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VOA|ReST: Resilience Strength Time

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Madonna A.
Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 | 07:00pm - 08:00pm EDT
Free
8 seats remaining
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About this meeting
VOA|ReST is an online peer support service providing the benefits of a confidential, interactive process to individuals who are struggling with loneliness, stress and fatigue during these extraordinary times. Each VOA|ReST group – led by up to two facilitators– follows processes designed to discharge distress and enable rediscovery of positive commitments to work and lifestyle goals. It is one way of alleviating exposure to moral distress experienced by frontline workers in long-term care, health care, social services and the general public during the current global health crisis. Without a chance to address these sometimes-debilitating feelings, people are at risk for moral injury, which over time may deepen into the destruction of integrity and character. Moral distress is characterized by emotions such as shame, guilt, humiliation, fury, despair, self-loathing, sorrow and a loss of trust. Sessions are limited to 10 or less participants. Video use, with your camera, is required for participation in VOA|ReST sessions. If you are using a mobile device/phone, go to your web browser, and log onto HeyPeers! to access your scheduled meeting.
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    Madonna A.

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    Raven S.

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About the host
Madonna J. Arsenault, Rev., M.Div., CSD, Chaplain, CADC, CPSS *Blessings of deep peace be with you; I’m grateful you are here. I come from a long line of indigenous healers and am a Christian believer, mother and grandmother. I’m also a teacher of beautiful things and an encourager of spirit with many years of experience providing spiritual and emotional care with persons who are our most vulnerable from diverse populations, bringing hope to life. "What delight comes to the one who follows God's ways!" Psalm 1:1 “…the unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy”. These words speak of honoring God in the present moment and with hope, waiting for a turn in circumstances, and lifting the hope with a promise of joy and trust while waiting on the other side of a hard now. In peer support, that’s what we do together in a safe and confidential space of empathetic and compassionate connection. The most important thing for us is to know that we are not alone in the life challenges we are facing. *Please reach out to me here on Hey Peers if you desire to connect for one-to one peer support, spiritual care, emotional support, and wellness planning. Deep peace, Madonna *Credentials: Ordained Christian Minister with Volunteers of America M.Div., Master of Divinity Hospital Chaplain Hospice Chaplain Chaplain and Minister for Volunteers of America, Certified Spiritual Director Birth Doula Trainer/Facilitator Shay Moral Injury Center, VOA Certified Peer Support Specialist Certified in Alcohol and Drug Counseling Clinical Therapeutic Musician Residential Counselor *Groups on Hey Peers where you will find me as a peer supporter: Volunteers of America: VOA ReST for First Responders VOA ReST for Veterans, VOA ReST General DBSA: DBSA Friends and Family DBSA Adult/Online Hey Peers Certified Meetings: Grief Support Depression Recovery Pregnancy and Postpartum Care and Support Growing Together: New Moms Communities I have created with support groups: Soul Care for Women Soul Care for Women: Bible Study Plumbline Collective One-to-One Life and Wellness Coaching, and Spiritual Direction
Motivation for help
I have been to the dark edges of deep sorrow and pain, and I have been brought to a sacred garden of joy and peace. My life is a story full of hope on this journey, and I’ve found that there is healing in the sharing our stories, more importantly, having our stories witnessed and believed is when the power of healing begins to arrive.
Recent reviews
Helps me a lot
Oct 09, 2024
Madonna and Dave are the best
Oct 04, 2024
Madonna is the best ♡♡♡♡♡
Oct 02, 2024
Madonna and hope were on fire as usual
Sep 25, 2024
Dave and Madonna were really great leaders tonight me and my fox pal meadow loved the group tonight hearing and seeing everyone.
Sep 20, 2024
Has healing qualities
Sep 19, 2024
Love Madonna and Hope. They are each compassion, joy, and kindness - with feet. .
Sep 18, 2024
The group leader was very gracious, an excellent leader, and very warm. I am grateful.
Sep 18, 2024
Hope and Madonna are both great leaders
Sep 18, 2024
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Volunteers of America

Volunteers of America and its Shay Moral Injury Center is dedicated to education, research and recovery strategies for moral distress and moral injury. Developed using best practices of its evidence-based Resilience Strength Training program for veterans, VOA|ReST meetings are ideal for care workers, first responders, veterans, and anyone in high stakes professions looking for some relief. Through its hundreds of housing, health and human service programs, Volunteers of America touches the lives of 1.5 million people in over 400 communities in 46 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each year. Since 1896, our work touches the mind, body, heart — and ultimately the spirit — of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.