Fort Scott, KS
Self-Care Fair
A lot of self-care was going on in Fort Scott on Tuesday, May 26, during the first annual Spring into Summer Self-Care Fair. To celebrate Mental Health Month, we placed a significant emphasis on self-care, as it’s an element of mental health awareness that everyone should practice.
Attendees of the self-care fair learned about many different aspects of self-care from 23 groups/organizations/businesses. Vendors represented self-care avenues ranging from exercise to gardening to shopping to reading – and MORE!
- SEK Multi-County Health Department
- Author Maranda Collins
- SEK Recovery Resources
- THE MASSAGE ARTIST
- Fort Scott Public Library
- Fort Scott Walking Labyrinth
- Momentum: Health, Wellness, and Athletic Development
- COPE (Communities Organizing to Promote Equity)
- Mary Kay Cosmetics
- Bourbon County Garden Club
- K-State Research and Extension
- Riggs Chiropractic of Fort Scott
- Azar Health and Wellness
- Renewed Strength, LLC
- Flying P Ranch
- Faithfully Fit Forever yoga
- Desert Bloom Boutique
- Mmm Flavor Shop
- Arbonne
- Courtland Hotel and Spa
- Happy Snappy Art
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, SEK Chapter
- Better in Bourbon
Throughout the evening, presenters led the crowd in a few topics of self-care that we felt deserved some specific attention. These were very brief micro-sessions, but they represented significant things we can do for ourselves that give us a boost. Micro-sessions included:
- Self-defense program with Kim Schwab, Bourbon County's Sherriff's Office
- Yoga with Megan Hageman
- FSHS Orchestra performance
- Nutrition and food tips from Lea Kay Karleskint, K-State Research and Extension
- Mobility exercises to help keep you from injury with Renewed Strength, LLC