Events & Professional Development Calendar

Webinar | Confront the Discomfort

20 Nov 2024
Register by November 19, 2024

Anxiety is a normal reaction to uncertainty during challenging times. However, too much anxiety can take a toll on our daily lives and overall well-being. In this course, you will learn a variety of tools to recognize and react to important warning signs and confront your discomfort positively and healthily.

Learning objectives:

  • review general information about anxiety, the body’s stress response, and skills for calming the body
  • explore the effects of worry, stress, and the emotional activators that contribute to anxiety
  • discuss helpful coping strategies

This session will be held through ON24.

For any questions about this event, please contact [email protected].

About the Speaker

Jeremy LivingstonJeremy Livingston is a recovery facilitator and peer facilitator for CMHA Edmonton’s Recovery College. He has studied philosophy at the graduate level and law. He is originally from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and has lived in Edmonton for the past nine years.

Sarah PearsonSarah Pearson is a Recovery and Peer Facilitator for CMHA Edmonton's Recovery College and the Program Coordinator for Mental Health Education.  She is a Registered Social Worker and has 11 years of experience working in Addictions and Mental Health, predominately within Edmonton's inner-city community servicing the city's most vulnerable houseless population, many of whom are indigenous. 


  • Speaker:
    Jeremy Livingston & Harleen Kaur
  • Cost:
    Free
  • Eligible CPD Hours:
    1
  • Registration Deadline:
    November 19, 2024