“The worst crime is not what happened. The worst crime is being
expected not to tell.” -Darrell Hammond A FREE event for the
community. Call The Ridgefield Playhouse box office at 203.438.5795 to
reserve your tickets. In Cracked Up, director Michelle Esrick’s
Award-winning documentary, we witness the impact that childhood trauma
can have across a lifetime through the incredibly courageous and
personal story of comedian, actor and Saturday Night Live legend
Darrell Hammond. Renowned for his impressions of Bill Clinton, Sean
Connery and hundreds more, Hammond wowed SNL audiences for a
record-breaking 14 seasons. Although Hammond performed brilliantly on
live TV, behind the scenes he suffered from debilitating flashbacks,
self-injury and addictions, symptoms which were misdiagnosed by over
40 doctors as mental illnesses, including: multiple personality
disorder, manic depression and schizophrenia. Not until a suicide
attempt that brought Hammond together with Dr. Nabil Kotbi, was he
properly diagnosed and treated, unleashing the memories his brain had
locked away for over 50 years. Esrick, gracefully weaves together
comedy and tragedy, helping us to understand the biological effects of
childhood trauma in a new light. Breaking down barriers of stigma and
replacing shame with compassion and hope, Cracked Up reveals what
is possible when science meets the human spirit. Cracked Up is a
rallying cry to be part a movement that is transforming our
communities one by one to become trauma informed. Q&A following the
screening with Laura Babala, LCSW, CYT; Kathy Hayes-Bloch, LCSW;
Mark D’Agostino, M.D., MS, MSc, & Liz Driscoll Jorgensen, CADC Laura
Babala, LCSW, CYT Laura’s passion is using compassion to help people
get through hard things and transition to a more peaceful and
meaningful life. She has combined her sense of humor, empathy, and
connectivity into a down-to-earth style that is approachable,
actionable, and welcoming to all. She maintains a private therapy
practice in Fairfield and Ridgefield, CT serving individuals, families
and groups. While she has specialty training in treating trauma and
attachment injuries that have occurred as a result of abuse, violence,
neglect and family dysfunction, she doesn’t treat diagnoses; she
treats people for whatever is troubling them in any way that expresses
itself including anxiety, depression, low self-worth, divorce, family
dysfunction, co-parenting and other interpersonal issues using a range
of therapeutic approaches – including psychodynamic, trauma-focused,
somatic experiencing, and attachment, regulation and competency (ARC)
treatment . Laura believes in an integrative approach for treating
the whole person. She teaches yoga, breath work (pranayama) and
embodiment through classes and workshops. Kathy Hayes-Bloch, LCSW
Kathy Hayes-Bloch, MSW, LCSW is a seasoned psychotherapist who has
accompanied many people on their healing journeys over the past 20
years. While helping patients face depression, anxiety, eating
disorders, and other mental health issues she noticed the limitations
of traditional psychotherapy. Kathy began to explore mindfulness
practices and hypnosis as additional tools that could support
client’s movement from helplessness to empowerment as they learned
skills to promote a greater sense of wellbeing. She spent 3 years
studying hypnosis with Daniel Brown, Ph.D., at Harvard University.
Kathy has helped many people manage acute and chronic pain, lose
weight, stop smoking, and recover from trauma, utilizing this
evidence-based skill set for treating many of the conditions that
bring people to counseling. She consults with hospitals, schools, and
agencies to conduct workshops, lectures and professional trainings.
Kathy is part of a select clinical team currently training in Trauma
Sensitive Mindfulness, with David Treleaven, Ph.D. She is an active
member and trainer with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and
a sought after speaker discussing a variety of mental health topics
promoting wellness in the community. She has spoken at NASW’s
professional conferences, New York Presbyterian: Westchester Division-
Social Work Conference, The CT Oncology Social Work Group, Ann’s
Place, and RVNA Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association. Kathy
received her MSW at New York University, has a daily meditation,
practice, and enjoys gardening, cooking and spending time with her
family. Mark D’Agostino, M.D., MS, MSc, Director of Outpatient
Services Dr. D’Agostino is the Director of Outpatient Services at
Silver Hill Hospital. Prior to joining Silver Hill, he was an
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and
New York Presbyterian Hospital. At Cornell, he drove innovation
through leveraging technology to measure and analyze results of
patient reported outcome measures, and was an invited member of the
Patient Experience Executive Leadership Council. Dr. D’Agostino is a
former Medical Officer and Emergency Medicine Practitioner in the U.S.
Army, where he served as a Brigade Surgeon (Chief Medical Officer) and
helped lead a Task Force integrating the Disaster Response
capabilities of the Department of Defense and Homeland Security. He
attended Brown University Medical School and completed residency
training in Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical
Center. He sought additional training and Board Certification in
Addiction Medicine. As a Marshall Scholar in the United Kingdom, he
obtained a Master of Science in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing
at the London School of Economics, and a Master of Science in
Biochemistry at the University of Nottingham Medical School. He is
also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Liz Driscoll Jorgensen,
CADC, Clinical Consultant Liz Jorgensen has 30 years experience with
adolescent and adult psychotherapy and counseling. She is a nationally
recognized expert in counseling, particularly in engaging resistant
teens and motivating them to change. She was the coordinator of
Adolescent Substance Abuse Services at Danbury Hospital and created
and ran dual diagnosis partial hospital, intensive outpatient and
outpatient services in her 18 years there. Since 2000 Liz has been the
owner and director of Insight Counseling in Ridgefield, CT where she
collaborates with seven dedicated colleagues to run a full spectrum of
outpatient counseling programs, including medical care, extensive
group services for adolescents and young adults and DBT programs. Liz
is also a consultant to Newport Academy, an adolescent treatment
system with residential centers in CT and CA and outpatient centers in
CA, WA, NC and CT..
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