AAUW Petaluma Branch · Volume 53 No. 2 · October 2007
Petaluma, CA
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Local Psychologist to speak about steroids in sports
D
enise Garibaldi, Ph.D., a licensed clinical
psychologist in private practice in Peta-
luma, will address the subject of Steroid
Use in Sports at our next meeting on
Wednesday, October 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Petaluma Woman’s Club at 518 B Street.
A graduate of the Pacific Graduate School of Psy-
chology, Dr. Garibaldi approaches the effect of
substance use on individuals and on one family
from a personal as well as a professional perspec-
tive. Dr. Garibaldi notes that although steroid and
performance-enhancing substances/supplements
use by professional athletes has captured the col-
lective unconscious, 1 in 16 high school stu-
dents, including girls,
feel the pressure for com-
petitive advantage, appearance, and self-image
and report using.
She and her husband have gained local and na-
tional recognition for their work in raising aware-
ness regarding the physical and mental effects of
steroid use by athletes. She has testified before
Congress along with Mark McGuire and Sammy
Sousa, has appeared on national television, and
has granted interviews to national and local news
services including the Press Democrat and the San
Francisco Chronicle.
Dr. Garibaldi wrote “The Challenge and the Trag-
edy” published in the New England Law Review.
Her family’s saga, which evolved as the BALCO
story unfolded, occupies a portion of the controver-
sial book, Game of Shadows.
This presentation is a “must” for health care pro-
fessionals, coaches, parents, athletes, and others
who need to know more about how steroids affect
those who use them and how tragedy might be
avoided. Those interested in steroid bans can also
review options for action.
Parking Note:
The Petaluma Woman's Club is
located at 518 B Street between 5th and 6th
Streets. Ample street parking is usually available
within a 1 to 2-block radius. Members with physical
limitations may park in the lot located to the rear of
the building adjacent to the Christian Science
Reading Room at 21 Sixth Street.
Doors will open
at 6:30, with a business meeting starting at 7 p.m.
See you there.
Janet J. Rosselle 975-4525
Esther Schau 799-6077
Co-Vice Presidents, Program
Make your December Tea reservations today--Seats are limited
T
ake time during your busy holiday schedule
and join your AAUW
friends for
a
Holiday
Fancy
Tea. We will meet at Jacqueline's High Tea Restaurant, 203 Western Avenue,
Petaluma
on Saturday, December 8, 2006 from 11:30 a.m.
-
2:30 p.m. Entertainment will be
provided by representatives of the Sonoma County Repertory Theater.
Seating is limited to 70 persons and 25 members have already signed up. Mail a check
payable to Petaluma AAUW for $30 and mail to: Esther Schau, 106 Dawn Place, Peta-
luma 94952.
Please contact us if you have questions: Esther Schau (799-6077) or
or Janet Rosselle (795-4525) or