Two professors from TCU are scheduled to speak in the coming weeks at Arborlawn as part of the Faith Community Nurse Ministry's ongoing effort to educate the congregation on health and wellness issues.
Dr. Debbie Rhea will speak on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in Room 225, Balcony Level, Main Building, offering ways to have stress-free holidays. Her presentation is titled Keys to Stress: Unlocking your Potential. (Rhea was one of the presenters for the recent FCN Ministry-sponsored Exercising Your Demons: Core Strengthening at Home” held last May. She received a 5 on her evaluation - with 5 being the highest value. One person even gave her a 6!) She is a professor at TCU and holds a doctorate degree in sport/exercise psychology. Since coming to TCU in 1999, she has prepared physical education teachers, consulted with all ages of athletes and non-athletes to enhance their mental skills related to performance and physical activity, and recently became the Associate Dean of Health Sciences and Research in the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at TCU. Rhea is a frequent speaker on behavioral change, motivation, and eating disorders.
Dr. Anne Van Beber will speak on on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in Room 271, Balcony Level, Main Building. Her topic is Healthy Eating for the Holidays with a “choose this not that” theme. Van Beber is Professor and Chair , Director, Coordinated Program in Dietetics at TCU. A nutrition educator since 1983, she has been a faculty member of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at TCU since 1982. Van Beber is a sought-after nutrition expert who has been quoted in various popular consumer publications. In Dec. 2009, Van Beber was honored by TCU with the Dean’s Teaching Award for significant and meritorious achievement in teaching.
For more details about either session, contact Pam Perrine. Child care is available during both of these presentations by contacting Nell Cantwell (or 817-731-0701).
# # #
ArborlawnUMC.org