Heartland Core Wellness

08/05/2025

The Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee, Highlands & Polk Counties, Inc. Doula Program accepts Sunshine Health Medicaid for doula services!

If you're expecting, now is the perfect time to connect with a doula for support, guidance, and advocacy throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. We have plenty of availability, so don’t miss this opportunity to have a dedicated doula by your side!

Why choose a doula?
✔️ Emotional & physical support
✔️ Partner involvement & guidance
✔️ Birth plan assistance
✔️ Postpartum care

Reach out today to learn more and get matched with a doula!

We serve moms living in Hardee, Highlands, & Polk Counties. You may contact our Doula Coordinator, Amy Beascoechea, by email at abeascoechea@healthystarthhp.org. You may also complete the contact form at this link --> https://www.healthystarthhp.org/healthy-start-doula-program/

The Healthy Start Doula Program accepts Sunshine Health Medicaid for doula services!

If you're expecting, now is the perfect time to connect with a doula for support, guidance, and advocacy throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. We have plenty of availability, so don’t miss this opportunity to have a dedicated doula by your side!

Why choose a doula?
✔️ Emotional & physical support
✔️ Partner involvement & guidance
✔️ Birth plan assistance
✔️ Postpartum care

Reach out today to learn more and get matched with a doula!

We serve moms living in Hardee, Highlands, & Polk Counties. You may contact our Doula Coordinator, Amy Beascoechea, by email at abeascoechea@healthystarthhp.org. You may also complete the contact form at this link --> https://www.healthystarthhp.org/healthy-start-doula-program/

06/17/2025

🚨 Late Share, But Worth It! 🚨

Our partners (and fam!) at Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee, Highlands & Polk Counties,. are hosting a FREE Lunch & Learn with Corey Adams of Mending The Gap-Fatherhood Initiative today, June 17 at 12pm (in 30 minutes)!

📣 Dads, this one’s for you:
Tap into your confidence and see how it shifts everything for your family.

🕐 Tune in on your lunch break
📍 Free on Zoom
🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WHqRcGFrR1KzWuXWDvoOpg

Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee, Highlands & Polk Counties, Inc. invites you to participate in a free Lunch & Learn Session with our Assistant Program Director, Corey Adams, on Tuesday, June 17th!

Learn how to tap into feeling your most confident as a father and how that affects your family dynamics.

To register, please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WHqRcGFrR1KzWuXWDvoOpg

06/04/2025

Mental Health First Aid = Community First Aid.

We’re grateful for the powerful turnout at our recent Mental Health First Aid training in partnership with AdventHealth Sebring, Safe & Sound Hillsborough, and South Florida State College.

✅ 26 participants registered
✅ Capacity nearly full
✅ More sessions coming this fall!

June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and this is your reminder:
It’s okay to ask for help. You’re not alone.

📲 Call or text 988 for 24/7 crisis support
🔗 Visit www.samhsa.gov or www.nami.org for mental health resources

Together, we’re building a stronger, more compassionate Highlands County, one conversation at a time. 💬💙

05/18/2025

Gratitude. Laughter. Community. Healing

Last Sunday, Heartland Core Wellness’s Aisha Alayande had the honor of hosting the Mayhem Comedy Show in collaboration with Georgia E. Dawkins to raise awareness and funds for mental and maternal health.

With a lineup full of talented comedians, we were reminded of how joyful community work can be when done with a side of laughs.

These photos capture moments from a night filled with laughter, love, and purpose.

Thank you to everyone who made this evening unforgettable:
• Georgia E. Dawkins – Producer & Talent
• Highlands Lakeside Theatre – Video Crew
• Anie Maylin – Photographer
• AdventHealth Sebring
• Mending the Gap – Fatherhood Initiative
• Synergy Health Group
• And every supporter helping us build a future where mental and maternal health thrives.

Together, we are making Highlands county healthier.

05/14/2025

Look at what our partners in wellness over at Peace River Center have going on for Mental Health Awareness Month:

Wear Green Day

Help Peace River Center raise awareness by participating in Wear Green Day on Thursday, May 15. Snap a picture wearing green and post it to your social media profiles, letting others know you support mental health. Be sure to also share their 24-hour emotional support and crisis line, 863.519.3744, because you never know who might need some light. Tag Peace River with and help spread the word by inviting your friends!

Peace River is also hosting a Mental Health Awareness Month Community Symposium where you can learn helpful mental health skills. The Symposium takes place on Wednesday, May 21, at the Black Swan Venue. They will have two mental health experts speak on:

Thresholds of the Mind: Identifying Your Limits and Finding the Calm in the Chaos.

Reserve your spot today!

https://www.peacerivercenter.org/calendar/mham-community-symposium-2025/

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM), we are shining a light on mental health by hosting a Community Symposium on Wednesday, May 21. Learn helpful resources and tips from Peace River Center experts on topics such as "Thresholds of the Mind: Identifying Your Limits" and "Finding the Calm in the Chaos". Register for free today for your spot! https://bit.ly/MHAM-2025-Symposium

05/14/2025

Join Us for a Free Mental Health First Aid Certification Course!

Heartland Core Wellness, in partnership with Safe & Sound Hillsborough and proudly sponsored by Advent Health, invites you to attend a FREE Mental Health First Aid training to support our community during Mental Health Awareness Month.

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: South Florida State College, 600 West College Dr., Avon Park, FL 33875

Registration: https://southfloridastate052825.eventbrite.com/

This nationally recognized certification will equip you with the skills to:
• Recognize signs of mental health and substance use challenges
• Respond with confidence in a crisis
• Connect people to appropriate support

Course Value: $175 – offered FREE with registration.
Participants must complete a 2-hour self-paced course before attending the 5.5-hour in-person session.

This training is part of our ongoing commitment to wellness, prevention, and community empowerment.

Register today and be part of the movement to prioritize mental health becausese in May, we Help Every Mind

05/01/2025

Kicking off MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, our community partners over at Move Beyond, Inc. are hosting a virtual panel tonight at 6pm, titled,”UNDERSTANDING:
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER”

Join this panel for a powerful and informative discussion in recognition of Mentla Health Awareness Month. This event will bring together a panel of mental professionals to explore the realities of anxiety, depression and Oppositional Defiant Disorder conditions that impact individuals of all ages but are often misunderstood or go unrecognized.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88387922245?pwd=hm3ndYlbOTTFanl6A1TVdeNlR39ZM8.1

05/01/2025

It’s May and our community is recognizing Mental Health Awareness and Trauma-Informed Care Month just as we did last year.

Through our MayHEM campaign—Helping Every Mind—Heartland Core Wellness and so many of our partners will be offering a full month of events to uplift, educate, and empower. From live chats and wellness activities to a special May-HEM Comedy Show hosted by Aisha Alayande, we’re committed to making mental health support feel accessible, communal, and even joyful.

Last year, we are put a spotlight on motherhood and mental health, this year we are raising awareness around challenges that we all face and we are bringing Faith Leaders into the mix, so join us because we are in the is together

Every mind matters and no one should carry their burdens alone.

Link for the show is below and in IG bio:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mayhem-comedy-show-tickets-1299506802829?aff=ebdsshios

Join us. Learn more. Show up.

02/13/2025

Today’s art for happy minds is, “Heart Air Balloons”.

01/16/2025

Today’s art for happy minds is, “grid line cats”.

12/12/2024

Join us for this month’s Art For Happy Minds. Lets do Aluminum Embossed Trees.