BFGP Presents: Feeding Our Mental Health Workshops & More

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Our training and workshops fall under two classifications: Brain Food Garden Project Presents or BFGP Presents: Feeding Our Mental Health. Under the Brain Food Garden Project Presents label, we offer a wide variety of Mental Health peer-related recovery and advocacy topics. Our most recent workshops under this label have been Peer Leadership Through Public Speaking: Using Your Voice to Support Your Community & Create Positive Change a two-hour workshop created for the Urban Justice Center's Systems Advocacy 10-week program.  Self-Advocacy Understanding the Power of Your Own Voice, and Red, White, Blue, and YOU: Understanding When to Vote, What You Believe In, and Your Rights both created for Baltic Street AEH, Inc. Also, under this label, we offer the first-of-its-kind training to restaurant professionals, management, and line staff, Pressure Cooker: How to Keep Your Restaurant Staff from Burning Out by Creating Sound Behavioral Health Practices and Tools. 

Under the BFGP Presents: Feeding Our Mental Health label, we develop community and behavioral health peer-centric training related to Brain Food Garden Projects’ mission statement: "To promote constructive and person-centered conversations in the mental health community and beyond, regarding mindful eating and gardening as viable and important tools for behavioral health recovery." Our first training under this label was a six-hour training for the Community Access peer training program Howie the Harp Advocacy Center titled Food Justice, Food as Medicine, Shopping & Budgeting for Mindful Eating. Also, two workshops are currently in development for InUnity Alliance formerly known as The Coalition for Behavioral Health, 2024 Fiscal Year.

• Meet with you weekly over 90 days
• Guide you and your family in learning about the cycle of recovery and whole-family health
• Provide follow-up support to prevent re-hospitalization and ER visits
• Support successful transition to the community

• Cycle of Recovery
• Multi-Dimensional Wellness
• Healthy Communication
• Realistic Expectations
• Mind-Body Health
• Whole-Family Health
• Self-Compassion & Self-Care
• Self-Advocacy
• Emotional Safety
• Crisis Planning

This program is offered in the format that works best for you don't want to meet us in the garden we will meet you and your family: in-person, online, or hybrid.

 The Mental Health Community Partners Program may be a good fit for you if:

• You or a loved one identifies as an individual in recovery managing a behavioral health condition
• You or a loved one are transitioning from unwell to well, and seeking supportive connections in your community
• You or your loved one in recovery are seeking to involve your family or chosen supporters as participants in the program
  Individuals who do not have identified family members or chosen supporters to participate in the program may still participate as an individual, and receive support from the Mental Health Community Partner
• You or your loved one in recovery is over 12+ years of age
• You live in New York State

Also, to inquire about Sean speaking at your next panel discussion, conference, or event, email brainfoodgp@gmail.com

“My intent is to do well, be well, and speak for those who feel like their own voices aren’t being heard. This is what keeps my personal demons at bay.”

-Sean Brennan-