BitterSweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole; Discussion for Mental Health Awareness Month

Join us for a literary discussion to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. This open discussion will feature topics found in Susan Cain’s latest book: Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. We will explore the book’s theme of “bittersweet” and how it fits into the spectrum of human emotion. The discussion will be facilitated by Leann Dzemske,MsC.,LPC, ATR and use art activities to expand on the book’s themes of emotion and creativity. The Teton County Health Department will share Mental Health books and resources, featured on the platform CredibleMind. 

This event will be free but registration is required as space is limited.

Cain states about the book, “Light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. If we realize that all humans know sorrow and loss, as well as joy, we can transform personal and collective pain into creativity, spirituality, and love.”

The Teton County Library will have limited free copies of the book available at the front desk, while supplies last. 

Participants are unable to get a copy of Bittersweet and still want to attend, please listen to the 2-part podcast on Brene Brown’s Unlocking Us.

Leann Dzemske,MsC.,LPC, ATR is the founder of Heart Revolution Therapy and Counseling. Leann holds a master’s in art therapy and counseling from Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has extensive clinical experience working with individuals struggling with topics like identity formation, trauma, relationship struggles, unexpected life changes, social anxiety, behavior and attention challenges, depression, anxiety, dissociation, low self-esteem, grief, Alzheimer's, and dementia. She is the only professionally credentialed Art Therapist in Jackson, WY, and Idaho and the second in the entire state of Wyoming. Through her compassionate and non-judgmental guidance, Leann empowers clients to find their voice, tell their stories, and discover inner peace and wisdom