In early November, the FMI Foundation team attended the National Federation of Families’ Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. In post-conference reflections after the event, my colleagues and I recognized how significant this conference is to their audience: a space that helps support families in crisis, indelibly affected by drug usage and mental health concerns.
In one of my favorite Ted Lasso episodes, Richmond’s director of operations, Leslie Higgins hosts the entire soccer team for a holiday feast. In his post-meal thank-you to the players, he names the home country of each team member and notes that likely they would have preferred to been home with their families on this occasion, but rounds out his toast with the poignant words, “to the family we’re born with, and to the family we make along the way.” However you define family – by birth or choice – there is strength in frequently dining with loved ones.
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