Martin's Point Health Education Center Offers 'Weighty Matters' Support Group

First session set for Thursday night in Portland

Martin's Point Health Care continues to provide a monthly weight management Support Group in the Moser Building on the main campus at 331 Veranda Street in Portland. The sessions will be held 6 to 7 p.m. on July 21, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15.

Weighty Issues focuses on the psychosocial aspects of eating and the connection between food and emotions. The topics for this series are “Self-Care in Vacationland,” “Natural Ways to Relax,” and “Reaffirming Your Needs/Wants.”

All sessions are open to the public and people of all sizes are welcome. Confidentiality is also honored. The program will be facilitated by Joyce Sarat White, MA, LPC.

For further information or to register for the program, which is $10 per session, call the Martin's Point Health Education Center at 207-828-2497 or 1-800-322-0280. Online registration is available at www.martinspoint.org.

Established in 1981, Martin’s Point is a not-for-profit health care provider with facilities in Portland, Brunswick and Portsmouth, New Hampshire and serves patients in the areas of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, cardiology, and mammography, as well as other fields.

The Martin’s Point Health Education Center has a variety of related resource materials that includes publications and videos. The center also offers information and classes that focus on a host of other topics, ranging from smoking cessation to disease management. For additional information, visit online at www.martinspoint.org.

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