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Happier Now talk

Please join a evening with Happier founder and TED Talk speaker, Nataly Kogan. Nataly will share her game-changing strategies and insights on how you can live a happier life. She will talk about her new book, Happier Now, and about her time volunteering at the SEGA girls school in Tanzania, Africa.

Books will be available for purchase at the event. Reception to follow. Presented by Nurturing Minds, www.nurturingmindsinafrica.org. Purchase tickets at the event website www.tiny.cc/happier. For email inquiries please contact info@nurturingmindsinafrica.org

May 15th,  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown

College Consultant available

Are you thinking about the college admission process but don’t know where to begin?

Are you feeling overwhelmed by all of the complex (and sometimes conflicting) information on college admission?

Are you wishing your family wasn’t fighting over college application issues?

If you answered “Yes!” to any of these questions, an independent, comprehensive college consultant can help. Maruta Vitols guides families through every aspect of the college admission application process, from thinking about possible careers/majors to creating a college list to comparing award letters. She’s uniqely qualified, having experienced elite college admissions from the perspectives of faculty, staff, and student. Maruta is also a graduate of Newton South (Class of 1994), and a lifelong resident of Newton.

Check out www.apluscollegeconsult.com for more information, and contact her at mvitols@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation. 🙂 Maruta Z. Vitols, Ph.D.

Reminder about Small Choices – Big Impact

Join a presentation by former New England Patriot Chris Sullivan and his wife Kathi Sullivan. Listen as they share their own personal stories about addiction, mental health and making good choices. This talk is geared to parents and teens. For more information and to RSVP (requested, not required) visit www.newtonma.gov/newtonpath .

April 10th, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Newton South

Film screening and discussion

Discussing depression, anxiety, and suicide is a challenge, but the best possible way to prevent suicide is to talk about it, ask questions, and listen.

“Not Alone” introduces several teens who have struggled with mental health issues and raises awareness about the warning signs and prevention methods. Unlike popular TV shows which provide inaccurate depictions and sensationalize suicide, “Not Alone” sparks an important dialogue and gives teens a context within which they can discuss their feelings or struggles with mental health.

Parents and Teens are invited to view a short film “Not Alone” with experts from Newton Wellesley Hospital and Riverside Community Care. Light Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Newton Free Library Teen Department, Newton Cares, and the Newton Health and Human Services Department. For a flyer about this event, please click Not Alone.

April 9th, 6:30 pm
Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium

Thinking about your spring re-awakening?

Join Newton moms Jen Riff and Michelle Hubbard for these new, exciting classes! Each 1 hour class includes a 30 minute lecture and a 30 minute yoga/pilates movement portion. Bring a mat, a friend, and your wonderful energy! Children are welcome.

Choose one, or do all four:
1. Stress Management: Education and practice of understanding what stress is and reducing it in ways that work for the individual and family. April 5th, 11:30 am

2. Resiliency: Education about the definition of resiliency and how to increase factors that help you bounce back faster from negative events. April 29th, 4:00 pm

3. Anxiety: Education on what anxiety is — positive and negative anxiety, and how to manage it. May 4th, 11:30 am

4. Sleep: Education around why we sleep, the parts of sleep, and what we CAN do to sleep better. May 20th, 4:00 pm

RSVP to MSHEL267@aol.com to reserve a spot or express interest. Each class will cost $30.00 per person.

Dr. Jennifer Riff, Ph.D. in clinical psychology, uses evidence based approaches while focusing on outcomes and results. Specialties include coping with divorce, building resiliency to disease, managing depression and anxiety, building social skills, and strengthening family systems. She strives to support individuals while challenging them to increase their coping strategies and resiliency to risk factors. With her experience and advanced training in a range of treatment modalities, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, family systems, and play therapy, Dr. Riff takes an integrative and collaborative approach to her work. Dr. Riff has a private practice in Newton Highlands.

Michelle Silberman Hubbard, founder of Posture for Performance, is a Stott Certified Pilates instructor and yoga instructor for the past 20 years. Posture for Performance has designed yoga and Pilates based workshops at such companies as Harvard Business School, Stern School of Business, Faulkner Hospital, Roger Williams Law School, Suffolk Law School, and Tufts medical school, in addition to working with hundreds of individuals over the past two decades. A dancer all her life, Michelle studied Theater and Dance and Duke and holds an MFA in Theater from Brandeis. Michelle has a strong daily yoga practice and is passionate about creating daily wellness and joy. A class with Michelle includes core posture work and alignment awareness, with a gentle yoga/pilates combination that will stretch, tone and strengthen you all over. You can contact Michelle at MSHEL267@aol.com for additional information.

Class for Mom: Your Return to Work Career Journey

Join in to learn about the steps you should be taking to re-enter the workforce. If you’re contemplating returning, have made the decision to return, or have already started your search and are looking for suggestions and support, they’ll help you connect the dots by sharing tips, ideas, and 1:1 advice on how to successfully navigate the next chapter of your career. Learn how the working environment has changed, how to deal with your resume gap, and what tech training to get.

Everyone’s welcome, but this class is especially targeted to #womenreturners. Sponsored by Newton Community Education.

April 12th,  7:00 – 9:00 pm
Newton South High School

McDonald’s Education Workshop and College Fair

Every year, McDonald’s hosts free education workshops and college fairs throughout the United States to provide families the opportunity to learn about the college admissions process and explore their possibilities. This year, the Boston event will be held at Newton South HS.

During the event, families will have a chance to meet with university representatives from over 25 New England colleges, learn tips and advice at planning workshops, meet one-on- one with former college admissions officers and take a diagnostic ACT exam. It is recommended that families register in advance, as seating during the workshops is limited and priority will be given to registered participants.

For a full schedule and to register, visit: http://bit.ly/ed-fair

April 29th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road, Newton Centre

Celebrating Changing Lives Benefit

Please join One Can Help at its Celebrating Changing Lives benefit.

Founded by a Waban attorney, Anne Bader Martin, One Can Help provides timely, critical assistance to disadvantaged children and families. Whether it’s a bus pass so a struggling caregiver can find a job, an afterschool activity for a child who needs supervision, or a month’s rent to keep a family from eviction, their assistance has been shown to improve lives, keep more families together and help juvenile court and child welfare systems work more effectively and efficiently.

OCH’s annual fundraiser is coming up soon. Sponsorship options start at $250.00 and tickets are $50.00. Please follow this link for more information about the event, sponsorships, and to buy tickets or email info@onecanhelp.org.

May 10th
The Windsor Club, 1601 Beacon Street, Newton

College Admission Essay Workshops

ActiveMinds Tutoring activemindstutoring.com is pleased to announce their second annual College Admission Essay Workshops!

Presenting the same caliber of expert instruction that they’ve brought to clients for over a decade, these College Admission Essay Workshops are a notch above the rest!

Francesca Grossman, our lead instructor:

  • An expert writing instructor with degrees from Stanford and Harvard
  • Has over fifteen years’ teaching experience helping students craft a compelling admissions essay
  • Has a stellar track record of helping students get into the top college of their choice

Price: $225 per student, $50 off for referring a friend who signs up! To learn more and to sign up your soon-to-be rising senior,  please email  info@activemindstutoring.com,

Choose one of the following Workshops:  June 21st, 1:00 – 4:00 pm,  August 16th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm,  September 23rd, 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
Newton Lower Falls Community Center