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Have you, or someone you know, felt overwhelmed by the election season? Do concerns about politics and current events create feelings of stress, uncertainty, or anxiety? If so, you are not alone.
Join Velshonna Luckey for a conversation about how election-related stress can affect our nervous systems and overall well-being. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and her work building resilient communities, Velshonna will explore what these feelings may mean for our nervous systems and share practical approaches for caring for ourselves and supporting one another during challenging times.
Participants will gain a greater understanding of the connection between stress, resilience, and community well-being, along with tools for navigating election season with greater awareness, compassion, and balance.
Speaker Biography:
Velshonna Luckey is the Co-Founder, President, and CEO of the Self-Healing Communities Collective of Michiana, a movement dedicated to nurturing personal and community well-being through the neuroscience of human resilience and the celebration of collective strengths. The organization's vision is for every person in the community to have at least two trusted and caring adults in their lives.
Velshonna finds great joy in helping people of all ages better understand their nervous systems and become the very best versions of themselves. She is also an executive coach, founder of Living in the Rest, a retreat and wellness business, and an Adjunct Teaching Professor in the Neuroscience and Behavior Program within the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Michigan University, a Master of Science in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Nonprofit Executive Leadership Certificate from the University of Notre Dame.