Ellen Jopling, PhD.
Part 1: Understanding Stress: Debunking Myths and Enhancing Well-Being
Whether acute or chronic, minor or major, experiencing stress is universal and part of our everyday lives. Yet, stress is often misunderstood and misrepresented in the popular media. Stress can be both helpful and harmful, with long-term chronic stress taking a toll on both our physical and mental well-being. However, the first step to managing our stress… is understanding it. By learning more about stress and the ways in which it shows up in our brain and body, we can lay the foundation for effectively handling everyday pressures in a healthy and sustainable manner.
In this talk, Dr. Ellen Jopling will debunk myths and misconceptions about stress, review the ways in which our bodies respond to stress, and support attendees in identifying common symptoms of stress. Through active participation, attendees will also learn how to identify their own risk and resilience factors in order to enhance their personal wellness. This talk provides foundational information about what stress is and how stress can be harnessed to improve performance through the use of concrete strategies. This talk serves as a launchpad for Ellen’s second talk on stress (below), which delves deeper into stress management tools.
After this talk, attendees will be able to…
Understand the impacts that stress has on several aspects of our functioning
Identify and practice evidence-based coping skills for managing stress that target your behavior, your thinking, and your environment
Feel motivated and equipped to develop an individualized action plan for stress management
Part 2: Taking Control of Stress with Evidence-Based Strategies
With the increasing complexity of our world, the demands placed upon us by our careers, society, and relationships continue to intensify and can greatly impact our stress levels. Given how stress can affect our health, relationships, and overall well-being, it's no wonder it has received such widespread attention in popular media. But what if there were ways to take back control from stress, not only to just manage daily stressors but also to thrive in the face of them?
Ellen’s talk will help attendees to develop the skills needed to protect themselves by changing their relationship with stress and boosting coping skills and resiliency. Ellen will provide concrete strategies to foster effective stress management both within ourselves and in those around us. Specifically, this talk aims at facilitating the learning of science-backed coping skills for managing stress and motivating attendees to develop individualized action plans for stress management.
After this talk, attendees will be able to…
Understand what stress is and the different types of stress
Recognize how our bodies respond to stress and identify symptoms of stress in yourself
Acknowledge the risk and resilience factors that alter how stress impacts you
Incorporate evidence-based stress management strategies into your day
Interested in these stress management talks? Get in touch!
Dr. Jopling is currently located in the USA. Therefore, she provides health and wellness speaking services virtually across Canada. However, she loves to travel, so contact us to inquire about potential in-person opportunities!
About Dr. Jopling
Dr. Ellen Jopling (she/her) is a researcher and mental health clinician focused on the ways in which stress ‘gets under the skin’ to impact wellbeing, specifically in terms of how it impacts mental health and biological processes in the body. She received both her Masters and PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of British Columbia, and completed her residency at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Ellen is the author of 23 scientific articles and chapters in top journals within her field, is an active member of numerous psychological associations, and is an ad-hoc reviewer for over 15 peer-reviewed journals. Her resume includes over 50 presentations delivered at many of the leading conferences in clinical science, both in Canada and internationally. Ellen has been recognized as a top scholar and researcher within Canada; she is a recipient of the esteemed Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship as well as the UBC Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal. Ellen is also passionate about sharing cutting-edge knowledge with the community, particularly about stress, to support individuals in leading full and meaningful lives. She has given talks to non-profit organizations, mental health networks, student associations, parent groups, and community organizations. In Ellen’s spare time, she can be found trail running, trying new coffee shops with her husband, and exploring local mountains with her rescue pup Piper.