Waukesha, WI
June 14 2022
6:00 PM
Carroll University
100 N East Ave
Waukesha, WI 53188
The Living Undeterred Tour is a nationwide exploration aimed at bring attention to the mental health and substance use epidemics in our nation.
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Keynote Speaker: Jeff Johnston
Better, Not Bitter: The Living Undeterred Mindset
On October 4, 2016, the trajectory of Jeff’s life changed with one phone call. Prior to that day, Jeff was living the American Dream. He had a great family, was a successful entrepreneur running a financial services firm in Iowa, and was seemingly coasting through life. The morning of October 4, 2016 Jeff received the phone call that is every parent’s worst nightmare. His oldest son, Seth, had died from fentanyl poisoning. He was 23 years old.
Jeff soon realized that he had two options. He could go down a road of anger and despair and become bitter, or he could use his situation as motivation to become better. And while it was not an easy journey, Jeff chose the road of better. Jeff's resiliency would again be tested in June 2021, when he lost his wife, Prudence, to alcoholism.
Jeff shares his experience through grief, addiction, and battling with his own mental health and the coping mechanisms he has developed to remain, undeterred.
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About Hope For a Better Tomorrow
Dr. Sheila Gissibl founded Hope for a Better Tomorrow with a vision and mission to bring Holistic Health to Patient care. In previous treatment settings she found herself frustrated at the lack of collaboration and microscope approach to healthcare. Therefore, she set out to treat people holistically (whole person), incorporating any practices that may help her clients achieve health and wellness, emotionally and physically.
About WisHope
Project WisHope is a 501 (C3) non-profit, peer-run Recovery Community Organization located in the Milwaukee and Waukesha areas and serving the state of Wisconsin. Our mission is to provide resources, education, advocacy, and peer support to Wisconsin’s recovery community members, including those directly impacted by addiction and mental health conditions and their family members, friends and allies.
About Charlie Ray
Charlie Ray is the leading expert in releasing emotional trauma. Charlie has been able to help get rid or greatly reduce Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Fears, Phobia's and much more. Charlie has worked with clients ranging from sexual assault, human trafficking, domestic violence, suicidal tendencies, generational trauma, parental trauma, and much more.