FEAT
FEAT's last monthly meeting funded by the Section of Rheumatology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Medical Center was on September 11th, 2021. We are currently exploring future options for a peer-led or private-pay group. If you would be interested in participating in the future of FEAT, please feel free to contact Julie Püttgen through the FEAT MAILING LIST form at the end of this page.
Past FEAT meetings included:
FEAT Fibromyalgia Support Group
Facilitated by Julie Püttgen (MA, CMHC, SEP, MFA)
The Fibromyalgia Experiential Arts Team (FEAT) offers participants a combination of peer support, mindfulness instruction, healing movement, and expressive arts practice. Woman-identifying people diagnosed with fibromyalgia are invited to come join us for creative and contemplative practices that nurture an individual sense of freedom, connection and possibility, while also sharing their wisdom about living with fibromyalgia. Drop-ins are welcome, and committed participation is helpful. FEAT is supported by the Section of Rheumatology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Medical Center.
Facilitator: Julie Püttgen (MA, CMHC, SEP, MFA) is a therapist, teaching artist, and meditation teacher. Also trained as a hospital chaplain, she is passionate about exploring the intersections of embodied well-being, contemplative practice, and the arts. She is a juried member of the NH Arts Council’s Arts in Healthcare and Arts in Education rosters. She currently offers somatic and expressive arts therapies for individual clients and facilitates expressive arts and meditation groups at the Center for Integrative Health in Hanover, NH.
- facilitated peer support
- expressive arts, sharing creative responses to the experience of living with fibromyalgia
- guided mindfulness practice
- mindful movement for embodied well-being
FEAT Fibromyalgia Support Group
Facilitated by Julie Püttgen (MA, CMHC, SEP, MFA)
The Fibromyalgia Experiential Arts Team (FEAT) offers participants a combination of peer support, mindfulness instruction, healing movement, and expressive arts practice. Woman-identifying people diagnosed with fibromyalgia are invited to come join us for creative and contemplative practices that nurture an individual sense of freedom, connection and possibility, while also sharing their wisdom about living with fibromyalgia. Drop-ins are welcome, and committed participation is helpful. FEAT is supported by the Section of Rheumatology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Medical Center.
Facilitator: Julie Püttgen (MA, CMHC, SEP, MFA) is a therapist, teaching artist, and meditation teacher. Also trained as a hospital chaplain, she is passionate about exploring the intersections of embodied well-being, contemplative practice, and the arts. She is a juried member of the NH Arts Council’s Arts in Healthcare and Arts in Education rosters. She currently offers somatic and expressive arts therapies for individual clients and facilitates expressive arts and meditation groups at the Center for Integrative Health in Hanover, NH.