I recommend checking into the new services that Teresa Currivan will be offering at Bloom Retreat in Walnut Creek. Here are the details:

Ongoing Mothers Support Group:  Monday Nights, 7-9 pm.  ($25 or $100 for 5 sessions)

Finding the Wise Mother Within Workshop: Saturday, Oct. 20,  and Saturday, Nov. 10, 1-3pm.  ($35) 

Free Meet the Therapist and Meet Other Mothers:  This Saturday, Oct. 13, 1-2pm.

Contact Teresa at (925) 478-7966.  Or Teresa_Currivan@att.net.  (Website coming…)

All are at Bloom Retreat: 1444 S.  Main Street, Walnut Creek.  http://www.bloomretreat.com/events/specialevents/  

Bio:  Teresa Currivan is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.   Through her experience as a mother, and as a therapist, Teresa has developed a deep belief that we all have a wise “inner mother,” and that we need to train ourselves to hear that voice within.  She received her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology using Drama Therapy from CIIS in San Francisco.  She is a graduate of the Psychotherapy Institute’s Post-graduate training program in Berkeley, and has been a student of indigenous studies for 15 years.  Teresa has worked with mothers of various backgrounds in the community health setting.    Through her workshops, support groups, and individual sessions, Teresa hopes to help mothers to remember their own inner mother-wisdom. 

This is the festival that gets my ideas flowing for playing with babies!  Go and harvest corn, pick pumpkins, play in the dirt, stomp to the music, pet the animals, walk through the herb garden….so much for baby to do on the farm.

Ardenwood Farm Harvest Festival
Everyone gets to work on this working farm! Kids can harvest corn, ride a horse-drawn train, watch ice cream being made and sample old-fashioned treats. They can also watch a magic show, and join in a sing-along for some old-fashioned fun! Sat., 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Sun., 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Fremont. $8 per adult. $6 per senior. $5 per child. Under 4, free. All ages. Event details.

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