Waterfront Activities Center
Chase away the “Sunday Scaries” with this half-day lakeside retreat!
Enjoy a peaceful morning and come away with new skills to effectively handle stress. UW Resilience Lab Director Megan Kennedy is your guide through expanding your window of tolerance, enhancing emotional regulation and building compassion for yourself and others. The time will include interactive lectures, guided practice, self-reflection, time for questions and answers and resources for ongoing learning.
Light breakfast food and beverages will be served. This event is recommended for ages 18+.
UWAA members and guests: $35
General public: $75
Megan Kennedy (she/her/hers) is the Director of the UW Resilience Lab. As a leader and facilitator, Kennedy aims to build healthy and compassionate learning communities. From engaging stakeholders in vision-setting to partnering with students, staff, and instructors, her approach to leadership centers on collaborative relationships. She believes that building high-quality wellness and educational programs requires teamwork at every level.
Currently, Kennedy is developing and evaluating systems-based approaches to well-being that combines applied research, education, and collaborative programming across three University of Washington campuses. This includes partnering with academic departments, student wellness groups, and community-based organizations seeking to deepen their capacity for mindfulness and resilience. Kennedy earned her master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Bastyr University and is a licensed therapist with over a decade of experience in public and private practice.
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