Counseling Connections is excited to host a Depressed Cake Shop pop up in Brazoria County, and we are grateful to The Drink Station Pearland for providing a great location for this fun event.

The Depressed Cake Shop is a one day, pop up bakers designed to raise awareness of mental illness through the sale of custom-made cakes, cookies, and other treats, all donated by local bakers.

These special baked goods are often gray on the outside and colorful on the inside, reminding people that mental illness can cast a gray cloud over a beautiful world. One in four of us will suffer from, or be touched by, a mental health issues in our lives.

All proceeds will benefit the mental health services of Counseling Connections. During 2017 they served a total of 690 clients with 4,676 service hours. They provided $179,861 in discounted or free services.

An evening of music, stories and cake in Austin!!

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways we change the way our community addresses mental health. Join NAMI Austin and the statewide Okay to Say campaign for a special evening of storytelling by women and for women. Four amazingly successful women will share their mental health journeys and what they’ve learned along the way. In addition, this fun-filled and inspiring evening will feature live music, a Depressed Cake Shop pop-up, art show and sale plus door prizes and swag bags with special gifts from ReFocus Bands and philosophy. Invite your girlfriends and join us as we get inspired to speak up for mental health!

Featuring emcee Judy Maggio with storytellers Sheryl Cole, former Mayor Pro Tem and Austin City Council Member; Kendall Antonelli, co-owner of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop; Megan Alvarado, Founder of NAMI on Campus at UT; Vanessa Marty, Austin entrepreneur and business owner. Music by Daphne Willis