MENTAL HEALTH IN ACTION
Personal and community wellness takes dialogue. It takes learning. It takes action. Our team of experts create sensory and experiential wellness events and retreats for you, your workplace, your community.
Pricing
Each workshop module (four, 1.15 hr workshops) is $100. If needed, participants may arrange to pay $25 per single workshop.
facilitator
Learn More about our Workshop Facilitator, Dr. Alexis Moreno.
Online Workshops & Group Coaching
Sign Up Early: New DBT Virtual Workshops!
We are organizing two new Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Virtual Workshops. Anyone who wants to learn & master new mental health & wellness skills are welcome.
About Our DBT Workshop Series
Each group is comprised of 8-10 committed participants along with our facilitator, Dr. Alexis Moreno.
Workshops are 1hr & 15 mins long & held once a week.
We dedicate 4 workshops per DBT Module beginning with Mindfulness then advancing to Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotional Regulation, & Distress Tolerance.
Our agenda includes brief check-ins, DBT education, & custom action steps to practice skill-building. Participants will receive informative handouts & practical worksheets.
We ask that our participants commit to consistent workshop attendance & sign up for at least one full module. Dedication to each module will improve our participants’ mastery of the topic & the skills we will be covering.
24/7 on-demand virtual access
Reporting on Suicide: Prevent Increasing Risk Webinar
In honor of National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week, Wit & Reason is publishing a free webinar specifically created for journalists and media personnel with instruction by Dr. Alexis Moreno. Webinar participants will receive a pre-recorded version of the webinar, a downloadable PDF of the webinar slides, and gain access to schedule Dr. Moreno for a complimentary live virtual presentation of the webinar for their staff with time dedicated to group discussions and Q&A. This very much needed webinar covers:
Media Impact on Suicide
Coverage Objectives
Alternatives: Do This
Resources: What to Include in Your Coverage
24/7 on-demand virtual access
Promoting Connection Webinar
In honor of National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week, Wit & Reason is sharing a recorded suicide prevention webinar with live interactive slides accessible to participants anytime, anywhere. In the webinar, psychologist Dr. Alexis Moreno shares the latest information about suicide rates across the US, factors contributing to the loss of life by suicide, and what everyone can do to prevent suicide. Dr. Moreno walks you through the 5 steps you should take to help someone at risk for suicide and makes workplace recommendations to prevent suicide.
Addressing suicide concerns with a loved one can be uncomfortable, so Dr. Moreno also offers complimentary virtual consultation to practice the skills discussed in the webinar. Downloadable slides will be available to use and share.
Quarterly virtual Events
BIPOC Watch Parties
Our BIPOC Meetups are reserved as a virtual social space for black, indigenous, & people of color (nonwhite or other than white) to connect, learn, and engage in some well-deserved radical self-care.
BIPOC Watch Parties are held quarterly as a time to relax (with some snacks), support BIPOC filmmakers, and chat about everything BIPOC & media. These recurring meetups offer our communities accessible opportunities to watch & support BIPOC films, openly express their thoughts and feelings, share experiences, and connect with other BIPOC communities around the world in a comfortable and supportive space.
Inspiration
Members of our weekly 2020+ BIPOC Meetups were looking for more ways to regularly bond and connect. They suggested hosting weekend BIPOC Watch Parties and here we are!
Movies
Watch Party movies are collaboratively selected by our prior month’s BIPOC Watch Party attendees. Click here to see what we have coming up next!
What We’ve Been Up To
Take a look at some of our Pre-COVID Private Group & Public Community Events. We’ve missed seeing you all in person and we are preparing for Post-COVID in-person connection. We’re here to collaborate with you and we’re excited to bring some creative mental health experiences to your next virtual &/or future in-person events!
Wyoming Farm Clinton Maryland
This very much needed day-away covers:
Mindfulness Education & Practice
Native Plant Education & Gardening
Local Bread, Wine & Cheese Eats!
A Potted Plant for Each Participant to Take Home
Clinton, MD
Mindful Plant & Sip
Imagine this, you and 7 of your friends sipping local wine, eating local cheese on locally baked bread, and nurturing your own native plant to take home with you. All while overlooking gorgeous green rolling hills on a historic farm within 35 minutes of the district. You have the opportunity to join us for a private Plant & Sip event hosted by Wit & Reason and Wyoming Farm, a Chestnut and Pawpaw orchard in Clinton, Maryland. Invite your friends to put mindful gardening and wellness into action in this peaceful and scenic experience.
Online event
BIPOC Meetup
Our BIPOC Meetups were reserved as a weekly virtual social space for black, indigenous, & people of color (nonwhite or other than white) from June 2020 - May 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd, high rates of murders by police in BIPOC communities, and ongoing experiences of racism and discrimination across various domains in BIPOC lives.
Our global pandemic and ongoing experiences of discrimination and prejudice have been harsh realities impacting every aspect of our wellness (physically, emotionally, socially, financially, etc.). Connection, unity, and self-care are understood as radical acts that we all deserve. So, all BIPOC individuals were welcome to use this meetup as a time to vent, learn, and connect with BIPOC around the US and internationally.
Arlington, VA
Fitness & Wellness Festival
The Discover Arlington Fitness + Wellness Festival gives attendees fitness + wellness all in one place!
