Category: Author Appearances

Upcoming Events

July 3, 2024 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts

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Past Events
November 18, 2023 · Easy Signup · Back in Person Again · Keynote · NAMI North Central Mass Annual Meeting
September 5, 2023 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
September 6, 2022 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
November 13, 2021 · Easy Signup · w/ Patricia Larsted · Keynote · NAMI North Central Mass Annual Meeting · Virtually Everywhere
September 13, 2021 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Back in Person · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
July 14, 2021 · Private · Another Discussion with Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Students · Cambridge Hospital · Cambridge, Massachusetts and Virtually Everywhere
April 7, 2021 · Private · PPAL Support Group · Worcester, Massachusetts and Virtually Everywhere
November 7, 2020 · Private · NAMI North Central Mass Annual Meeting · Virtually Everywhere
October 30, 2020 · Private · A Psychology Class Discussion (Fifth Visit) · UMass · Amherst, Massachusetts and Virtually Around the World
September 25, 2019 · Private · A Fifth Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
July 17, 2019 · Private · A Discussion with Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Students · Cambridge Hospital · Cambridge, Massachusetts
January 11, 2019 · Private · w/ Patricia Larsted · A Fourth Psychology Class Discussion · UMass · Amherst, Massachusetts
September 12, 2018 · Private · A Fourth Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
September 13, 2017 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
July 19, 2017 · Private · A Discussion with Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Students · Cambridge Hospital · Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 6, 2017 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · Mental Health Working Group 10th Anniversary Celebration · First Parish Church · Groton, Massachusetts
April 25, 2017 · Private · A Third Psychology Class Discussion · UMass · Amherst, Massachusetts
September 21, 2016 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
August 24, 2016 · w/ Patricia Larsted · PPAL 25th Anniversary Event · Springfield, Massachusetts
May 12, 2016 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · Frances Perkins Branch · Worcester Public Library · Worcester, Massachusetts
March 15, 2016 · Public · Easy RSVP · w/ Patricia Larsted · PPAL 25th Anniversary Event · Bellingham Public Library · Bellingham, Massachusetts
January 21, 2016 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · NAMI GB-CAN · Boston, Massachusetts
October 13, 2015 · Easy Signup · w/ Patricia Larsted · NAMI North Central Mass Annual Meeting · Fitchburg, Massachusetts
September 29, 2015 · Private · w/ Patricia Larsted · Another Psychology Class Discussion · UMass · Amherst, Massachusetts
September 23, 2015 · Private · A Discussion with Psychology Interns · Worcester Recovery Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
June 16, 2015 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · Kiva Center · Worcester, Massachusetts
May 29, 2015 · Registration Required · w/ Patricia Larsted · PPAL Annual Conference · Marlborough, Massachusetts
May 21, 2015 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · Edward & Mary Lord Family Health Center · Norwich, Connecticut
May 6, 2015 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · Gale Free Library · Holden, Massachusetts
February 10, 2015 · Private · w/ Patricia Larsted · A Psychology Class Discussion · UMass · Amherst, Massachusetts
September 18, 2014 · Public · NAMI Central Mass · Worcester, Massachusetts
September 17, 2014 · Public · w/ Patricia Larsted · Bigelow Free Public Library · Clinton, Massachusetts
September 13, 2014 · Keynote · Private · NAMI MetroWest · Marlborough, Massachusetts
May 19, 2014 · Public · NAMI North Central MA · Leominster, Massachusetts
May 31, 2013 · Registration Required · PPAL Annual Conference · Marlborough, Massachusetts
May 11, 2013 · Public · NAMI Walk · Brighton, Massachusetts
May 9, 2013 · Public · Jointly sponsored by Wayside Youth and Family Support Networks, NAMI MetroWest, and Employment Options · Marlborough, Massachusetts
April 16, 2013 · Private · Wayside Youth and Family Support Networks · Waltham, Massachusetts
March 5, 2013 · Private · Worcester County Personnel and Guidance Association · Worcester, Massachusetts
February 26, 2013 · Public · Wayside Youth and Family Support Networks · Waltham, Massachusetts

Emerging from the Dark: Bob Larsted reflects on his daughter’s troubled times.

I am doing two things this year to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month. The first is signing up for the Massachusetts NAMI Walk, which is taking place on May 18 on the Boston Common. I’m looking forward to taking the train from my home in Worcester. Donations are always appreciated: https://www.namiwalks.org/participant/boblarsted

The second is to make this video available here. I’ve never done this before. We’ll see how it goes. Typically, you need to show up to experience one of my talks.

Here Goes:

Prepare to experience a rollercoaster of emotions as Bob Larsted fearlessly shares his journey of navigating his daughter’s tumultuous adolescence. In this powerful and candid video, Bob delves into the raw realities of parenting a suicidal teenager, confronting the challenges posed by medical professionals and educational institutions along the way. Laugh, cry, and feel the surge of anger alongside Bob as he sheds light on the resilience and unwavering love that guided his family through the darkest of times. Experience this poignant narrative of hope, resilience, and the unbreakable bond between a father and his daughter.

Bob

Talk in Groton, Massachusetts

Patricia and I will be speaking at the First Parish Church of Groton as part of the Mental Health Working Group of the First Parish Church of Groton’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. Join us.

Where:
First Parish Church of Groton
Junction of Routes 40 and 119 · Groton, MA 01450

When:
Saturday, May 6, 2017
7:00 pm

A free event open to the public.
Sponsored by the Mental Health Working Group of the First Parish Church of Groton

Bob

PPAL 25th Anniversary Talk in Bellingham

Patricia and I will be speaking at the Bellingham Public Library as part of the Parent Professional Advocacy League’s 25th Anniversary celebration. Join us.

Where:
Bellingham Public Library
Community Room · 100 Blackstone Street · Bellingham, MA 01013

When:
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
5:30 – 7:00 pm

A free event open to the public.
Sponsored by PPAL · Boston and Worcester, MA

Bob

Boston NAMI GB-CAN

Bob and Patricia
Patricia and I are going to Boston to talk with NAMI GB-CAN.

Where:
Center Club
31 Bowker Street · Boston, MA 02114

When:
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Program will start promptly at 6:45 pm

For information: info@namigbcan.org
A free event open to the public.
Sponsored by NAMI GB-CAN · Boston, MA 02114

Bob

Kiva Wellness Center · June 16

Come See Bob and Patricia
A Frank Talk on Mental Health

Shining a light on mental health.

Join us in Worcester as Patricia and I talk about our experiences in the mental health system and its effects on us. This talk is the first of a planned series of public conversations on mental health issues from a first-hand point of view to take place at the Kiva Center of the Central Mass Recovery Learning Community.

When:
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
6:00 pm

Where:
Kiva Wellness Center
209 Shrewsbury Street
Worcester, MA 01604

This is a free event open to the public.

Bob

PPAL Conference 2015

Friday, May 29, is the 2015 PPAL Conference in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Patricia and I will be presenting at a morning workshop. We hope to see you there.

This is a big deal for us. Two important milestones will be occurring. First is that continuing education credits are available for those attending the conference. Somehow this makes us all the more legitimate; maybe even more so than speaking with a class of Psychology majors at UMass Amherst in February. Second is that our talk is being translated into Spanish to make it accessible to more of the conference participants. This should be interesting. We are looking forward to a great day.

Bob