Permanente, Southern California.  She has a background in anthropology and more than 25 years of expertise in research with vulnerable groups and research ethics.  Armida has done research in social determinants and HIV/ AIDS, dru

Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA, is currently the director of the Human Research Subjects Protections office at Kaiser Permanente, Southern California.  She has a background in anthropology and more than 25 years of expertise in research with vulnerable groups and research ethics.  Armida has done research in social determinants and HIV/ AIDS, drug use, and interpersonal violence, with federal and state funding, at various academic institutions such USC and UCLA .  In the past 14 years, her independent research has focused on the study of food and nutrition from evolutionary, behavioral, social and cultural perspectives, and how these interact in the production of nutritional health at the individual and community levels.  

Wellness Day Event 2022 Speakers- More to come!

Myrna Godfrey

Wanda Green, Patient Advocate, Author, Poet

Wanda Green, Patient Advocate, Author, Poet

Myrna Godfrey has helped change the lives of thousands of people around the globe. 

She has been on a personal journey of transformation and evolution for the past 20 years studying healing and mediation.

She helps people to transform the negative emotions and the beliefs that have been limiting them.

So they can open up to new possibilities

Myrna Godfrey has helped change the lives of thousands of people around the globe. 

She has been on a personal journey of transformation and evolution for the past 20 years studying healing and mediation.

She helps people to transform the negative emotions and the beliefs that have been limiting them.

So they can open up to new possibilities and create what they want in their lives, in their mind, bodies and spirits. 

Myrna is a certified Transformational Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist and Quantum Touch Energy Healer. 

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Wanda Green, Patient Advocate, Author, Poet

Wanda Green, Patient Advocate, Author, Poet

Wanda Green, Patient Advocate, Author, Poet

Wanda Green is a healthcare advocate that is living on borrowed time. She's a patient and family caregiver for over 9 years so she is able to share personal perspectives in both spaces. Her ambition led to founding, Empowering Patients & Caregivers | EPC in 2021. Her mission is to curate a platform to empower, legislate, raise awareness, 

Wanda Green is a healthcare advocate that is living on borrowed time. She's a patient and family caregiver for over 9 years so she is able to share personal perspectives in both spaces. Her ambition led to founding, Empowering Patients & Caregivers | EPC in 2021. Her mission is to curate a platform to empower, legislate, raise awareness, and provide educational resources to amplify the issues and advancements that will change the narrative for all in meaningful discussions to impact our world.

Ruth Padilla-King, LCSW
Ruth Padilla-King is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and the intern train

Ruth Padilla-King, LCSW

Wanda Green, Patient Advocate, Author, Poet

Cassidy Carcamo, Beauty Advisor

Ruth Padilla-King is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and the intern training coordinator for Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Outreach Program in Baldwin Park. She has worked with vulnerable populations for over twenty years, including at risk youth, teen parents, domestic violence survivors and most recently providing Spanish bereaveme

Ruth Padilla-King is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and the intern training coordinator for Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Outreach Program in Baldwin Park. She has worked with vulnerable populations for over twenty years, including at risk youth, teen parents, domestic violence survivors and most recently providing Spanish bereavement support services to older adults. Due to the pandemic and losses in the Latino community, she is currently facilitating 3 adult support groups, and 3 youth groups on a weekly basis.

Ruth obtained her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work Degree from California State University, Los Angeles. She also earned a Certificate in Child Maltreatment & Family Violence. She has taught part time as an adjunct lecturer at CSULA for the department of social work and child development for 3 years. She continues to integrate evidence-based practices in the training of future clinicians as they complete their MSW and BSW degrees.

Cassidy Carcamo, Beauty Advisor

Christy Jones, Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach

Cassidy Carcamo, Beauty Advisor

  

Cassidy Carcamo is a beauty advisor and self-taught freelance make-up artist. She is enthusiastic about skincare and beauty products. Cassidy learned the art of makeup through independent practices by studying techniques of established makeup artist and creating her own strong, clean expressive make up style. She has worked with men, wo

  

Cassidy Carcamo is a beauty advisor and self-taught freelance make-up artist. She is enthusiastic about skincare and beauty products. Cassidy learned the art of makeup through independent practices by studying techniques of established makeup artist and creating her own strong, clean expressive make up style. She has worked with men, women and teens and enhances the innate beauty of each of her clients. She is well versed with both high end and drug store products. 

