Anxiety & The Mind/Body Connection

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  • Author
    Joanna Lunin
    MA, BSN
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Nurses Feed Their Young is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Florida State Board of Nursing. Florida Board of Nursing Provider Number: 50-42784.

Course Description

This course is designed to deepen understanding and enhance practical skills. Participants will gain a comprehensive definition of anxiety and learn to distinguish it from stress through a precise examination. The course will elucidate the impact of anxiety on cognitive and physiological states, offering a systematic exploration of three specific manifestations. Furthermore, attendees will engage in the identification of three effective self-care practices, aimed at processing and mitigating anxiety.

This course promises not only to expand your theoretical knowledge but also to provide actionable insights that can be immediately applied in clinical settings. Through structured learning modules, interactive discussions, and collaborative exercises, participants will foster both professional growth and personal well-being. Join us to discover the robust link between mind and body, and equip yourself with the tools to support patients and colleagues in navigating the challenges of anxiety.

Joanna Lunin, MA, BSN

Joanna Lunin is a Registered Nurse turned Counselor working in Houston, TX as an LPC at River’s Edge Counseling + Wellness. During her time as a bedside nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, she began seeing a pattern of specific behaviors among some of her patients living with end-stage Congestive Heart Failure and Kidney Failure. Her search to understand this pattern of disengagement, hypoarousal, and a lack of self-agency brought her to the work of Dr.
Nadine Burke Harris, and her research showing the correlation between childhood trauma, and the increased risk of chronic health conditions in adulthood.

Learning about the pervasive physical and mental effects of trauma propelled her to leave the bedside, and to pursue a career in professional counseling. Now working as a mental health professional, she strives to help bridge the counseling and medical professions, by increasing awareness of the effects of trauma within the medical community. Her hope for this endeavor is not only to improve patient outcomes, but to also improve the lives and well-being of the brave
nurses and healthcare workers who willingly endure high levels of stress and volatility for the sake of their patients.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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