Better Together presents

Mind Matters

An 8-week journey toward clarity, calm and flourishing.

A personalized, physician-guided health improvement program leading to more peace, focus, effectiveness  and confidence Make Changes You Can Feel. Build Habits You Can Keep.

Beyond counseling, numbing and quick fixes, get to know and expand your self’s potential to grow, think new and more expansive thoughts and become the person you always wanted to be.

Facilitator: Mark Kalina MD 

Who it is for

Who this group is for

The program

Our 8-Week Journey

Week 1
Why Mind Matters

We explore how our minds shape experience, relationships, and health, and why awareness - not perfection - is the beginning of meaningful change.

Week 2
We Are Not Alone

We look at loneliness, belonging, vulnerability, and the healing power of honest human connection. The aim is not to fix one another, but to learn what becomes possible when we do not have to carry everything alone.

Week 3
Finding Safety

We learn how the nervous system influences thoughts, emotions, relationships, and physical experience, then practice simple ways to cultivate steadiness and emotional balance in everyday life.

Week 4
Feeding the Mind

We explore sleep, movement, nutrition, relationships, media, gratitude, curiosity, and attention. Alongside what we eat, we ask a second question: What is my mind consuming every day?

Week 5
Growing Beyond Our Stories

Our minds create stories - some helpful, some limiting. We explore awareness, self-compassion, forgiveness, and perspective as ways to relate to those stories with more freedom and choice.

Week 6
Living with a Clear MindStories

We bring the six weeks together into a practical way of living with greater peace, resilience, purpose, and joy. You leave with a different relationship to your own mind, not a demand to have all the answers.

Week 7
Why Mind Matters

We explore how our minds shape experience, relationships, and health, and why awareness - not perfection - is the beginning of meaningful change.

Week 8
We Are Not Alone

We look at loneliness, belonging, vulnerability, and the healing power of honest human connection. The aim is not to fix one another, but to learn what becomes possible when we do not have to carry everything alone.

What every session includes

The four Better Together principles

Remember What Matters Most

Health begins by remembering what is truly important.

Find Peace

A calmer nervous system creates more room for healing and wise action.

Live with Purpose

Meaning gives direction to our lives and strength during difficult seasons.

Take Loving Action

Transformation grows through small, consistent actions over time.

Your facilitator

Mark Kalina, MD
Physician

Program Details

Format

8 Weekly Sessions

Session length

1 hour 30 minutes

Dates and time

To be confirmed

Location

To be confirmed

Price and payment options

$1,995

Capacity and enrollment cutoff

To be confirmed

Final dates, pricing, location, and capacity will be confirmed before enrollment opens.

Join the next Mind Matters group

Final dates, pricing, location, and capacity will be confirmed before enrollment opens.