1. Welcome to the fall issue of the Empowerment Magazine, a quarterly online and print publica-
tion dedicated to promoting overall wellness and mental health resiliency for the Greater Sacra-
mento region.
Just a couple of months ago, we launched our inaugural issue and I am very pleased to share
that Empowerment Magazine is going strong! We remain committed to our mission of creating a new
and positive image for people with lived experience of mental health challenges while helping to
eliminate some of the prevailing stereotypes about mental illness.
If you have an empowering/inspiring story to share, ideas for Empowerment Magazine, or
would like to send comments or feedback about the magazine, we would love to hear from you.
To contact us, send an email to contact@empowermentmagazine.org or call us at 916 222-7541.
Sincerely,
Amede Kyubwa, MA, MPA
Special thanks to:
Marilyn Washington Hisham Soliman, MD, MPH
Terry Zick, M.A. Gail Erlandson, MA
Cindy Thygeson, M.D (Sutter Center for Psychiatry) Rosario M. Ramirez, (Social Security Administration)
Melanie Martinez Tammy Dyer. M.S.W.
Dr. Andrew Myers (Sam’s Club) Ron Risley, M.D.
Anne Adams Lynn Keune, LMFT (LaFamilia Counseling Center)
Phommasone Griffith David Kiesz
Deonna Wilemme, PhD. Eric Zuniga (Inside front cover picture)
Janet Segall Pat Hubbert
Thomas Hushen Christa Harmon
Kunde Kyubwa Barbara Dawson (Front and back cover pictures)
The Infinite Life Project Cynthia Wakefield
A big thank you to Wellness and Recovery Center-North (WRC)
for continuing to allow us to use the facility.
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