“Talk it Out” Online Discussion Group with Host Gwen Mayes

"Talk it Out" — heartfelt strategies to communicate with the important folks in your life about what it's like living with HCM and how it affects your relationship with them.  During the discussion, we will focus on one group — partners, spouses, children, friends, etc. — and talk through what we want to say and practice saying it aloud.  We will encourage others to speak their truth and find the right words to say what needs to be said.  Patients want to be heard and seen by those who matter most.

Greetings from online discussion group leader, Gwen Mayes! Gwen is in her mid-60s and has had symptoms of HCM since childhood. She was diagnosed in her 20s and has done well with medication and lifestyle changes. Gwen is followed at two COEs and by a local cardiologist. To her, the frightening arrhythmias and emotional toll have been the most difficult to manage. She will focus on self-awareness and stress management as a discussion group leader. During her career, Gwen was a physician assistant and lawyer and spent 30 years as a health policy leader in Washington, DC. Today she is a consultant and life coach, lives on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, and sails, writes, paints, and enjoys entertaining.

Note:  Unless otherwise specified, all event start times are displayed Eastern Time Zone.  **Attendee privacy is important; meetings are recorded by the HCMA for internal use only for quality assurance. 

**PLEASE NOTE: OUR DISCUSSION GROUP LEADERS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND DEDICATE THEIR PERSONAL TIME TO ASSIST OUR HCM COMMUNITY. PLEASE BE MINDFUL AND BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR WITH YOUR MEETING DATE/TIME AS WE HAVE HAD SOME "NO SHOWS" AND YOUR SLOT COULD BE USED FOR OTHERS WHO MAY WANT TO ATTEND. IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL, PLEASE EMAIL SUPPORT@4HCM.ORG. THANK YOU!!!