Turn Anxiety into your new Superpower

The Neuroscience of Stress, Anxiety and Trauma (with Brain Hacks for Resilience)

Many kids and adults are struggling with stress and anxiety right now. We often didn’t learn how to respond to stress or overwhelm in productive ways and often feel alone with our day-to-day struggles. We understand the brain so much better now than ever before and in this presentation you will learn the latest science behind stress, anxiety, and trauma. We will discuss and practice strategies that you can use in your daily life to manage stress and anxiety in productive ways. These strategies will change how you can deal with stress. All these tools are practical so that you can immediately share them with your clients and your family. They will support people of all ages to feel more resilient and empowered.

In this presentation you will learn:

• Research on stress, anxiety, and trauma: biological factors, what’s healthy about anxiety & stress reactions, how our perception changes the health effects of stress
• Learn about the somatic aspects of stress, anxiety, and trauma
• Practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and trauma in our current world
• Practical tools including Acudetox/AcuWellness and healthy herbs for stress and anxiety

Eligible for a two-hour Certificate of Completion

Presenter: Avani G. Dilger, LPC, CAS, AAT, ADS

Avani specializes in substance abuse prevention and treatment with adults, teens and their families. She is the founder and director of the “Natural Highs – Healthy Alternatives to Drugs & Alcohol” nonprofit program. Avani has been training professionals in in Motivational Interviewing and other evidence-based practices worldwide for over 20 years. Find out more about Avani HERE.