Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in this country. If you aren’t anxious, chances are you know someone who is. But what if there were ways to ease that anxiety without medication? What if you could find ways to start feeling better right now? Wendy has put together a research-based program that empowers people to understand how anxiety works in their brains. She helps them get to know more about their own anxiety and then to begin to heal it. In this hands-on, interactive talk you will: Learn how anxiety works in the brain Discover how anxiety impacts our lives Explore practical, simple techniques people can immediately put to work in their lives to reduce anxiety

Women in this country are overworked, under-appreciated and stressed. Feeling isolated and afraid, they may believe they’re the only one struggling with a secret fear or an unnamed sense of dread. But what if there were other women who felt the same way? And what if we got together and shared our stories and solutions? In this dynamic talk, Wendy explores: How anxiety works in women’s brains The causes of women’s anxiety and how it affects their lives The tools and techniques that work best for women How important it is to connect with each other, to share feelings and to begin a national discussion about women and anxiety

What if, as mental health professionals, we had a better understanding of how women’s brains react under stress, and what causes women to be twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety? What if were able to add some new, powerful, physical anti-anxiety tools to add to our usual treatment plans? What if we could offer clients ways to start feeling better right in our office? Wendy answers those questions and more in this powerful keynote/lecture by focusing on: A nonjudgmental, open-ended discussions about gender similarities and differences The latest research on differences between male and female brains New statistics on what type of treatment approaches may work best for women A hands-on session where we explore a variety of acupressure points, qigong and yoga postures, the B.E.A.R. technique An opportunity to share techniques and tools fellow clinicians have found most effective in their practice