Tickets available for Dr. Dan Siegel

St. John's Medical Center Words on Wellness Speaker Series, Teton County School District, Teton County Library and GAP! collaboratively bring acclaimed author and interpersonal neurobiology pioneer Dan Siegel, MD, to the Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 26 at 7 pm.

Dr. Siegel will speak on “How our Relationships Shape Us.” His presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

“Dr. Siegel has done groundbreaking work, developing an integrated view of human development that promotes vibrant lives and healthy minds,” said Julia Heemstra, director of the wellness department at St. John’s Medical Center. “We are thrilled to be working collaboratively with the Teton County School District, Teton County Library and GAP! to bring him to our community.”

The event is free, but ticketed. Tickets will be available at noon on October 4 on the Center for the Arts website:jhcenterforthearts.org.

Dr. Siegel’s talk is offered in conjunction with other engagements in the community including presentations to students and educators on teenage brain development.

An internationally renowned neuropsychiatrist, Dan Siegel, MD, is a New York Times bestselling author and a leading voice in the mindfulness movement. Dr. Siegel is the executive director of the Mindsight Institute, a professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA.

For more information, call the St. John’s wellness department at 307-739-7244.

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Media contact: Karen Connelly, kconnelly@tetonhospital.org, 739 7380.

St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming, offers patient-centered care, clinical excellence, and community wellness through a full-service hospital, primary care and specialty physician practices, and a long-term care Living Center.

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