by Linda Phillips | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends, Today I am pleased to welcome Melissa O’ Lenick, a member of the Charlotte Clubhouse Board. Melissa, I know you are heavily involved in fundraising for the Clubhouse and we want to hear all about that. But first, share a little bit about yourself...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends, On behalf of my friends at Charlotte Clubhouse, I am sharing the news that the board released this week. The emphasis on NOT CLOSED is mine, to emphasize that this vital organization has not closed, but is merely on pause. Here follows their official...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Today I am pleased to welcome Megan McCann, my good friend and fellow co-founder of the CHARLOTTE CLUBHOUSE, a unique psychosocial rehabilitation program for persons with mental illness. L -Megan, tell us a little about how your career path led you to become involved...
by Linda Phillips | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
The “official” Mental Health Awareness Month of May ends soon, but I’m for making it ALWAYS. With that being said, I want to celebrate the work and the members of my favorite mental health nonprofit, (CHARLOTTE CLUBHOUSE) beginning with its mission...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ah April! The special month dedicated to the celebration of poetry. As a lover of this form of writing, I am delighted to find poems in a wide variety of formats and styles saturate our environment like the flowers of Spring. Throughout the month, it’s not hard to...
by Linda Phillips | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
L – Today I welcome my longtime writing buddy and best friend, Carol Baldwin, who is excitedly awaiting the release of her debut YA novel HALF-TRUTHS. Congratulations, Carol! I understand that birthing this book has been a long journey. What did you originally set out...
by Linda Phillips | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Review of FLIGHT, a novel in verse by Sandy Whiting As many of you know, I am partial to novels-in-verse and realistic fiction that address mental or physical health issues. A friend recently recommended Sandy Whiting’s verse novel, Flight, that piqued my...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 30, 2024 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
THE Clubhouse YOU need to know about… When you think of a clubhouse, you might think of where you hang out for a meal or a drink after a vigorous round of golf. Or, if you are of a certain age, you might recall the 1952 cover of The Saturday Evening...
by Kevin Shank | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Welcome to Kristin Varnell, Operations Manager of Charlotte Clubhouse. 1.Charlotte Clubhouse is a unique, evidence-based program serving persons with mental illness in over 350 countries around the world. Yet, most people know little, if anything, about it. How did...
by Linda Phillips | Jul 29, 2024 | Newsletter
The official re-release of my debut book, Crazy, is just a few days away, and I’m honored that my publisher, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, deems it worthy of such attention. The world is not the same place as it was ten...
