September 16: My Mother’s Garden, Film Screening and Panel Discussion
This event is open to ALL
“My Mother’s Garden” – A Documentary Film about Hoarding Disorder
On Tuesday, September 16 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor, the U-M Depression Center will present a screening of the documentary film "My Mother's Garden.” “My Mother’s Garden” is the story of Eugenia Lester, whose hoarding disorder has entered a dangerous and life threatening stage. Directed by her daughter Cynthia, it documents how one family comes together to cope with their mother’s disorder and rebuild a lost sense of family.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion with James Abelson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the U-M Anxiety Disorders Program, Joe Himle, Ph.D., M.S.W., associate director of the Anxiety Disorders Program, Stephanie Preston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Elizabeth Nelson, Co-Founder, Children of Hoarders, and Cynthia Lester, the film's director. For more information about the film, please click here.
This event is co-presented by the U-M Depression Center, the Hoarding Task Force of Washtenaw County, and Children of Hoarders. It is free and open to the public.
Please contact Trish Meyer at meyerpa@med.umich.edu for more information.
