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Workshop with:Kristin Szuhany, PhD
Mental Health
Moving Your Body to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, & Depression
Mental Health
Moving Your Body to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, & Depression
Workshop with:Kristin Szuhany, PhD
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In this Workshop, you will learn:
Research and experience tell us that exercise triggers feel-good brain chemicals that make us feel less stressed and anxious, sleep better, focus more intently, and even feel less depressed. But here’s where the Catch-22 comes in: The people who may benefit the most from the mood-boosting benefits of exercise may be the least likely to engage in it because anxiety, stress, and depression decrease feelings of motivation and self-efficacy — key prerequisites to meaningful movement.
In this workshop, acclaimed researcher Kristin Szuhany, PhD, explains how to disrupt this cycle. Through her research, Dr. Szuhany has come to understand the most common barriers to exercise engagement — and the cognitive shifts needed to overcome them. Here, she will explain the core benefits that exercise and movement can have for mental health and the cognitive-behavioral motivation enhancement techniques shown to help individuals who need them most, particularly those with anxiety or depressive symptoms.
In this workshop, you will learn…
- How exercise not only improves, but can also prevent, anxiety, mood disorders, and sleep problems
- How and why motivation to exercise suffers, and how to disrupt unhealthy cycles
- How to institute mindset shifts that can encourage more regular movement
- How to take the first step toward a more consistent exercise routine and set realistic expectations to sustain it
About the expert
Kristin Szuhany, PhD
Dr. Kristin Szuhany is an Assistant Professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, who has dedicated her career to clinical and translational research in anxiety disorders within the Anxiety, Stress, and Prolonged Grief Program, where she serves as the Assistant Director. She also has a clinical practice at NYU where she implements her extensive experience with evidence-based assessment and treatments for adults with anxiety disorders, PTSD, grief, and depression, including cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral activation. She completed her PhD in clinical psychology at Boston University, her APA-accredited clinical internship at Montefiore Medical Center, and her postdoctoral fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health. Dr. Szuhany’s research interests include examining the efficacy of exercise interventions for anxiety and mood disorders, exploring the psychological and biological mechanisms of change involved in intervention response, and identifying factors that promote behavioral change.