Emotions Anonymous Meeting
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-18 19:00 - 20:00 UTC and 5 more dates | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
Weekly “Emotions Anonymous” meetings on Wednesday evenings. EA consists of emotional support for anger, depression, grief, anxiety, and other emotional struggles. EA was founded in 1971, involves group meetings, and applies a 12-step approach adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to help with emotional challenges. EA is based on 12 Steps, 12 traditions, 12 concepts, and 12 promises.

This group will be led by an experienced facilitator from the area whose group had been traveling 45 minutes to the closest meeting place. We are happy that DMIW can offer a space for our community to meet. If you struggle with your emotions, see if this might be a meeting that could help you.
#DontMakeItWeird

Emotions Anonymous Site

DMIW Peer Support Group
2025-05-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
Join us for our monthly Peer Support meeting at DMIW-MHRC.
This meeting is a relaxed, informal meeting of parents and adult family members who have a child or loved one living with mental illness. We have learned from experience that whether you choose to share your story, or just listen to others, it is comforting to know you are not alone. We understand the fear, the guilt, the hopelessness, the heartache, the burden, the toll on the family unit, and the loneliness. You are not alone! You are not required to share your story, but rest assured that if you choose to, your story stays within the walls of DMIW. The only requirement to attend is strict confidentiality.
*These meetings will be facilitated each week by a volunteer from Northeast Georgia Counseling (Buford). Visit: http://www.northeastgeorgiacounselingga.com
Kristina Miller, CPS-P
Certified Peer Specialist – Parent

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2025 Student-Athlete Series: Parent Powwow
2025-05-03 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-05-24 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-06-14 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-07-26 09:00 - 10:30 | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
We have partnered with Mental Health and Mental Performance Coach BJ Armstead of Apollo Sports Counseling for a series for parents of Student-Athletes. Join us on Saturday mornings every three weeks to discuss the unique challenges facing you and your student-athlete. Free event. Coffee & donuts provided. Space Limited, sign up below.
Topics covered:

1. Parent-Athlete Relationship & Communication
• How to foster open and supportive dialogue with your child about their sport.
• Strategies for balancing encouragement with pressure.
• The impact of parental expectations on an athlete’s mental health.

2. Managing Performance Anxiety & Stress
• Recognizing signs of anxiety in young athletes.
• Techniques to help your child manage pre-game nerves and performance pressure.
• The role of mindfulness, breathing exercises, and visualization.

3. Navigating Motivation: Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic
• Understanding what drives your child—passion vs. external rewards.
• Avoiding the ‘carrot and stick’ approach and fostering self-driven excellence.
• The long-term effects of different motivational strategies.

4. How to Talk to Your Child After Games & Practices
• Effective ways to offer feedback without harming confidence.
• The importance of listening and allowing space for emotional expression.
• Recognizing the difference between constructive conversations and criticism.

5. The Role of Mental Health in Athletic Success
• Identifying signs of burnout, depression, or emotional struggles.
• Encouraging a healthy balance between sports, school, and personal life.
• Destigmatizing therapy and mental performance coaching in sports.

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CAYA Mom's Group
2025-05-06 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-03 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-17 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-01 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
Come As You Are – CAYA Mom’s Group
This group will meet the 1st and 3rd TUESDAY of each month, 11:00am – 1:00pm.
A mom’s group for neurodivergent moms and moms of neurodivergent kids.
Bring your lunch, build community, connect with other local moms and reflect on your self-care.

Moderated by: Lauren Shinn, Psychotherapist, APC from Cardinal Counseling Group.
For more information to answer any questions email Lauren – lauren@cardinal-cg.com

ASIST Suicide Prevention Class
2025-05-16 08:30 - 2025-05-17 16:30 | Sugar Hill Church, 5091 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
Living Works ASIST is a 2-day interactive workshop that will provide you with the skills to intervene with someone who has thoughts of suicide.
You will learn to:

Develop a safely plan to keep someone safe-for-now and connect them with further help.
Talk openly about personal and community attitudes and suicide.
Build confidence and capacity in providing suicide first-aid.