Christy Jones, Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach

Christy Jones, Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach

Christy Jones, Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach

  

Christy Jones an experienced Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach she runs a fun and 

unique private practice working individually with adults, teens and families teaching them how to listen to their internal body wisdom create a healthy mind and body with practical health, mindfulness and spiritual tools. She loves seeing pe

  

Christy Jones an experienced Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach she runs a fun and 

unique private practice working individually with adults, teens and families teaching them how to listen to their internal body wisdom create a healthy mind and body with practical health, mindfulness and spiritual tools. She loves seeing people’s lives change with these tools.

She also provides essential mindfulness, health and mindset trainings in schools for teachers, administers and students to raise their awareness into their identity as love. When adults and children accept this simple truth that they are love, whole and complete negative behaviors drastically diminish.  She believes the key to health is understanding how your body, mind and soul work together to create optimal mental, emotional and physical health.  She is passionate about teaching people to build a healthy gut since all health is dependent on the health of the gut. 

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Paula N. White, R.N., B.S.N., AE-C, CCE

Christy Jones, Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach

Christy Jones, Certified Wholistic Health and Mindfulness Coach

Paula White is a Registered Nurse and Patient Engagement Liaison with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. She grew up in the Midwest where she attended college and earned her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing from the University of Saint Francis in Illinois. She has 25 years of experience within the acute care and community health sett

Paula White is a Registered Nurse and Patient Engagement Liaison with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. She grew up in the Midwest where she attended college and earned her Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing from the University of Saint Francis in Illinois. She has 25 years of experience within the acute care and community health settings. Early in her career, she quickly discovered her passion to ensure patients are knowledgeable about their diagnosis and develop self-confidence in managing their disease. She has spent 20 years educating patients and raising awareness regarding Respiratory and Immunology diseases. She has a strong regard for patients suffering with chronic illness and strives to ensure each patient she touches walks away feeling empowered to continue learning how to live their best life. With a family lineage of educators, she plans to continue learning and sharing throughout her career.

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Wellness Day Event 2022 Presentations

Latest on Lupus & Fibromyalgia Presented by: Samy Metyas, MD, MSc, FACP, FACR

Our kitchen, our lab: Grass Roots Science and Health Presented by: Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Our kitchen, our lab: Grass Roots Science and Health Presented by: Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Our kitchen, our lab: Grass Roots Science and Health Presented by: Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Our kitchen, our lab: Grass Roots Science and Health Presented by: Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Our kitchen, our lab: Grass Roots Science and Health Presented by: Armida Ayala, PhD, MHA

Comedy Time with Daniel G. Garza

Us in Lupus Presented by Paula N. White, R.N., B.S.N., AE-C, CCE

Us in Lupus Presented by Paula N. White, R.N., B.S.N., AE-C, CCE

Us in Lupus Presented by Paula N. White, R.N., B.S.N., AE-C, CCE

Us in Lupus Presented by Paula N. White, R.N., B.S.N., AE-C, CCE

Us in Lupus Presented by Paula N. White, R.N., B.S.N., AE-C, CCE

Wellness Day Event 2022-Interactive Workshop Sessions

Grieving Process

Intro to Brainspotting for Spoonies

Grieving Process

Chair Pilates

Intro to Brainspotting for Spoonies

Grieving Process

Intro to Brainspotting for Spoonies

Intro to Brainspotting for Spoonies

Intro to Brainspotting for Spoonies

Self Care & Beauty Tips

Self Care & Beauty Tips

Intro to Brainspotting for Spoonies

Mat Pilates

Self Care & Beauty Tips

Tecnicas Para el Estres

Tecnicas Para el Estres

Self Care & Beauty Tips

Tecnicas Para el Estres

El Bienestar de Uno Mismo

Grit & Grace of Caregiving

Grit & Grace of Caregiving

Grit & Grace of Caregiving

Grit & Grace of Caregiving

Grit & Grace of Caregiving

Gut Health & Healthy Snacks

Grit & Grace of Caregiving

Gut Health & Healthy Snacks

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

Gut Health & Healthy Snacks

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