We want YOU to make the most of your Mondays! Maximize Mondays will be filled with sessions around mindfulness and mental performance, recovery and restoration, and goal setting including your fitness goals!

Week Six of Maximize Mondays, we have Steph and Jess joining us.

Jess Baraskewich is a doctoral student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program. She is originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario where she completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Lakehead University. Before pursuing graduate studies, Jess worked in northern Alberta with youth with severe behavioural challenges. Her current research continues to examine the relationship between disordered eating and neurodevelopmental disorders more broadly. Jess is a facilitator for Facing Your Fears – a cognitive behavioural intervention for youth with ASD and anxiety disorders.

Stephanie Howe is a first year MSc student in the School and Applied Child Psychology Program at the University of Calgary. She was born and raised in Calgary and began volunteering in the ENHANCE lab in the spring of 2016. She graduated from the University of Calgary in April 2018 where she completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Carly McMorris. Her research investigated the impact of anxiety disorders on children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. In the past she has worked as an Early Intervention Therapist with young children with ASD and as the Health Coordinator of Special Olympics Alberta, working to provide free physical and mental health screenings to Special Olympics athletes.

Steph & Jess’ topic: Preparing your mind for competition.

Come join us on Zoom at 7:00pm on March 1st.

Register here: http://bit.ly/37GlE68