Post-Partum Depression Author to speak at Almaden Valley Athletic Club

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 17, 2009 -- San Jose, CA, April 15, 2009. In its ongoing mission to provide health and wellness resources to the San Jose community, Almaden Valley Athletic Club (AVAC) is presenting a free lecture given by Pec Indman, co-author of Beyond the Blues. The event will be held Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm. The public is welcome to attend. More information can be attained by contacting Mary Ann Smith, msmith@avac.us. Guests may sign up by visiting www.avac.us; or, click here to RSVP.

The book contains up-to-date information to help women, their families and caregivers, as well as professionals, understand and work with this debilitating illness that affects about 700,000 women in the United States each year.
 An overview of the book, its contents as well as questions answers, can be found at http://www.beyondtheblues.com/.

Award Winning Work

Beyond the Blues has recently receive several awards, including the iParenting Media Award, the National Parenting Publication gold Award for Parenting Resources, and the National Health Information Award. Indman wrote the book with Shoshana S. Bennett, Ph.D., a survivor of two post-partum depressions, and is the founder of Postpartum Assistance for Mothers in 1987, and is a former president of Postpartum Support International. Dr. Indman holds a doctorate in counseling and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has a private practice in psychotherapy in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in prenatal and postpartum mood disorders and issues related to reproductive health. Dr. Indman is the Northern California and training coordinator for Postpartum Support International, and the former secretary of California's state organization Postpartum Health Alliance. She lectures frequently and is also active in several international perinatal organizations. Pec is the mom of Megan and Emily.

AVAC Celebrates 33 Years

Opened in 1976, Almaden Valley Athletic Club (AVAC), is the Bay Area's premier, award-winning family facility that offers total health, fitness and wellness programs for all ages. AVAC's resort-style facility features luxurious amenities, Pilates studio, swimming, tennis and social activities as well as a 1,500 square-foot ChildCare facility with play-to-learn activities. The 6,000 square-foot Fitness Center offers the latest workout equipment with Cardio Theatre as well as MicroFit assessment. Certified personal trainers offer one-on-one training and certified fitness instructors teach a variety of group classes. AVAC offers a retractable roof teaching pool for year-round swimming lessons and a 25-yard outdoor swimming pool. Winner of the coveted USTA Club of the Year award, AVAC hosts numerous tennis programs on its 11 lighted tennis courts. AVAC is home to the largest Bay Area Senior Wellness program fostering senior fitness with workshops, seminars, group exercise classes and social events. For more information, please visit http://www.avac.us.

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