BPSRBPSR Escondido Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse ClubhouseClubhouse ConnectConnect February 2021 Inside this Issue Inside this issue: Feature ........................ 1 Self Care ..................... 2 Recovery Tool Time ... 3 Spotlights ..................... 4 What I Love................. 6 Pet of the Month ........ 8 Food & Dining ............ 9 Fun & Games ............. 10 Art & Facts .................. 11 Helpful links ................. 12 Photos by Jill R BPSR Escondido Clubhouse 474 Vermont Ave Lunch at the Clubhouse Suite 105 By Chris L Escondido, CA 92026 Escondido Clubhouse Coordinator Lileigh and and it's nice that they serves free lunch to mem- she told me that she gets keep us fed. (760) 737-7125 bers five days a week donations from Smart and If you want to help from 10 AM - 12 PM. Final, Deanna’s Gluten contribute to the club- https://www.mhsinc.org/listing/ Remember to sign up be- Free Bakery, and Grocery house, have your family bpsr-escondido-clubhouse-2/ fore 10 AM. Three of Outlet. Jeannette cooks and friends make a tax- those days, Wednesday, on Wednesdays, Kersten deductible donation Thursday, and Friday, are cooks on Thursdays, and which can help with hot lunches. Friday is piz- Lileigh cooks on Fridays. lunches: gofundme.com/ za day! I think the staff at the f/campaign-for-the-bpsr- I talked to Clubhouse clubhouse are amazing escondido-clubhouse SELF LOVE The Newsroom: Loving Yourself Like Editorial: Chris L, Cindy T, You Love Your Friends David D, Lileigh W, Katherine W, Terra J by Carmen D Layout: Cindy T, Terra J, Jill R Writing: Carmen D, Chris L, Cindy T, Terra J Photography: Carmen D, Candace L, Chris L, Jazmine L, Jill R Advisor: Jill R Photo by Carmen D As Valentine's Day is almost up- to a good breakfast. Third, enjoy a on us, I thought I'd write about self- nice quiet area to yourself where you love. Many of us treat our friends bet- can relax. Fourth, think about self ter than we treat ourselves, myself care such as showering, taking a bath, included. If you feel this way, too, taking your medicine, or exercising this article may be for you. and do it. Fifth, journal your grati- According to Wikipedia, self-love tude. Sixth, do something you love “defined as ‘love of self’ or ‘regard such as art, drawing or coloring. Sev- for one's own happiness or ad- enth, hang out with those who love vantage,’ has been conceptualized you. Eighth, take each win you can both as a basic human necessity and get. Ninth, you should try new hob- as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and bies. Finally, realize that beauty is in selfishness, synonymous with amour the way that you see it and is different propre, conceitedness, egotism, nar- for everybody. cissism, et al.” Ten ways to practice self-love and (Source: 30 Ways To Practice be good to yourself: Self-love And Be Good To Yourself First, start each day saying some- by Jessie Hays) thing positive. Second, treat yourself Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse Connect 2 February 2021 RECOVERY TOOL TIME Building Healthy Relationships by Carmen D During this difficult time, you can still build strong rela- tionships with family and friends. I have an aunt in Iowa and she is older but we still communicate on Facebook Messenger. We send each oth- er texts and once a week we get on a video call to one an- other so we feel closer togeth- er. We share hobbies such as drawing and writing and we have shared experiences. Some funny experiences we talk about are about her trip out here and my trip back to Iowa. We also share about the newsletter because she used to be a graphic artist and we talk about our appreciation for painters on YouTube. We are not afraid to laugh at our- selves through pictures or sharing. I always ask about her health as I am concerned about her well being. She tells me how she and her late hus- band were really close in that they shared many good expe- riences together. Healthy relationships in- volve: Photo by Carmen D Having mutual respect for each other and letting each other share evenly or when ship. which is key, whether it is on needed most. Individuality, which is a weekly or monthly basis. Trusting each other with having your own hobbies but secrets, funny past happenings sharing in appreciation for Therefore, make some time to and what is currently going on each other's interests. get on texts, phone calls, Mes- in each other’s lives. Self confidence, which is senger, WhatsApp, or Zoom Honesty, which is being feeling good about yourself, video calls with your friends open with each other. and that helps one share with or family. Compromise, which is the other. give and take in the relation- Good communication, Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse Connect 3 February 2021 SPOTLIGHTS SPOTLIGHTS Member Spotlight: Shannon K By Carmen D On Friday, January 15th I had the pleasure of interview- ing Shannon K. Carmen: When did you be- come a member? Shannon: I became a member in May 2020. C: What makes you unique? S: I'd probably say my sense of humor and my compassion for other people. C: