Ivonne R. - Experiences from the Food Pharmacy Wellness Program, a collaboration between Providence, FEAST, and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
By: Ivonne R. Spring 2024 Food Pharmacy Graduate
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I love the program. I felt less lonely and a bit easier, even when I had setbacks. And even when I have setbacks, I feel like I built a good foundation for it where I can just look back and be like, OK, you know what, maybe cut back a little and not be as hard on myself. When I started, I was not in such a great mental space, so having group sessions really helped out. I thought it was amazing that people were sharing and being so open; it was such a safe space. Like I never felt once judged. It just made my life so much better. I even told my doctor, the one that controls my diabetes, and my nutritionist, they're like, “Pass us the information. We want other people to get this information out too,” And I was like, that's great. I found a really great sense of community. I didn't think I would, but. I did. Yeah. I think that's what helped me get through it even more. It was like, yes, the medicine and everything helped, but even my mood, and I do have a psychologist that I go to, but even then, even that person noticed the difference in my mood.
