Simple Life, Inc.

05/21/2026

Tonight is the night.

In a few hours, the doors at Amera Senior Living open and a room full of Siouxland leaders will sit down for conversations they will not forget.

This evening exists because people in this community decided that mental health is worth more than awareness. It is worth attention. Real, in-person, eye-contact attention.

To everyone coming tonight, thank you. To our Human Books, thank you for the courage it takes to share what you have lived. To our team and our partners at Amera, thank you for making this possible.

We will see you at 5:00.

05/18/2026

05/15/2026

Love finds its way.

These two found each other at Simple Life. A reminder that connection, joy, and partnership are not reserved for some people and not others.

Every member who walks through our doors is a full person. With a story. With a heart. With something to teach the rest of us about what belonging actually feels like.

On May 21, you can hear from people just like them.

📅 Thursday, May 21 | 5:00 to 6:30 PM
📍 Amera Senior Living
http://www.givebutter.com/humanlibrary

05/13/2026

May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

One in five mothers experiences a mental health condition during pregnancy or the first year after giving birth. Most never get the help they need. Many never tell anyone what they are going through.

Mental illness does not look like one thing. It does not happen to one kind of person. It is in our families, our workplaces, our churches, our neighborhoods.

05/09/2026

Patience. Color. Steady hands.

Members spent an afternoon making beaded plant hangers. One bead at a time, one knot at a time. The kind of activity that asks you to slow down and stay with it.

Mental illness can make slowing down hard. Staying with something hard. That is part of why work like this matters here.

This is who we are inviting you to learn from on May 21.

Thursday, May 21 | 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Amera Senior Living, 707 4th St.
http://givebutter.com/humanlibrary

05/07/2026

I'm not interested in if you've stood with the great. I'm interested in if you've sat with the broken."

This is the heart of why we are gathering on May 21.

The Human Library is not for spectators. It is for the kind of leader who is willing to sit down, listen, and let what they hear change them.

If that is you, we have saved you a seat.

📅 Thursday, May 21 | 5:00 to 6:30 PM
📍 Amera Senior Living, Downtown Sioux City

Register at http://www.givebutter.com/humanlibrary

05/03/2026

Coffee, conversation, and a regular morning out.

Members spent time at Pierce Street Coffee Works recently. Talking, ordering, finding a seat, being part of the everyday rhythm of downtown Sioux City.

Outings like this look small. They are not. For someone whose mental health makes the world feel loud or unpredictable, a calm hour at a coffee shop is a real thing.

This is the everyday work behind the conversation we are inviting you into on May 21.

📅 Thursday, May 21 | 5:00 to 6:30 PM
📍 Amera Senior Living

Tickets at http://www.givebutter.com/humanlibrary

05/01/2026

Three weeks from tonight, something rare happens in Sioux City.

On May 21, Simple Life is hosting **The Human Library** at Amera Senior Living. A limited-seat evening where Siouxland leaders sit down for real conversations with people who have lived through mental illness.

Not a panel. Not a lecture. A conversation.

This entire month, our feed is going to look a little different. We are going all in on this event because we believe the right people in the right room can change what mental health support looks like in this community.

If you lead people, love people, or want to understand mental health in a deeper way, this evening is for you.

📅 **Thursday, May 21 | 5:00 to 6:30 PM**
📍 Amera Senior Living, Downtown Sioux City

Seats are limited. Register at

Join Siouxland’s most influential leaders for a rare, limited-seat experience that builds understanding, reduces stigma, and strengthens how we lead our workplaces and community.

04/29/2026

Some doors open when we choose to listen.

Simple Life is hosting The Human Library, a rare, limited-seat evening where Siouxland's leaders sit down for real, face-to-face conversations with individuals who have lived experience with mental illness.

Not a lecture. Not a panel. A conversation.

📅 Thursday, May 21

📍 Amera Senior Living, Downtown Sioux City

5:00 to 6:30 PM (Doors open at 4:45)

Seats are limited. This evening is for anyone who leads people, loves people, or wants to understand mental health in a deeper, more human way.

Register at http://givebutter.com/humanlibrary