What's your favorite hob- by? S: Right now I'm trying to do creative projects. It's jour- naling in lieu of trying to write a book. C: Where are you from? S: I was born in Carson City, Creative Commons Photo from Bing Nevada--the state capital. C: How long have you lived are going to be clear pages C: How has the clubhouse in Escondido? where triangles are layered on helped you? top of themselves to explain S: The clubhouse has helped S: After high school, I moved the triangle of life within one- out here. me in so many ways, such as self. The most outer one is me, facilitating groups and gaining myself, and I. knowledge and skills about C: What are you working on? myself through the classes. S: A book--well, a non- C: What are the goals you It’s the best support system I traditional self-help book. I want to achieve in 2021? could ask for. just got a mentor to help me S: I'm not sure if it will be organize it. I have all the ma- achieved, but finishing the C: On a lighter note, what terial from last year’s notes book I’m writing. Also, I'm kind of music do you like? and I need help transcribing it. going to post more videos on My mentor is going to be S: Oh, that's so hard! If I had my YouTube channel. A fu- to pick one genre it would be there to help with the publish- ture project is sharing er. I want the book to be dif- jazz. If I had to pick one artist knowledge from my health I'd pick Frank Sinatra because ferent. For example, it is go- degree with others. I have a ing to be handwritten, not I've been singing along with bachelor's degree in public him since I was 18. It prevents typeset. Since I'm left-handed health. it will be written left to right me from having road rage. instead of right to left. There Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse Connect 4 February 2021 SPOTLIGHTSSPOTLIGHTS Staff Spotlight: Jazmine L, ACSW By Carmen D J: My favorite show is The Office. C: What kind of music do you like? J: I enjoy listening to country music and 90’s grunge. My favorite artist at the moment is Morgan Wallen. C: What kind of goals are you working on for 2021? J: I get to the gym everyday. I'm lucky that I have an out- door gym very close to me. My goals for this year are to increase my strength (deadlift 300 pounds) & practice grati- tude daily. I also aim to be a great support to my clients and my team at SBCM. C: Tell me more about your- self J: I graduated with my Master of Social Work Degree from San Diego State University in May 2020. I have my Bache- Photo courtesy of Jazmine L lor of Psychology and Sociol- ogy Degree from UC River- Carmen: How long have you worked for side. I have worked in the mental health Strength Based Case Management (SBCM)? field since 2015. Jazmine: About a year and a half. I enjoy traveling, working out, reading, and spending time with my German Shepherd, C: How many clients do you have? Molly. My favorite food is PB&J’s and I J: 32. survive on coffee. Fun fact: I have traveled to 19 states so far, C: I know you were inspired by my garden and have visited some multiple times. article to get some plants. How's that going? J: So they're doing great. I chose three C: Anything else you want to tell the read- plants and they are very much alive. I'm ex- ers? cited. J: Mental health is just as important as phys- ical health. Be kind to yourself and take it C: What’s your favorite tv show? one day at a time! Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse Connect 5 February 2021 WHATWhat I LOVE I Love “My family.” -Chris L “The clubhouse because they do so much to help others and they’ve helped me tre- mendously. I went from a to- tal disaster to I think a pretty good person again.” -Tom C “I love life!” “I love the -Terra J lunches at the clubhouse.” -Chris L “My friends and family.” - Diane K “Family and new church I found.” “I love playing guitar!” - Tom C -Bernard C “I love LOVE!” - -Terra J “Coffee with sugar.” “My new cell phone so ““My cat Zoey.” Kimmy M I can hear everybody -Lila E and understand, it’s a blessing!” - Tom C “I love writing - poetry.” -Ysmael T “I love the fact that I have the abil- ity to practice my re- ligion.” - Yvonne G “I love the group and the clubhouse.” - Chris L Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse Connect 6 February 2021 WHATWhat I LOVE I Love “I love my family, kids, and God.” - “Good music!” “My grandchildren.” Martin V - Ken B - Yvonne G “I love art and “I love Agua Ca- nature.” “My cat Callie.” liente in Julian.” -Monique F - Carmen D - Tom C ” I love myself.” “My friends.” - James H -Doug E “My speakers and “Animals and my subwoofer.” “My muscles get- video games.” - Raymond P ting bigger.” -Christine -Ken B “Lifting dumbbells “Life!” and journaling.” -Yvonne G -Monique F “I love being able to observe and give my opinions that people “My dad and this can take if they like.” phone therapy or -Charles B whatever you call it.” - Seiji S Escondido Clubhouse Clubhouse Connect 7 February 2021 PET OF THE MONTH Pet of the Month Pet of the Month: Butters by Chris L Photo by Candace L My niece found But- fell in love with him and scratched.