Macon Mental Health Matters expands monthly Wellness Weekend event
Macon Mental Health Matters has expanded its monthly wellness weekend event. The new event, "Tea in Tees," is exclusively for women and will be hosted at the Chic Culture in downtown Macon. At this event, women can gather and talk about their feelings in a safe space while sipping tea.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Mental Health Matters has expanded its monthly wellness weekend event. The new event, “Tea in Tees,” is exclusively for women and will be hosted at the Chic Culture in downtown Macon. At this event, women can gather and talk about their feelings in a safe space while sipping tea.
Jamice Terry, the owner of Chic Culture, and Ashley Wilson, a fashion designer at the boutique, developed the concept. Terry says the lack of community for women is what inspired this event.
“We really started out talking about how sometimes we’re not comfortable even speaking to one another on the sidewalk,” she said. “And so we wanted to create a space to figure out why, to unpack the why. What is it that is holding us up on the inside?”
Ashley Wilson says this event will give women a boost in how they look and feel.
“When you look good, you feel good,” she said. “Sometimes you just need to take the time to put in that self-care.”
Andrea Cook, the project director at Macon Mental Health Matters Initiative, was excited when approached about this new idea. She hopes women will see this as an easy way to get the services they want
“There is no judgment,” she said. “Women are the most frequent attendees at our wellness weekend events, and we are hoping that this encourages more to take full advantage of this resource.”
The event runs from 7 to 8 p.m. and it is free and open to everyone.
If you’re interested in the rest of the weekend event, you can check out Yoga in the Plaza on Friday, a pop-up gym on Saturday, and on Sunday, there will be a healing hike.
Terry hopes this event is a game-changer for the community.
“Truly changes the community within our female community,” Terry said. “And also in families. Once the mom is well, everyone else will be as well.”
