9/11 North Idaho Chapter Meeting 12:00-2:00pm (PST) In-Person

September 11th Chapter Meeting 

Title: Mind Over Stress: Three Key Actions for Rewiring Your Brain to Beat Stress

Speaker: Lucretia Donahue-Reed

Description: This presentation explains how using our understanding of physiology/biology, cognitive-behavioral learning, how the brain works, and mindfulness methods can give us the ability to take control of our stress reaction. Instead of feeling overwhelmed and ruled by our automatic responses to perceived stress, we can use awareness and choice along with certain practices to moderate the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of stress.

Three Things Attendees Can Expect to Learn:

1. The importance of calming the nervous system
2. The importance of choosing where to place your attention
3. How to use mindful awareness to head off automatic reactions 

Speaker Bio: Lucretia is a licensed counselor in both Idaho and Washington states. She has been in the field of psychology for 30+ years. She uses primarily cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment, and mindfulness based cognitive therapy approaches to work with individual adults on managing emotions such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, high stress levels, emotional breakdowns. Her approach is to address extreme thinking, automatic responses, and the physical symptoms of intense, overwhelming emotion. Her goal is to help people shift from feeling ruled by their emotions to being able to live life as they choose with calm and peace.