Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life

Speaker Dacher Keltner

Awe is mysterious.

How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon, or our utter amazement when we watch a child walk for the first time?

Fortunately awe awe is not limited to rare or extraordinary experiences.

It is something we can find in everyday life.

In this webinar author and professor Dacher Keltner will provide guidance on how to cultivate a greater awareness of awe-inspiring moments and incorporate them into daily routines.

You will also learn how to use awe to achieve the following (Learning Objectives):

  • Reduce stress and improve well-being.
  • Foster a sense of purpose and meaning.
  • Enhance kindness and prosocial behavior.
  • Improve cognitive function and creativity.

About the Speaker: Dacher Keltner

Dr. Keltner is one of the world’s foremost emotion scientists. He has written for many popular outlets, from The New York Times to Slate.

He is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the director of the Greater Good Science Center. He has over 200 scientific publications and six books, including Born to Be Good, The Compassionate Instinct, and The Power Paradox.

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3 Mottos for Combatting Perfectionism & Reducing Overwhelm

Speaker: Megan Bearcce

Society tells us that “We can do anything!”, but many people instead hear, “We have to do everything…perfectly.”

We all know that perfection is an unrealistic goal, but the continued quest for it often leaves people of all ages feeling overwhelmed. This presentation will reveal 3 stress-reducing mottos to incorporate into your daily life.

You will learn (learning objectives):

  • How to quiet critical self-talk
  • How to reduce feelings of guilt
  • How to shift your thinking from “I should” to “I want to.”

Viewers will also get a list of relevant resources to support this shift and participate in an exercise to learn where to begin.

About the Speaker: Megan Bearce, LMFT

Megan Bearce, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice with over 16 years of experience providing support and assistance to clients and offer the following unique specialties: overwhelmed women, perfectionists, and super commuters/road warriors and their spouses.

She is the author of Super Commuter Couples: Staying Together When A Job Keeps You Apart and speaks regularly to groups and at conferences, presenting on a variety of topics related to the challenges 21st century families face. Her professional career spans two decades as a writer, speaker and psychotherapist.

Megan earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles.

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mindset shiftoverwhelm reliefperfectionismresilienceself careself-talk improvementstress reduction