Meet Wendy
Wendy Leatherwood is the founder of Great Gatherings Green, an events company she launched in 2024. As her mother aged Wendy saw that there were fewer and fewer places she could take her mother. Then with COVID and being constantly confined indoors, loneliness and depression began to take hold. A passion to remedy these feelings of isolation began to grow. With her years of experience in San Francisco and Los Angeles working with others to plan fabulous events, Wendy knew she could take on the monumental task of providing events that seniors would be comfortable attending.
Great Gatherings Green creates and sponsors monthly dance parties designed to help you get out of your rut. To uplift and bring joy into lives. If you don't want to come to her, she will come to you. Working with you to host your own event to remind your friends and family what it i like to embrace life. Wendy is committed to offering lively, nostalgic, and welcoming gatherings where guests can feel good and leave happy.
I recently visited Buenos Aries. While there, Maria was my tour guide. She told me a lot about Argentina and Buenos Aries in particular. Buenos Aries is a beautiful city and so not what I had expected. It is best to not to have pre-conceived opinions or ideas when visiting a new place, you will most certainly be amazed by what you learn.
Maria introduced me to Yerba Maté. Yerba Maté is a social tea. At work you may have a gourd of Yerba Maté on your desk and a co-workers will come by and take a sip of your tea, from your gourd, using your straw. When you run out of tea, you just add more water. Maria says she often hurries home at the end of the day to prepare the Yerba Maté for friends who come over after work. They sit around and drink the tea and talk about things in general. She says it is a social ritual where friends talk about what is on their minds and console one another. It is an important part of the day. They do this without realizing the benefits to their mental health and well-being. It is just part of their culture.
How often do we meet up with friends just to be together? I have found, amongst my friends and family, a self-imposed isolation which has led many to a feeling of loneliness. Loneliness leads to anxiety and depression. You don’t see this depression prevalent in Buenos Aires. Whereas here we find it easier, and maybe more comfortable, to pop a bag of popcorn and watch television by ourselves. That self-imposed isolation. We do this at the risk of our mental health and well-being. We need be more pro-active when it comes to our health.
Women in Argentina are celebrated. There are bridges and monuments dedicated to them. When women get together they have ideas, they make things happen.
Just think about it. Especially if you have had thoughts about what is the meaning of life, why am I here, nobody needs me. Psychotherapy doesn’t necessarily help. What it does is lead you down a road of rumination that prevents you from moving forward and feeling happy. It exacerbates your depression and anxiety symptoms. Don’t do this to yourself. Think of the women in Buenos Aires. Think about having a few friends over to talk and laugh about nothing in particular. Think about having an event to look forward to. Go to old town and watch people for an hour. Talk to random people about nothing in particular. Make new friends and be open to new ideas. When was the last time you had a really good laugh for no reason at all?
Think about it. Think about your mental health and well-being. Let social connections set you free. There is a plethora of ideas out there just waiting for you. We at Great Gatherings Green are here to help.
Maria introduced me to Yerba Maté. Yerba Maté is a social tea. At work you may have a gourd of Yerba Maté on your desk and a co-workers will come by and take a sip of your tea, from your gourd, using your straw. When you run out of tea, you just add more water. Maria says she often hurries home at the end of the day to prepare the Yerba Maté for friends who come over after work. They sit around and drink the tea and talk about things in general. She says it is a social ritual where friends talk about what is on their minds and console one another. It is an important part of the day. They do this without realizing the benefits to their mental health and well-being. It is just part of their culture.
How often do we meet up with friends just to be together? I have found, amongst my friends and family, a self-imposed isolation which has led many to a feeling of loneliness. Loneliness leads to anxiety and depression. You don’t see this depression prevalent in Buenos Aires. Whereas here we find it easier, and maybe more comfortable, to pop a bag of popcorn and watch television by ourselves. That self-imposed isolation. We do this at the risk of our mental health and well-being. We need be more pro-active when it comes to our health.
Women in Argentina are celebrated. There are bridges and monuments dedicated to them. When women get together they have ideas, they make things happen.
Just think about it. Especially if you have had thoughts about what is the meaning of life, why am I here, nobody needs me. Psychotherapy doesn’t necessarily help. What it does is lead you down a road of rumination that prevents you from moving forward and feeling happy. It exacerbates your depression and anxiety symptoms. Don’t do this to yourself. Think of the women in Buenos Aires. Think about having a few friends over to talk and laugh about nothing in particular. Think about having an event to look forward to. Go to old town and watch people for an hour. Talk to random people about nothing in particular. Make new friends and be open to new ideas. When was the last time you had a really good laugh for no reason at all?
Think about it. Think about your mental health and well-being. Let social connections set you free. There is a plethora of ideas out there just waiting for you. We at Great Gatherings Green are here to help.