Alternate Roots

09/10/2026

09/09/2026

FALL BUMP TO BABY WORKSHOP 🤰🏼👶🏼

We’re doing it again! Bump to Baby #3 — save the date and help us share this with a family who might love to join us! 🩷

Our previous workshops have filled up, and we love that this has become something expecting families in our community are excited about.

The goal is simple: help you feel prepared and confident for baby’s arrival, so those first few days in the hospital and first weeks at home can feel more joyful and a little less overwhelming.

🗓️ Saturday, September 26
⏰ 8:30–10:30 AM
📍 Lionheart DPC — 209 State St, Suite 1, Presque Isle
💜 FREE — but space is limited!

Beauty Theory will be pampering out mommas again (We love you so much Em!) and Confectionately Yours is providing yummy breakfast goodies to enjoy while we learn and chat. ☕🥐

We’ll talk through:

🛍️ What you actually need before baby arrives (and what you really don’t!)
🍼 Nursing & pumping prep
💜 What to expect after delivery — for baby and for mom
🥗 Postpartum recovery & nutrition
🏡 How to make those first days at home feel a little less like “What do we do now?!” and a little more like “Okay, we’ve got this.”

You’ll also get to experience:
💆🏼‍♀️ Therabody Jet Boots for tired, swollen legs
❄️🔥 Therabody Depuffing Wand with heat & cold therapy
🌿 Insight into solutions for common pregnancy & postpartum concerns like hair loss, stretch marks, melasma, and scarring

We intentionally keep our workshops small, interactive, and intimate so there’s plenty of time for real questions and conversation.

Our previous Bump to Baby workshops filled up, so message us to save your spot! 💜

08/29/2026

Sometimes the child who says “I’m fine” is carrying far more than anyone can see.

Self-harm is not “attention-seeking”. It can be a sign that a young person is struggling with feelings they do not yet have words for: anxiety, sadness, trauma, shame, pressure, loneliness, or feeling overwhelmed.

Changes like pulling away, wearing long sleeves, low mood, irritability, or not wanting to talk do not always mean self-harm. But they can be a gentle prompt to check in.

Try: “You don’t have to explain everything, but I’ve noticed you seem like you’re having a hard time. I’m here with you.”

Stay calm. Listen more than you speak. Avoid punishment or demands for promises. Let them know they are not in trouble and they do not have to cope alone. If you are worried, reach out to a GP, school wellbeing lead, counsellor, or local mental health support. If there is an immediate risk of serious harm, contact emergency services.

A caring conversation can make a bigger difference than we may ever know.

FREE FREE PRINTABLE SELF-HARM ICEBERG PDF POSTER FOR CHILDREN

LIKE the photo and comment "SHELL" and we will send you a message with a link to a free PDF of this resource.

08/24/2026

08/19/2026

07/26/2026

Fill this form out to nominate yourself (or someone else) who could use a boost for back to school needs/ wants. This scholarship is for clothing and school items, "winners" will send a list of items for us to purchase and deliver to your home.

06/17/2026

We have 11 spots left for ATLC 2026!! Register by emailing [email protected] or by calling (207) 498-0839. Please share!!

05/09/2026

You don’t need a diagnosis or to even resonate with that word to begin seeking medication support. Sometimes a formal diagnosis can guide us, but our door is open to anyone who might feel like life has just become harder to keep up with than it used to be.

You may notice ongoing sadness, irritability, shifts in mood, constant worry, low self-esteem, or a loss of interest in things that once felt like you.

As this builds over time, everyday life can start to feel heavier. If you’re distracted or low on energy, you might be missing deadlines, putting things off, or pulling back from people you care about. Some days it can feel like you’re using every ounce of strength just to get through.

If any of this feels familiar, our medication providers can help you sort through what you’ve been experiencing, talk through options together, and explore whether psychiatric medication could be one helpful piece of support if you ever decide you want to consider it. Our goal is to help you feel steadier and more like yourself again.

https://go.mmbhcare.org/a9x7j

05/07/2026

Please join us this afternoon for a presentation by Jeffrey Arbelaez! Jeffrey is completing his Master’s of Social Work 🧑‍🎓through the University of Maine at Fort Kent and is in his final semester! 👏 This is free for everyone! Find us on the backside of the big blue building at 229 West Main, Fort Kent 📍

04/30/2026

Today is the last day of April, which is alcohol awareness month.

We've posted a few times this month sharing a few things here and there, but we wanted to finish it off with some very honest and true observations about the negative effects of alcohol.

When we posted about our community cleanup the other day, someone mentioned that maybe we found needles as the most commonly discarded item. It's interesting that this would be the assumption as we have noticed a huge stigma associated with illicit substance use vs. alcohol use.

In fact, the most commonly found item while doing any community cleanup is always cans, often beer cans, Twisted Tea cans, Truly cans, beer bottles, and nips. People throw their "road sodas" out along the side of the road all the time. And it's completely considered "okay and normal".

178,000 or so deaths in our country each year are considered alcohol related.

But the people who live with alcohol use disorder in their homes have side effects that can last a lifetime. Attached is a graphic about something we don't often want to talk about- the correlation between violence and alcohol.

We are grateful for our community and have enjoyed representing recovery in a new way. Together, we can join forces and make our homes protected, our bodies healthy, and our roads safe.