The KrazyGirl (& Guy)
Parent Survival Guide

Marci Wolff Ober, LMFT
with Courtney Jessica Ober

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KrazyGirl Foundation bestows scholarship to Ramapo College of NJ!

**The KrazyGirl Project bestows an annual scholarship to Ramapo College of New Jersey. KG co founder Courtney Ober, will be on the selection committee.**

Meet our 2023 Scholarship Recipient-Lauren Barca!

We are thrilled to award our 2023 Ramapo College KazyGirl Scholarship to Lauren Barca! Lauren is a single mom of Michael-age 6-working towards her Masters of Social work. After dropping out of high school at 15, she soon realized that a GED would not suffice. “Social Work is the perfect path for me- because helping others actually helps me too!” We are so proud of you Lauren, and pleased to support your journey!

Welcome KrazyGirls, Guys and Allies

Welcome to the KrazyGirl Project. This Project is a labor of love- born of the painful struggle so many of us face living with mental health challenges in an artificially Insta Perfect world. We are here to bust mental health stigma and promote wellness education and tools, free of charge.

The KrazyGirl (& Guy) Parent Survival Guide -the comprehensive manual for parents and loved ones whose children of any age struggle with mental health challenges. Faced with the impossible task of providing help without really knowing what to do, KGPSG provides deep understanding and practical advice to move beyond the pain and confusion that accompany mental illness. KGPSG is clinically sound, easily understandable and instantly relatable, while providing much needed inspiration and hope. This guidebook is your compass and roadmap forward-for a lifetime of sustainable mental health and wellness.

The KrazyGirl Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, supports the goals of the KrazyGirl Project, a multicultural, global source of mental health information, inspiration and hope - busting stigma and promoting wellness strategies for all. For more information visit www.krazygirlproject.com. For links to the complete KG media library visit www.linktr.ee/KGSG.

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“Talking authentically about mental illness is one of the most important steps to turning it into mental wellness. May the fresh air of truth that Marci and Courtney are so bravely offering cascade into the hearts and minds of the many who stand broken, are close to breaking and those who stand at the side of them in support. The truth not only sets you free it heals you and all you touch thereafter. Thank you from a staunch supporter and grateful heart.”

— Ally F

“The high school chapter in the KrazyGirl Parent Survival Guide is perfect. I wish I had it to read when we started our journey through the mental health system. I think it should be in every pediatrician’s, child psychiatrist’s, psychologist’s and counselor’s office and given to parents as required reading as soon as they seek treatment for their child. It is SO very well written and is filled with some of the most clear and concise information concerning all aspects of teen mental health I have ever read.
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— Bonnie P, South Carolina

KrazyGirl Project Foundation Raises More Than $5K At First Benefit to Bust Mental Health Stigma

WANAQUE, NJ, October 27, 2021 —The KrazyGirl Project (KG) raised more than $5K to support efforts to bust mental health stigma with wellness tools and education at its first Foundation Benefit held at Tree Tavern Wine Bar in Wanaque, New Jersey, on Sunday, October 17th, 2021.

More than 60 guests tasted 35 wines available for purchase, with a dollar from each bottle donated to the foundation. Attendees also bid on 28 silent auction baskets donated by project supporters, including photography by KG Board Member Melissa Griegel of Melissa Griegel Photo and a bountiful Thankful Basket from Kate Kennedy- Katie Lynn Interiors, both of Ringwood. The highest-earning auction item was a 1977 Taylor Fladgate Port that fetched $750.

Winners of a “mental health trivia” competition designed to raise awareness about the heavy toll mental health challenges take on individuals, families, and society earned KG mugs, which remind them to do a mental health check-in with their morning coffee.

Open mic musical performances facilitated by KG’s Musical Director Bruce VanHoven included passionate renditions by KG Co- Founder Courtney Ober, Steve Ward, Marta Rodriquez and Christine Bochicchio that celebrated life, love, and wellbeing.

“We are thrilled by the enthusiasm and interest in our project, and we greatly appreciate the generosity and support for our first fundraiser,” says KrazyGirl Co-founder Marci Ober, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist located in Wanaque. “We can’t thank all of our supporters, guests and donors enough!”

KG supporters include members of its thriving KrazyGirl and Guy Survival Group Facebook community, which provides a safe forum for more than 3,600 people from all 50 states and 65 countries to share their struggles along with messages of positivity and empathy that fit with the project’s mission “to bust mental health stigma, and provide wellness education and tools free of charge”.

Mother and daughter team, Marci and Courtney Ober, also collaborated on the “KrazyGirl Parent Survival Guide: Helping your child of any age thrive with mental health challenges,” which will be released by Koehler Books in February 2022, with all proceeds benefitting the nonprofit.

In addition, the “KrazyGirls Ignite Podcast” is now available on Spotify and many other podcast apps. You can access it at www.anchor.fm/krazygirlsignite.