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The Food-Mood Connection:
Nutritional and Lifestyle Hacks for Mental Health and Wellbeing

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In this webinar, participants will gain a basic understanding of the connection between nutrition and lifestyle with mood, cognition, mental health, and overall wellness.  Science has conflicting opinions about what nutrition, supplements, and medications are best for us. Considering that each person is a bio-psycho-social-spiritual individual, it makes no sense to broad-stroke everyone’s needs into one model. In this workshop, we will discuss various phenotypes and possible nutritional needs for their overall well-being.  By discussing the beneficial and adverse effects different foods, substances, and behaviors have on our well-being, we will arrive at a fundamental paradigm for wellness. Then we will survey various mental health conditions and mood disorders and share recommended beneficial foods, drinks, supplements, and lifestyle interventions for these situations. Simple modifications of nutrition, chrono-nutrition (the timing of eating), supplementation, avoidance of toxic chemicals and additives in food and the atmosphere, sleep (circadian rhythm disruption), and more can be hacked for attaining wellness on all levels - mental, physical, and spiritual.

We will discuss the importance of collaborating with our clients’ healthcare professionals, especially if we are not certified or licensed to practice dietary prescriptions in our local jurisdiction. We will touch briefly on the legal and ethical issues regarding guiding our clients in this field. Since this workshop is brief, we will give a general overview of the topics and provide resources for further inquiry.

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The Food-Mood Connection:
Nutritional and Lifestyle Hacks for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT - 4:45 PM EDT
$59.99 Member Price:  $39.99 Rus Devorah Wallen, LCSW, CIMHP

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In this webinar, participants will gain a basic understanding of the connection between nutrition and lifestyle with mood, cognition, mental health, and overall wellness.  Science has conflicting opinions about what nutrition, supplements, and medications are best for us. Considering that each person is a bio-psycho-social-spiritual individual, it makes no sense to broad-stroke everyone’s needs into one model. In this workshop, we will discuss various phenotypes and possible nutritional needs for their overall well-being.  By discussing the beneficial and adverse effects different foods, substances, and behaviors have on our well-being, we will arrive at a fundamental paradigm for wellness. Then we will survey various mental health conditions and mood disorders and share recommended beneficial foods, drinks, supplements, and lifestyle interventions for these situations. Simple modifications of nutrition, chrono-nutrition (the timing of eating), supplementation, avoidance of toxic chemicals and additives in food and the atmosphere, sleep (circadian rhythm disruption), and more can be hacked for attaining wellness on all levels - mental, physical, and spiritual.

We will discuss the importance of collaborating with our clients’ healthcare professionals, especially if we are not certified or licensed to practice dietary prescriptions in our local jurisdiction. We will touch briefly on the legal and ethical issues regarding guiding our clients in this field. Since this workshop is brief, we will give a general overview of the topics and provide resources for further inquiry.

About the Presenter

Rus Devorah Wallen, LCSW, ACSW, CIMHP is an accomplished psychotherapist, performer, and educator. Trained in CBT, Mindfulness-Based Therapies, Trauma, Positive Psychology, Perinatal Wellness, and holistic Lifestyle Medicine approaches, she utilizes her rich background to inspire and heal. She has been recently certified with the CIMHP (Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider) with Dr. Leslie Korn. In addition to conducting workshops on a wide variety of Psychology, and self-growth themes, in her private practice, she helps people live more meaningful lives in the 21st Century.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

The Food-Mood Connection:
Nutritional and Lifestyle Hacks for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT - 4:45 PM EDT

Presenter: Rus Devorah Wallen, LCSW, CIMHP

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Course Length: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate Understanding of the relationship between nutrition and mood, including how dietary choices and lifestyle can impact mental health.
  2. Apply evidence-based interventions to improve clients mood, sleep quality, and cognitive function, utilizing nutritional and lifestyle approaches.
  3. Develop the ability to evaluate clients nutritional and lifestyle habits, identifying potential factors that may positively or negatively affect their mental health.
  4. Assist clients in making informed choices related to nutrition and lifestyle, effectively communicating the potential impact on mental well-being.
  5. Acquire the knowledge to facilitate collaborative care with healthcare professionals, when necessary, to ensure the holistic well-being of clients, recognizing the boundaries of their practice.

This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW SNEAK PEEK 

In this webinar, participants will gain a basic understanding of the connection between nutrition and lifestyle with mood, cognition, mental health, and overall wellness.  Science has conflicting opinions about what nutrition, supplements, and medications are best for us. Considering that each person is a bio-psycho-social-spiritual individual, it makes no sense to broad-stroke everyone’s needs into one model. In this workshop, we will discuss various phenotypes and possible nutritional needs for their overall well-being.  By discussing the beneficial and adverse effects different foods, substances, and behaviors have on our well-being, we will arrive at a fundamental paradigm for wellness. Then we will survey various mental health conditions and mood disorders and share recommended beneficial foods, drinks, supplements, and lifestyle interventions for these situations. Simple modifications of nutrition, chrono-nutrition (the timing of eating), supplementation, avoidance of toxic chemicals and additives in food and the atmosphere, sleep (circadian rhythm disruption), and more can be hacked for attaining wellness on all levels - mental, physical, and spiritual.

We will discuss the importance of collaborating with our clients’ healthcare professionals, especially if we are not certified or licensed to practice dietary prescriptions in our local jurisdiction. We will touch briefly on the legal and ethical issues regarding guiding our clients in this field. Since this workshop is brief, we will give a general overview of the topics and provide resources for further inquiry.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate Understanding of the relationship between nutrition and mood, including how dietary choices and lifestyle can impact mental health.
  2. Apply evidence-based interventions to improve clients mood, sleep quality, and cognitive function, utilizing nutritional and lifestyle approaches.
  3. Develop the ability to evaluate clients nutritional and lifestyle habits, identifying potential factors that may positively or negatively affect their mental health.
  4. Assist clients in making informed choices related to nutrition and lifestyle, effectively communicating the potential impact on mental well-being.
  5. Acquire the knowledge to facilitate collaborative care with healthcare professionals, when necessary, to ensure the holistic well-being of clients, recognizing the boundaries of their practice.

Agenda:

The Food-Mood Connection: 

Nutritional and Lifestyle Hacks for Mental Health and Wellbeing

 

INTRODUCTION

  • Impact of nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle behaviors on our well-being. 
  • Why the food and mood connection?
    • Why me regarding integrative nutrition?  

THEMES

  • Basic nutrition and lifestyle principles:
    • Ancestral nutrition and bio-individuality
    • Chrono-nutrition
    • Basics of epigenetics and how conditions that previously may have activated or caused gene expression, can now be turned off or on.
    • Previous misunderstandings and distorted concepts, treatments, foods, and environmental toxins as well as prescription medications.
    • Various mental health conditions, diagnoses, and recommendations from the research.
    • Clinically and empirically tested protocols that do not use or require psychopharmaceuticals.

PRACTICAL • PRACTICE

  • Issues from practice and improvements
    • Case examples                                                                           
    • Q & A                                               
This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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  • NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0048.
  • NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Mental Health Counselor #MHC-0082
  • CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
    CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
  • NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0046
  • NEFESH International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0116.
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