From Anxiety to Addictions: The Mechanisms of Mindfulness Underlying Behavior Change

JUDSON BREWER, MD, PHD - MARCH 3, 2021 Judson Brewer MD PhD is an internationally known thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein. He is the Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center and associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical School. Talk Title: From Anxiety to Addictions: The Mechanisms of Mindfulness Underlying Behavior Change Learning objectives: 1. Describe how anxiety forms as a habit 2. Explain how mindfulness affects reward valuation in the brain 3. Discuss how mindfulness approaches can help change addictive habit patterns