Upcoming Events
Healing Arts Virtual Workshop
Join us for a creative 45-minutes of reflection, expression, and connection. Healing Arts is designed for patients, carepartners, friends and families impacted by GI conditions, ostomies, rare disease, cancer and chronic illness. No special supplies are required—just bring paper, pens, or anything you enjoy creating with. Together, we’ll explore how art can foster confidence, release stress, and strengthen community.
Healing Arts Virtual Workshop
Join us for a creative 45-minutes of reflection, expression, and connection. Healing Arts is designed for patients, carepartners, friends and families impacted by GI conditions, ostomies, rare disease, cancer and chronic illness. No special supplies are required—just bring paper, pens, or anything you enjoy creating with. Together, we’ll explore how art can foster confidence, release stress, and strengthen community.
Planting Our Seeds: Punching Out Stigmas (Virtual)
Join us for a powerful evening where self-defense, health, and community come together. This virtual event shines a light on domestic violence awareness and ostomy health, offering learning, empowerment, and connection.
📅 Date: Friday, October 24, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST
📍 Location: Zoom
💡 Practical tools for protection paired with wellness strategies to uplift and inspire.
👥 Carepartners are welcome. All are welcome.
🔗 👉 Register Here
Healing Arts Virtual Workshop
Join us for a creative 45-minutes of reflection, expression, and connection. Healing Arts is designed for patients, carepartners, friends and families impacted by GI conditions, ostomies, rare disease, cancer and chronic illness. No special supplies are required—just bring paper, pens, or anything you enjoy creating with. Together, we’ll explore how art can foster confidence, release stress, and strengthen community.
Planting Our Seeds: Punching Out Stigmas(In-Person)
Join us for an empowering afternoon of confidence, movement, and community. This special event combines self-defense training with health and wellness activities designed to help you break barriers and build strength inside and out.
📍 Location: Diaz Isshinryu Karate, 280 Merrimack St, Suite 157, Lawrence, MA
📅 Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
🎟️ Entry: $20 donation for adults (ages 15+)
Presented by Connecting Pieces & Diaz Isshinryu Karate.
🔗 👉 Register Here
Advocacy with Jim Sliney
Your story has power — and when shared with purpose, it can spark real change.
Join Connecting Pieces on October 15 for an empowering conversation with Jim Sliney, Jr., as he shares practical tools to help you grow your confidence and strengthen your advocacy voice.
You’ll learn how to:
• Identify your advocacy style
• Tell your story with impact
• Engage decision-makers effectively
• Turn lived experience into lasting change
Healing Arts Virtual Workshop
Join us for a creative 45-minutes of reflection, expression, and connection. Healing Arts is designed for patients, carepartners, friends and families impacted by GI conditions, ostomies, rare disease, cancer and chronic illness. No special supplies are required—just bring paper, pens, or anything you enjoy creating with. Together, we’ll explore how art can foster confidence, release stress, and strengthen community.
Nourish and Flourish
Fuel to Flourish: Protein Smoothies with Chef AJ from The Conscious Gut
This Nourish & Flourish episode is all about blending balance and taste. Join Chef AJ from The Conscious Gut as he whips up protein-packed smoothies that support gut health, energy, and everyday confidence.
Discover easy recipes you can make at home, learn how to fuel your body with purpose, and take one more step toward living well — inside and out.
✨ Because when you nourish your gut, you truly flourish.
Healing Arts Virtual Workshop
Join us for a creative 45-minutes of reflection, expression, and connection. Healing Arts is designed for patients, carepartners, friends and families impacted by GI conditions, ostomies, rare disease, cancer and chronic illness. No special supplies are required—just bring paper, pens, or anything you enjoy creating with. Together, we’ll explore how art can foster confidence, release stress, and strengthen community.
Healing Arts Virtual Workshop
Join us for a creative 45-minutes of reflection, expression, and connection. Healing Arts is designed for patients, carepartners, friends and families impacted by GI conditions, ostomies, rare disease, cancer and chronic illness. No special supplies are required—just bring paper, pens, or anything you enjoy creating with. Together, we’ll explore how art can foster confidence, release stress, and strengthen community.