Greene County News

FAIRBORN — Wright State Physicians Family Medicine will offer an educational session about self-care 7-8:30 Thursday, Sept. 8, in Classroom 1 on the second floor of the Wright State Physicians Health Center. 725 University Blvd., on the campus of Wright State University.

The session is free and open to the public.

The speaker is Paul Hershberger, Ph.D., a clinical health psychologist. He is a professor of family medicine and director of behavioral science for the Family Medicine Residency Program at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. His clinical practice includes psychotherapy, consultation and coaching.

Hershberger will lead a discussion about self-care, which will include self-awareness, exercise, sleep, stress management, resilience and the importance of having a primary care physician.

This session is part of the “Brain Matters” educational series, which focuses on building resilience with attention given to factors regarding sleep, exercise, diet, anger management and healthy relationships.

Videos of past sessions may be viewed at www.wrightstatephysicians.org/fm/brain-matters. Because space is limited, registration is required. To register for the session, go to http://bit.ly/2cmuXhQ or contact Elizabeth McCarter at [email protected] or (937) 245-7213.