Family Education Diabetes Series - FEDS

05/02/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting is tonight – Tuesday, May 2nd – at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our topic / activity for the evening will focus on our experiences and wisdom navigating diabetes (and health, generally) during COVID + and how this has evolved to present-day. We will also talk about our respective and collective ideas and advice about future FEDS programming for next year, alongside “back-up” plans for if we ever have to have some of our meetings virtually again.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

04/18/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be on Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our topic for the evening will be about the "three ingredients" to healthy family meals. Drawing from wisdom in the Family Matters project at the University of Minnesota, we will talk about a host of benefits paired with family meals, interactions, and food-choices.

(Sidebar: And to those of you who were at the previous FEDS in which we talked about upcoming talking-circles: we are now planning to do this on May 2nd.)

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

04/04/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be on Tuesday, April 4th, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our topic for the evening will be a continuation of last time’s discussion about how common struggles with depression (sadness) and anxiety (worry) impact our health, and how social connectedness and support are so helpful in our journey(s). Specifically, we will identify common scenarios that we (all) struggle with, and do some role-plays about how to respond to these struggles and how to improve, track, and monitor our well-being over time.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

Miigwech,
Tai, Kelly, and Noah

03/20/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be on Tuesday, March 21st, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our speaker will be our very own Dr. Tai. He will lead us in a discussion about how common struggles with depression (sadness) and anxiety (worry) impact our health, and how social connectedness and support are so helpful in our journey(s). We will talk about how these processes have gone for many of us over recent years with COVID (and rough winters!), and about different ways to improve, track, and monitor our well-being over time.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

03/06/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be on Tuesday, March 7th, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN, 55117).

Our speaker will be our very own Dr. Tai. He will lead us in a discussion about how to talk with doctors. We all know that sometimes this can be very difficult. It can feel rushed and frustrating, like we're not being listened to, and we can walk away confused about our treatment plans, medications, etc. Tai will facilitate a conversation that highlights (1) great ways to prepare for health visits (beforehand and in between), and (2) strategies for effectively engaging with health providers during visits.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

02/21/2023

FEDS will be meeting virtually at 6PM through ZOOM tonight due to the weather.

Here is the link:

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02/07/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be TODAY, Tuesday, February 7th, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our speaker/leader will be our very own Jessica Simpson. She will lead us in a discussion about stress management, and how doing this (and avoiding burnout) can help our physical- and psychological- health.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

01/23/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be on Tuesday, January 24th, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our speaker / leader will be our very own Dr. Tai Mendenhall. He will lead us in a discussion about how to strategically (and relatively easily) make changes to how we manage our time and our approach(es) to achieve our goals in managing health.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

01/09/2023

Boozhoo Everyone,

Happy New Year! We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We are reaching out to let you know that our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be tomorrow, on January 10, at 5:30PM.

We will meet IN-PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN).

Our speaker / leader will be our very own Dr. Noah Gagner. He will lead us in a discussion about how our mindsets and beliefs shape our responses to stress and exercise.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected] or text to 617-763-6369.

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

Miigwech,
FEDS Community

12/13/2022

**UPDATE***

Due to the weather forecast, we will meet via Zoom tonight.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6912428688?pwd=Rk9UeVhoTDVsVmFnTTBJb1BIVklQdz09

Meeting ID: 691 242 8688
Passcode: DIW

Our speaker/leader will be our very own Tai Mendenhall. He will lead us in a discussion about how to navigate the holiday season with diabetes, along with great ways to set realistic goals for the upcoming New Year.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected].

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

12/06/2022

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

Our next Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS) meeting will be TONIGHT, December 6th. We will gather IN PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN) at 5:30PM.

Our speaker / leader will be Susan Yancura. She has been a Zumba instructor for 10 years because she loves the dance and beat of global music to work out to. She has worked at gyms such as LA Fitness, YMCA, and for community centers around the Twin Cities area. She will share with us her personal story about how this type of exercise / dance helped her to reclaim her own health and well-being – and show us how to do it in ways that can be adapted for all fitness- and ability- levels.

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected].

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)

11/15/2022

Boozhoo Everyone,

We hope that you all are safe and doing well!

We will be meeting IN PERSON at the DIW (3080 Centerville Rd., Little Canada, MN) at 5:30PM TONIGHT, Tuesday, November 15th.

Our presentation and discussion will be led by Cante Nakanishi; she will guide us in a conversation about common emotions and experiences paired with diabetes – from first learning about the diagnosis (one's own illness or a loved one’s) to ways of seeking support, learning how to best manage and cope, navigating stress related to the disease, etc. Cante is a licensed marriage & family therapist, and is now pursuing a doctorate at the University of Minnesota. Her main research interests include historical trauma and working with intercultural couples.

We hope that you can join us! We encourage you, too, to bring friends and loved ones with you. All are welcome!

If you have any questions beforehand, send Tai an email to [email protected].

The FEDS is brought to you by Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul's Department of Indian Work, the University of Minnesota, and our local American Indian community. For more details, contact the Department of Indian Work Director, Kelly Miller, via [email protected].

Take care and see you soon!!! :)