Join LEAF Edmonton for an exciting & timely conversation with Dr. Johnston as we gather to celebrate Equality Day.
LEAF Edmonton is celebrating Equality Day with a special conversation with Dr. Johnston to discuss finding solutions to burnout as we navigate gender dynamics in the modern day.
Dr. Johnston is an advocate for mental health and alcohol recovery supports, and has contributed to Canadian policy on mental health and alcohol policy. Her own story includes overcoming being a high functioning alcoholic who turned from her very successful journalism career with Macleans Magazine where she won prestigious awards, to enroll in Psychology at Smith College, graduating with an MSW and beginning her new life as a psychotherapist, writing coach, and advocate for mental health and alcoholism supports.
Not all burnout situations need the affected person to leave their chosen field. Not all burnout experiences involve alcohol. She is expert at helping others to face, understand, and work through their life dilemmas in this time of work overload. Dr. Johnston is an advocate for mental health and alcohol recovery supports, and has contributed to Canadian policy on mental health and alcohol policy. Dr. Johnston will speak for about 40-45 minutes, then there will be time for questions and discussion.
Ann Dowsett Johnston is the bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol. An award-winning journalist, Ann spent close to 30 years at Maclean’s magazine, moving on to her role as a Vice-Principal of McGill University. In her sixties, Ann enrolled at Smith College, and became a psychotherapist. As well, she teaches her popular online memoir course Writing Your Recovery. A prominent advocate for mental health and addiction services, she has won many awards, including an honorary doctorate of laws from Queen’s University.
LEAF Edmonton is celebrating Equality Day in commemoration of April 17, 1985 when Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into effect, guaranteeing substantive equality under the law. That same day, LEAF was founded as a national organization and ever since has been advocating for gendery equality across Canada.
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