Wednesday, November 20th, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET
Mindfulness and Healing: Navigating Trauma During the Holiday Season
Free for members / $25 for non-members
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Webinar Overview
As the holiday season approaches, many individuals may experience heightened stress, anxiety, flashbacks, and other trauma symptoms. This webinar, led by Dr. Autumn M. Gallegos, will explore the impact of holidays on mental health, particularly for those who have experienced trauma, including survivors of domestic violence. Drawing on her extensive research and experience as a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Gallegos will discuss how mindfulness practices can serve as essential tools for recovery and healing during this challenging time. Participants will learn about the mechanisms through which mindfulness can alleviate trauma symptoms, enhance emotional regulation, and promote well-being. The session will emphasize practical strategies for integrating mindfulness into daily routines, especially during the emotionally charged holiday season. Join us to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between trauma and the holiday experience, and discover effective mindfulness-based approaches to foster resilience and healing during this season of celebration.
Presenter Bio
Autumn M. Gallegos, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research centers on improving intervention effectiveness, primarily through elaborating mechanisms that improve traumatic stress symptoms guided by integrative models of mindfulness and psychophysiological models of stress regulation. Over the course of her career, her research has evolved from a primary focus on community-based trauma exposure to a complementary emphasis on clinical behavioral interventions for traumatic stress. That approach has led to multiple multidisciplinary collaborations with expert clinical intervention researchers, community-based organizations, and psychoneuroimmunologists, contributing to a better understanding of how to address gaps in mental health treatment engagement and effectiveness in populations that experience significant posttraumatic stress symptomatology, which is critical for improving the public health impact of trauma interventions. She is also an experienced Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor and teaches MBSR courses to faculty and staff of URMC.
Questions? Contact Anna Gerstein.