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Prime Time Sister Circles®

We know that major lifestyle changes can occur successfully with a partner and within a group support structure - e.g. groups to increase exercise, improve stress management, and eliminate addictions to drugs, food and gambling. African American women often have very strong friendships and usually function well inside both family and social groups. Therefore, a potentially effective intervention is for women to make lifestyle changes with Prime Time sisters and within Prime Time sister circles.

We are helping women to form sister circles within their existing groups e.g. sororities, churches, community groups and other structures which African American women have formed to accomplish their goals. What better goal than to first improve the health of their group.

If you are interested in forming a Prime Time Sister Circle please contact us and we will assist your efforts, provide a curriculum and workshops as you move forward.


Prime Time Sister Circles®
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We need to feel the cheer and
inspiration of meeting each other,
we need to gain the courage
and fresh life that comes from
the mingling of congenial souls,
of those working for the same ends.

Next, we need to talk over
not only those things which are of vital importance to us as women, but also
the things that are of special interest
to us as colored women.


Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
(1842-1924)

 

© 2006 Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D. and Gayle K. Porter, Psy.D.

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Music by Amikaeyla