Date: October 20th, 6:00 pm
Location: Anne Arundel Community College, Health and Life Sciences Building Room 100

Topic: Blue Mind: How Water Supports Mental Health and Well-Being

Speaker: Jamie Testa, Scientist with UMCES

Presentation Summary: Why do we so often feel calmer, clearer, and more connected near water? Drawing on Blue Mind Theory, neuroscience, and nature-informed therapy, this engaging presentation explores how nature, especially oceans, rivers, lakes, and even everyday encounters with water, can reduce stress, restore attention, regulate the nervous system, and deepen well-being.

Participants will leave with practical, accessible ways to bring water’s healing qualities into their personal lives and professional work.Speaker Bio: Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan is a psychologist, author, and founder of the Center for Nature-Informed Therapy. For more than 25 years, she has helped people navigate anxiety, grief, trauma, and burnout—often trading the traditional therapy couch for trails, trees, and open sky. She has brought her engaging, research-based approach to audiences ranging from the FBI and healthcare systems to universities, outdoor recreation leaders, and mental health professionals across the United States and internationally. Heidi is the author of Taming the Anxious Mind, The Outside Within, and The Ground Beneath Our Feet: Nature-Informed Therapy and Care for a World in Need.

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