Let's check in with a therapist
...our Zoom guest today
What are the root causes of bullying? How do past experiences in early childhood shape who we are today? Raise your hand if you’ve considered how events from your past can be triggers in relationships today.
Therapist Meredith Stahl is a licensed mental health therapist who predominantly works with individuals aged 13-30 but also has clients in their 60s.
We’ll take today’s conversation wherever you want to go, but we will start with how this therapist works with young people today in a world where bullying is on the rise.
Your Zoom link will be open at noon today, August 5.
Zoom with therapist Meredith Stahl
Future Monday Zoom guests
August 12
Our guests on August 12 will be C.J. Peterson, an Iowa delegate to the Democratic National Convention serving on the Rules Committee, and Adam Peters, a delegate to the convention who lives in the Quad Cities. The two have been leaders of the Iowa Democratic Party Stonewall Caucus since 2022 (C.J. served as chair for two years and took Adam over in 2024).
Adam recently made the Quad Cities Business Journal's 40 under 40 list for 2024 and is a national delegate to the Democratic National Convention, to be held August 19-22 in Chicago’s United Center.
Potluck readers will glimpse what these two delegates are thinking in the lead-up to the historic event when Vice President Kamala Harris becomes the party’s nominee for president.
Speaking of elections, are you registered to vote in Iowa? To make sure your name has not been purged from the voter rolls, click here to check that your information is current: Register to Vote.
August 19
Ruth Harkin has compiled a book of essays, “When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories,” which will be launched in early September. To pre-order a copy of the book, Order Ruth's Book.
On August 19, Ruth will join our Potluck group to talk about the book, the essays she’s included, and the Tom and Ruth Harkin Institute.
Okoboji
Hey, Ruth will be joining us for the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat, and serving on a panel with publisher
, Steve Semken. This angle for a memoir is a conversation many attendees will find helpful. Speaking of the Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat, stay tuned for another major announcement. Oh, my, are we going to have fun at what promises to be the best OWR yet.There are still a few seats remaining. Go for it. Why the heck not!? You KNOW you want to, right?
Iowa Writers’ Collaborative
The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative is an experiment that has taken off, and provides valuable content from a stable of incomparable professional writers. Take a look at the their work posted in the Roundup column yesterday. If you don’t already subscribe to the IWC Roundup, please do (it’s free), then pick those members you want to support and become a paid subscriber. We’re in this together!
Will I have to check with my insurance first to see if this is in-network? 😉