Speaking
Anxiety. In our current mental health climate, it’s been catastrophized and labeled an epidemic. We have become anxious about anxiety itself. But this emotion evolved to protect us. By examining anxiety through an evolutionary lens, we can better manage the challenge of living as social animals in a complex and changing world. Employing humor and admiration to illuminate our brain and body’s natural response to threat helps us befriend the animal residing beneath our human skin.
A frequent guest on NPR, physician educator, and practicing clinician in the community, Dr. Foose is an expert on anxiety who speaks to schools, professional organizations and corporate groups throughout the Bay Area. She holds UCSF’s Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award and the UCSF Residents Association Excellence in Teaching Award for her courses on the neuro-circuitry of fear and anxiety. Her favorite audience, however, is the Bay-Area’s neuroscience-savvy public. Engaging her listeners with a fascinating and positive approach to this emotion, Dr. Foose aims to demystify anxiety so we can better manage its impact on sleep, motivation, stress management and avoidance in our children and ourselves.
FEEs:
My preferred format is a 60 to 75 minute talk followed by 15-30 minutes of questions, discussion with audience.
Corporate and professional organizations: $5000
Educational settings: $3750
Non-profits: fee flexible