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• Lecture: Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life by Alissa Rumsey

  • When
    December 05, 2023
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Wells Playhouse at Tenacre Country Day School: 78 Benvenue St. Wellesley, MA 02842

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  We invite you to hear from Alissa Rumsey on approaches to lay the foundation for a healthy and peaceful relationship with food for yourself and your kids. Combat the onslaught of social media and its obsession with thinness, the grim statistics on eating disorders, and constantly changing diets and food fads with effective practices for weight-inclusive care, intuitive eating, and body image healing.

  Alissa is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life. She is passionate about supporting people as they reclaim the space to eat and live, unapologetically. She is the founder of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness, a weight-inclusive nutrition practice that offers virtual counseling, group programs, and online trainings to support people as they liberate themselves from dieting and disordered eating and live a more authentic life.

  Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the first 25 attendees get a free copy of Alissa's book. Social time will be followed by the talk beginning promptly at 8:00 pm, followed by a Q&A. Bring a friend ($10 fee for non-members)! We look forward to seeing you there!

  

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• Working Moms: Coffee Conversation

  • When
    December 09, 2023
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    8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    148 Oakland Street, Wellesley

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  The WMF Working Moms Group is excited to announce our second Coffee Conversations event! Each Coffee Conversation will occur quarterly to provide a space for casual conversation around tricky topics that we moms need to navigate day in and day out. How do you balance your work with raising your kids? How do you keep your marriage healthy while doing it? And where is the space and time for self-care? Plus, is there a secret code that unlocks a fully stocked pantry and a clean house?

  Join us for coffee and light pastries as we chat! We will learn from each other as we share experiences, give our best advice, and provide a supportive listening environment. Feel free to drop by any time between 8:30-10:30 as your schedule allows. Registration fee is $5. 

  Caitlin Corsano, WMG Co-Lead Coordinator

  All members welcome. Please consider carpooling. Park on Partridge Road or at Centennial Park.

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• Holiday Florals with Best Buds

  • When
    December 12, 2023
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Tenacre Dining Room, 78 Benvenue St, Wellesley, MA 02482
  • Spaces left
    5

  

  Come enjoy the holiday season with a night of flower arranging. Grab a friend and join Cristina & Megan of Best Buds for an evening of flowers & fun! You will learn expert tips & tricks on how to create a beautiful floral arrangement that you can take home with you to enjoy! Check out @bestbudsevents on Instagram to learn more about Cristina & Megan.

  

  Cost is $65.00 per person (vase included). We'll have social time beginning at 7:30 p.m., and the event programming will begin at 8 p.m. Bring a box to carry your arrangement home in. Everything else will be provided. Light snacks, wine, holiday drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. 

  Brianne Rieck Parks, Events Director

  RSVP by Friday, Dec 8 as materials will need to be purchased in advance. Please note we are unable to issue refunds 7 days or less prior to the event. 
  

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• Mothers of Children with Special Needs: Holiday Social

  • When
    December 14, 2023
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Alta Strada, 92 Central Street, Wellesley
  • Spaces left
    8
  • Registered
    12 registrants

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  Let's celebrate the holiday season together with a night out in town! Join us at Alta Strada for yummy food and great company. As always, this event is open to all WMF members, and is particularly geared towards moms who identify as having a child with special needs (in whatever way you define that). Feel free to invite a friend who you think would enjoy this group as well.

  Nicole Katz, Mothers of Children with Special Needs Subgroup Coordinator

  There is no registration fee for this event. We can order apps for the table and individual entrees, and split the bill based on the number of people eating and drinking.
  

  
  

  
  

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• New & Expectant Moms: Coffee and Conversations (recurring event)

  • When
    December 15, 2023
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Human Relations Service (HRS), 11 Chapel Place Wellesley, MA 02481

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  Are you a new or expectant mom looking to connect with other moms in the community? Come chat about the challenges, joys, struggles, and triumphs of motherhood in a supportive non-judgmental environment. Babies are welcome! Cost is $10.

  The group will be facilitated by Lily Walsh, M.A. Lily is a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at William James College in Newton, MA. She has a Bachelor of Science from New York University and a masters degree in clinical psychology from William James College.

  

  She has an acute interest and budding expertise in peripartum mental health care. She currently provides therapy to women trying to get pregnant, women dealing with infertility, women who are pregnant, and women navigating life postpartum. She is also a DONA trained childbirth doula and has supported women throughout the birthing process.

  Additionally, Lily has provided trauma-focused treatment at NYU’s Child Study Center, The Italian Home for Children in Boston, the Hill Center for Women at McLean Hospital in Belmont, and Cambridge Health Alliance’s Child and Adolescent Inpatient Units. She has had extensive training in evidence-based treatments such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

  Ellie McLane, New & Expectant Moms Coordinator

  We are generally unable to issue account credits for cancellations made less than 1 week prior to the event. 

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• Open Play at We Rock the Spectrum

  • When
    January 06, 2024
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    2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    We Rock the Spectrum, 34 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02482
  • Spaces left
    25

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  Kick off the new year with the Mothers of Children with Special Needs Subgroup for 2 hours of private open play at We Rock the Spectrum.

  We Rock the Spectrum is a sensory based indoor gym committed to providing a fun, safe, and welcoming environment for ALL kids. During Open Play, kids have full run of the gym, including swings, crash mats, trampolines, tunnels, and the zip line, as well as fine motor toys and an arts & crafts area with chalkboard.

  WMF has rented out the facility for the afternoon. Family members, including dads and other caregivers, are welcome to attend. We recommend this event for children ages 2 and up, though all are welcome. We will provide nut-free snacks and drinks.

  The cost is $22 per child (infants under 1 year old are free), which is discounted from the regular open play price. Please list each child and their age in your registration information. Adults are free. 

  Diana Papalilo, Kids Events Director

  Nicole Katz, Mothers of Children with Special Needs Subgroup Leader

  Please note that we cannot generally issue refunds for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to an event. Please email if you have extenuating circumstances. 

  We recommend this event for kids ages 2 and up, though all are welcome. A parent or guardian must accompany children at all times. No shoes are allowed on the gym floor. Grip socks are required for all children, which are available to purchase. Adults must wear socks. 

  We Rock the Spectrum is a WMF Merchant Discount Program partner--offering WMF members 10% off one time drop in rate or all day pass.

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• Beach House Luau Party

  • When
    February 04, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Beach House, 18 Tech Circle, Natick

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  Kick off your shoes and have some fun in the sand complete with sand toys, pirate ship bounce houses and beach volleyball. WMF is having a complete take over of both floors of the Beach House for our event. The upper mezzanine level has huge glass windows to watch your kids enjoy the sand while socializing and with other WMF parents and enjoying a coffee or mimosa.

  Beach House amenities include beach games (cornhole, spikeball, dodgeball, ladder ball, frisbee, wiffle ball, soccer, football, and more), as well as sand toys and structures for younger children. The luxury mezzanine boasts a big-screen TV, a ping-pong table, a foosball table and a premium sound system. Registration fee is $5 per member, and $10 per guest of a member. 

  Diana Papalilo, Kids Events Director

  
  

  We are generally unable to issue account credits for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the event.

  If you would like to join the waitlist please do so from the WMF website.

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