Schedule for Hope Rising Conference - The Woodlands

8:40 Welcome Judge Wayne Mack, Dr. Brenda LaVar, Eric Ayles, Video by Pastor John Hereford

9:00 The Science of Anxiety and OCD - Johann D’Souza, PHD

9:50 - Break to Visit Exhibitors

10:10 Ask the Experts Breakouts

106 = Pastors and Practitioners: A minister-turned- therapist reflects on what she wished each side knew about supporting congregational and community mental health - Kimberly McClung, M.Div, MA, LPC-Associate

105 = What do you do when Jonah does not want to leave the Belly of the Whale? Caregivers' Guide to Mental Well-Being - Shirley Collins-Clark, LMSW, LCDC, CART

107= Beyond Fentanyl, New Emerging Opioids and Synthetic Drugs - Wendell Campbell, MS, Drug Intelligence Officer, Houston HIDTA

104 = Neurofeedback and Mental Health - Agnes Kaufman, DC, BCN & Dawn Kuhn, MBA, BCN-T

11:10 Ask the Experts Breakouts (Repeat)

12:00 Lunch and sponsor recognition, Message by Matthew Teagues from the NFL Players Association

1:00 Unmasking a Smile, Testimony and Music - Meme Johnson, CPLC

1:45 Keynote: Saved Savage - Randal Reeder; Hollywood actor,

Producer, Ex-Pro, Wrestler, and Founder of Saved Savage Ministries

Ally Medical Emergency Room
Begin Again Institute
Clearfork Academy
Discovery Behavioral Health
Fuller Life Family Institute
Houston HIDTA /Overdose Response Strategy (ORS)
Independence Heights Hospital Detox
Magnolia City
Mosaics
NAMI Greater Houston
On the Mend Counseling
Open Door Mission
Ori Hope Counseling PLLC
West Oaks Hospital, Patriot Support
Sandstone Center for Neurofeedback
Santé Center for Healing
SoLuna Mental Wellness
Taylor Counseling Group
The Haven Texas
Transcend Recovery Community
Transitions Counseling and Consulting
Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare
TROHN
Windmill Wellness Ranch
Woodland Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
WoodsEdge Community Church

District Counseling - Premier Sponsor
Life Savers ER - Premier Sponsor
Lifespring Behavioral Health - Major Sponsor
Daring Ventures - Major Sponsor
Story of Self - Major Sponsor

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors

Our hope today is that you will begin your journey to recovery.

Whether you currently have a diagnosis or are the loved one of

someone who has been diagnosed, mental illness and addiction

are medical conditions that can be managed. Today you will hear

about all the elements of what enables recovery and achieve

living a full and rich life in spite of a diagnosis. Our hope is that

this conference will encourage you to begin or continue on that

journey to recovery.

Blessings,

by Pastor John Hereford in 2018

Conference Founder

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