Mental Health: Let’s Talk
Wednesday 26th January 2022 – Zoom
6pm London
1pm Cayman
1pm New York
Mental Health: Let’s Talk offers members and non-members access to established Health & Wellness practitioners Dr. Shari Smith of Life Options, Sarah Pierson of the Alex Panton Foundation and Chef Maureen “Mo” Cubbon of Zest.
Dr. Shari Smith, Owner/Clinical Psychologist at Life Options joins us to speak on the mind-body connection and how to find motivation through mindfulness. She will also take members through a simple mindfulness exercise that can be done from anywhere.
Sarah Pierson, Administrative Coordinator for the Alex Panton Foundation, provides resources for anyone struggling with mental illness, including details on how to access assistance in Cayman, even while living overseas.
Chef Maureen Cubbon, Owner, Zest & Volunteer Ambassador for Jamie Oliver Food Revolution brings her experience in the kitchen to the Yard to help us understand how nutrition and mental health are inextricably linked, and how what we eat today impacts our mood, and our long-term health.
This Virtual Yard Meeting is hosted by Cayman Connection’s Kate Kandiah, a qualified Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner (Equine Specialist).
Kate Kandiah is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Organisational Psychology, and is also a qualified Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner (Equine Specialist) focusing on organisational development and corporate team building, family therapy, and growth and learning for young vulnerable people in London.
All Virtual Yard Meetings encourage members a chance to ask questions before and during the session. Email questions in advance to hello@caymanconnection.org.
Sarah Pierson – The Alex Panton Foundation
Alex Panton Foundation – Overcoming the stigma of mental illness
The Alex Panton Foundation is a Non-Profit Organisation with the primary objective of raising awareness of mental illnesses affecting children and young adults in the Cayman Islands with a particular focus on anxiety and depression.
This Foundation has been established in memory of Alex Panton, who succumbed to the effects of severe depression at the age of 16.
The Alex Panton Foundation aims to provide hope and resources to friends, family, teachers, classmates, and carers to help save the lives of children and young adults struggling with mental illness.
The 5th Annual Youth Mental Health Symposium takes place on 19th February in Cayman. To learn more including how to take part as a speaker, email admin@alexpantonfoundation.ky.
Dr Shari Smith – Life Options
LifeOptions/Life Coaching in the Cayman Islands/Mindfulness/
HELPING PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER
At LifeOptions our mission is to help others become the best version of themselves. We are here to help you sort out the puzzle of life when the pieces are not fitting together. COACHING sessions are used as a proactive approach in providing guidance as you navigate the various choices in life to reach your goals. Through coaching you address present day challenges and develop plans for reaching your goals to address those challenges.
LifeOptions is here to support and empower you during life transitions, which can include educational, career, relationships or personal changes. Even those everyday challenges that can become overwhelming, we can help you work through. As the Client, you determine the nature and amount of change you want to make. As your Coach, I am here to help guide and support you using a goal-oriented approach, with a combination of mindfulness, cognitive-behavior techniques, and building the awareness of the mind-body-spirit connection to help you reach your overall wellness and personal goals.
Chef Maureen (Mo) Cubbon of Zest
Calling the Cayman Islands home for over 20 years, Chef Mo is deeply ingrained in the Cayman food culture & has been a part of the international culinary scene for most of her life. A passionate food advocate & culinary entrepreneur, things started to heat up in the kitchen for Chef Mo when she earned first place at Food & Wine Magazine’s 2013 Cayman Cookout Cook-Off competition cooking for judges Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, & José Andrés. Later that year she was a speaker at TEDx Seven Mile Beach where she introduced her concept of sparking a “Cayman Style Food Revolution”.
Since then, Chef Mo has immersed herself in Cayman’s bountiful culinary world. She is the Director at Bestlife Culinary and a Volunteer Ambassador for the Jamie Oliver Food Revolution. Under this program, she founded Seed2Plate designed for government-run schools which teaches children about where their food comes from and basic cooking skills.