Wit & Reason remains the only mental health representation at the Fitness & Wellness Festival. We join in to help de-stigmatize mental health, provide evidence-based health & wellness practices, and to have fun playing games and connecting with our local community members. This season, we invited attendees to join our Self-Care Challenge! Attendees wrote down one of their favorite self-care acts to randomly pass it on and challenge another attendee to give it a try. Every community member who stopped by our wellness booth both shared and randomly accepted a self-care act from someone else at the festival. Attendees’ self-care challenges ranged from taking a mindful walk (sans cell phone) to singing and dancing to their favorite song.
It got even better! The first 500 participants were given a Swag Bag that included a Wit & Reason Self-Care Door Hanger to put up in their office space or home to let others know “It’s Me Time.” By the end of the day, a very lucky attendee won our Wit & Reason raffle prize, a Private Plant & Sip event for the winner and 7 of their friends at the gorgeous historic farm, Wyoming Farm in Clinton, Maryland!
Wit & Reason @ Washington DC
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Washington, DC
Out of the Darkness Walk
We did it! Wit and Reason supporters helped us as we walk to fight suicide in the Out of the Darkness Washington DC Walk.
We joined the community of nearly 250k people walking in hundreds of cities across the country in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.
Our supporters made donations that helped bring AFSP one step closer to achieving their bold goal to reduce the suicide rate 20% by 2025.
WeWork, Washington, DC
Mindful Gardening
Guess what - Research shows that people who have access to nature experience better social functioning, better psychological functioning, & better physical health. So, Wit & Reason made it a point to bring more nature into people’s lives during a hands-on Self-Care Workshop at WeWork Navy Yard.
Participants got to learn more about immediate & long-term Stress Management Strategies from Dr. Alexis Moreno from Wit & Reason and put Self-Care into action by mindfully creating their own living terrarium for their home, office, or as a gift for friend.
Wyoming Farm, Clinton, MD
Mindful Farm Walk & Chestnut Harvest
Take a deep breath and bring yourself to the present moment. Admire the diverse agriculture around you, natural sounds, and refreshing garden scents. Wit & Reason hosted a mindfulness walk through the scenic & historical Wyoming Farm in Clinton, Maryland.
Mental health therapist, Alex Honigman, LICSW, helped guests celebrate Wyoming Farm's inaugural chestnut harvest with our breathtaking Mindfulness Farm Walk before dancing to live Balkan music, sipping local wine, and enjoying local foods.
Alexandria, VA
Spring Fitness + Wellness Festival
Waterfront Park was overflowing with a wide range of fitness studios and wellness businesses (including us @witandreason!). The fitness studios featured 8-10 minute workouts every 20 minutes and Wit & Reason was featured presenting a fun variety of educational Wellness Workshops.
Mental Health Trivia Competition with a Mindful Gardening Kit Prize!
Exploring Our 8 Aspects of Wellness & Effective Goal Setting
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Education & Mindfulness Meditation
Each of our Wellness Workshops was led by our mental health specialists and brought social-psychological research to life. Participants were able to learn more about the various aspects of their health & wellness, engage in some self-exploration, & put self-care into action using evidenced-based practice. All of this was set right outside in front of the peaceful Potomac River.
Make sure your wellness event has mental health:
Washington, DC
WeWork Wellness Wednesdays
There are actually 8 different areas of Wellness that you can improve to enhance our health & wellbeing. DC workers were encouraged to take some time for themselves and meet with psychologist Dr. Alexis for a weekly Wellness Check-In! In this open forum, employees were able to develop their Wellness IQ, examine their life satisfaction and wellness, set practical goals, socialize, and enjoy some delicious snacks.
Capital Pride Parade
Washington, DC
Capital Pride Parade
Wit & Reason walked with DC Psychological Association in the 2018 Capital Pride Parade! Wit & Reason and the DC Psychological Association recognize the importance of access to safe and competent mental health services and want to show our support to the LGBTQ+ community. In honor of this event, the DC Psychological Association revamped their online directory to indicate which mental health therapists have specialties in LGBTQ+ issues and added other relevant resources to their website. Wit and Reason remain dedicated to increasing awareness and public education about LGBTQ+ experiences on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Follow us and stay up-to-date on the latest LGBTQ+ media, workplace, and general health news. #witandreasonlovesyou !
Wellness Festival
Arlington, VA
Summer Fitness + Wellness Festival
Wit and Reason spent a warm breezy day at the incredibly fun Discover Arlington Fitness + Wellness Festival! We chatted up attendees about their individual, community, and workplace mental health, played competitive self-care themed games, and made some gorgeous emotional awareness community art. We are so happy to have this unique opportunity to promote a full Mind and Body experience at Discover the District's Fitness + Wellness Festival!
Who knew Fitness + Wellness could be so much fun?! - We did ;-) Check out our event pics in our Facebook album and Instagram Events story!
washington, dc & online LIVE streaming
The Secrets to Practicing Self-Care & Mindfulness
In this workshop, participants learned about Self-Care and how critical it is to our relationships, career, and overall well-being. They reflected on personal value-based living and determined how they would effectively incorporate the 5 different aspects of self-care into their daily routine. Participants also created personalized self-care goals, practical steps to accomplish their goals, and developed social support plans. To actively put self-care into practice, participants learned about the powerful impact of Mindfulness and ended the workshop with a tasty Mindful Eating treat!