This class is being held at: Sugar Hill Church – 5091 Nelson Brogdon Blvd | Buford, GA 30518
Dates:
May 16-17, 2025 | 8:30am – 4:00pm
Cost: $125
Register for MAY classes here

QPR - Suicide Prevention Training by GUIDE, Inc
2025-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
This two-hour course is designed for you to recognize the warning signs of depression and suicide and how to get help.
Please use link below to register:
https://guideinc.swoogo.com/qpr_dmiw
*If link isn’t redirecting, please copy and paste into your browser to register.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (10-12ppl)
2025-07-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
Looking for 10-12 volunteers to assemble 2500 small back to school bags.
Perfect opportunity for Middle or High School students, work groups, or families (12yo+) looking for a meaningful way to spend the day and give back.
Pizza Lunch to be provided afterwards. See sign up link below for more information and to sign up. Thanks!!!

Sign Up Here

Minute of Manhood
2025-07-12 09:00 - 10:30 | Community Center, 554 W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Buford, GA, 30518, United States
RSVP HERE:
MINUTE OF MANHOOD
A Safe Space for Men to Heal, Speak, and Build
MISSION STATEMENT
To create a safe, judgment-free, culturally grounded space for men to express emotion, explore identity, and grow into the healthiest versions of
themselves—mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
Facilitators:
• Jelani Sutton, Social Worker/Therapist, University of Georgia
• BJ Armstead, Social Worker/Therapist, University of Georgia
Organizations:
• Apollo Sports Counseling (Performance & Mental Wellness)
• Don’t Make It Weird, Inc. (Mental Health Advocacy & Community Healing)
Target Audience:
Men ages 16 and up—athletes, fathers, young professionals, husbands, students, and brothers from all walks of life.
Session Cadence:
• Held on the second Saturday of each month
• 90-minute in-person sessions
• Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
• Location: Don’t Make It Weird
Address: 554 W Main St, Buford, GA 30518
• Coffee and donuts provided
2025 Session Dates:
• July 12
• August 9
• September 13
• October 11
• November 15
• December 13
PROGRAM FEATURES
• 📓 Journaling Prompts for every session
• 🎯 “Challenge of the Week” small habit takeaways
• 🔗 Group chat or check-in system (optional)
• 🎤 Spotlight Stories – one man shares his journey each session
• 📈 Progress Tracker for mental, emotional, and spiritual goals
Topics Covered: The Weight of Silence – Why men don’t talk—and what it’s costing us • Breaking the stigma around emotional expression •
What “strength” really means • Redefining Manhood • What is manhood, really? • The difference between masculinity, ego, and leadership •
Social pressure vs. self-definition • Fatherhood, Legacy & Emotional Inheritance • Being a father vs. having a father • Generational trauma and
healing • How to model vulnerability for our kids • Marriage, Dating, and Emotional Intimacy • How to love and lead at the same time • The
invisible pressure to provide • Why emotional unavailability is learned—not natural • Mental Health, Depression, and High-Functioning Anxiety
• The invisible battles we fight • How to ask for help and still feel like a man • Tools for emotional regulation and resilience • Money, Pressure,
and Identity • What happens when your bank account becomes your self-worth • Financial pressure and mental burnout • Work ethic vs.
overcompensation • The Locker Room / The Barbershop Energy • A freestyle session for peer bonding and truth-telling • Men bring topics to
the table • Bounce ideas, vent, laugh, build • Spirituality and Direction • Where are you headed? • Faith, manhood, and purpose • Finding
peace in process • Self-Care for Men • How to pour into yourself without guilt • Building your mental gym • Daily rituals that heal •
Accountability and Brotherhood • Real accountability, not shame • Holding each other down and lifting each other up • How to build your tribe

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2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser & Festival
2025-07-27 15:30 - 19:30 | Still Fire Brewing, 343 US-23, Suwanee, 30024, United States
Come celebrate our 1 Year Anniversary and Back to School at the 2nd annual Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser & Festival!!
NEW LOCATION!!!
StillFire Brewing – 343 US-23 | Suwanee, Georgia 30024
Home Spice will be serving their delicious BBQ plates out of the DMIW-MHRC, live music, COLD beer, various vendors, bounce house, Brightside Cafe Coffee, Smoothies, and Snacks, 50/50 Raffle, Buford Walmart offering free vision screenings and giving away school supplies, and so much more! Fun for the whole family as we get ready to finish summer.
*Players come early to sign in!
We are looking for:
100 Teams of two players – $40 team registration
10 Vendors – $75 donation
15 Sponsors – $500 donation with logo on event banner – FULL
*See flyer under the events page for full details
Click Here to Register
