How Can We Cope With Stress In Our Lives?

 

Eastview National Honor Society is proud to present:

THE

EASTVIEW

DIALOGUES

Bringing together the minds of today
and the minds of tomorrow.

Tonight’s question:

“How can we cope with stress in our lives?”

Presenters:

Juli Montgomery, counselor at Minneapolis Southwest High School
Dr. Megan Gunnar, Director of University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development
Abhay Ladhe, instructor for Art of Living Twin Cities

Introduction of tonight’s topic.................. Jay Schuffenhauer and Soniya Somani

                                                         Student co-directors of the Eastview Dialogues
 
“Why do we feel so stressed out?” (12-15 minutes) ................. Juli Montgomery

“What makes stress bad for you?” (12-15 minutes)...…………Dr. Megan Gunnar

 “How can we deal with stress?” (12-15 minutes)………………………Abhay Ladhe

Q & A (10-15 minutes).............................................................. Audience members

Speakers:

Juli Montgomery

Juli Montgomery-Riess is a licensed school counselor and professional clinical counselor. She works for the Minneapolis Public Schools as a high school counselor and the University of Minnesota as an Adjunct Professor. Driven and passionate about closing the opportunity gap and decreasing stigma around mental health, she promotes open dialog among colleagues and families regarding young people’s resiliency and life outcomes. Related interests include understanding trauma and improving the community’s response to decrease toxic stress which prevents kids from thriving in the school environment. A former Golden Gopher and Division 1 athlete, and mother of two toddlers, she knows what it takes to thrive under pressure and how to balance responsibilities in all areas of life.

 

Eastview National Honor Society is proud to present:

 

THE

EASTVIEW

DIALOGUES

Bringing together the minds of today
and the minds of tomorrow.

 

Purpose:

In 2006, Eastview NHS member Claire Sagstuen proposed that our chapter promote scholarship and civic discourse through an event which became known as the Eastview Dialogues. This idea was initiated by the study of the Enlightenment Age salons of Europe. It was in these salons where the social elite met to discuss the important issues of the day. Scientists, philosophers, artists, writers, and other cutting edge thinkers would meet regularly at the salons to discuss new ideas and to further develop their understanding of the issues of the day.

Megan Gunnar

Dr. Megan R. Gunnar is a Professor in the Institute of Child
Development at the University of Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. in
psychology at Stanford University and did a postdoctoral fellowship in
psychoneuroendocrinology at Stanford Medical School. She has been at the University of Minnesota since 1979. She studies the impact of
early life stress on brain and behavioral development and the manner
in which social relationships regulate stress physiology during
development. Professor Gunnar has been awarded several lifetime
achievement awards for her work and is a Regents Professor, the
highest honor that the University bestows.

 

Abhay Ladhe

Abhay Ladhe is one of the Art of Living instructors in the Twin City area. By profession, Abhay Ladhe is currently a research engineer in Cargill's Engineering R&D group. After completing his PhD in Chemical Engineering, in addition to solving problems in Cargill's plants, he is spreading the knowledge of Art of Living techniques through "Happiness Program".