Healing from Addictions, Cravings, and Choiceless Behaviors
A Workshop for Those Who Suffer and for Those Who Love Them
September 22-23, 2018
Nashville, TN
In an ideal world, our emotional needs are met with warmth and understanding from the earliest age. For many of us, this is not the case. Instead we experience loneliness, internal conflicts and overwhelming emotional pain. Addictions and choiceless behaviors often become the brain’s creative strategies for survival.
Sarah Peyton, a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, will teach us how to disentangle nervous system wiring which keeps us locked in these unhealthy patterns. Join us to experience the way Sarah’s innovative work can support the healing process.
During the workshop, we will explore:
- The connection between the latest brain research and the “decisions” we make that lead us toward and away from addictions and compulsions;
- How to counteract old patterns to support healthy decision making;
- How to leverage our own empathy skills to bring ourselves relief.
Workshop Details
Workshop pricing
Early-bird $225; after August 21st $275
If this workshop appeals to you and cost is the only barrier, please contact Melissa Red (Melissa.k.red@gmail.com) to discuss how we can help support your attendance.
Workshop site/venue
United Methodist Publishing House
2222 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37228
(A short distance north of downtown Nashville
(3 miles) with plenty of free parking.)
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Date and Times (September 22/23 2018)
- Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Family Constellations (optional; no additional fee) - Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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CEs Available
For those interested in earning CEs (Continuing Education), 12 Continuing Education (CEs) are available.
Cumberland Heights has been approved by NBCC and NAADAC as an approved continuing education provider.
NBCC, National Board of Certified Counselors and
NAACAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
If you’re interested in CE’s, please see Zina Yzquierdo when you arrive at the registration table to complete the workshop sign ins, sign outs, and workshop evaluation. No fee is required!
We are grateful to Cumberland Heights as we join efforts in providing this added benefit to this workshop.
About the Facilitator:
Sarah Peyton speaks and writes internationally on the confluence of NVC, Family Constellation work and the world of neuroscience research. Author of the recently published book, Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing, Sarah has a passion for weaving together neuroscience knowledge and experiences of healing to support brain and body connection. Funny, touching, and filled with personal stories and up-to-date research on our nervous systems, her presentations change lives and invite the healing and self-compassion that comes from hearing ourselves and others deeply. For more information about Sarah see www.empathybrain.com.