Guest speaker brings hope for addressing local addiction; talk set for Sept. 27. in TD
Johann Hari giving a TED talk on addiction.
Johann Hari
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it is human connection.”
-Johann Hari
From YouthThink:
There could be no better time than now for some inspiration on how to deal with depression, anxiety and addiction.
We have all been touched by substance abuse, either as a user or knowing someone that has or still does. We have all felt isolation in recent years and maybe are still dealing with it.
But it is no time to lose hope. Rather, a time to regenerate and look at how to approach the problem as a community.
Best-Selling author and international speaker Johann Hari will be in The Dalles on Sept. 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to speak on that very issue.
He intends to inform and inspire locals on finding hope and connection in a time of depression, anxiety and addiction.
Youth Think is bringing this charismatic speaker to The Dalles High School Auditorium to talk directly about the fundamental causes behind some of our biggest societal problems.
Attendance is free and open to all.
Why?
The event is designed to inform and inspire a call to action. It will include brief presentations involving our community as well as how we can come together and “do something” about depression, anxiety and addiction, instead of just talking about it.
This is a can’t-miss opportunity for our area. Hear from Johann Hari as he shares his journey in asking the tough questions that go way beyond a simple “why”.
Who is Johann Hari?
His TED talks on depression, anxiety, and addiction have garnered over 80 million views.
His New York Times bestseller Chasing the Scream tackled our assumptions about addiction and discovered that so many of them were wrong. He realized that the cure for addiction is in solving issues like isolation and poverty—because making people feel like they belong is key. His book Lost Connections was a powerful reevaluation of depression, which Sir Elton John called an “amazing book that will change your life.”
Johann has also written for the New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, and Slate. He was twice named ‘National Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International.
Admission is free, the message is priceless
Hari’s approach is warm, passionate, and truly committed to change. He combines stories from his own life as well as those he has learned from different people from around the world. The Washington Post calls Johann’s work a “call to arms” to all of us who are worried about what will happen if we spend all of our time on our phones and stop being able to connect to the real world around us. His work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah Winfrey to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan.
To learn more, click here.
YouthThink Mission
The mission of YouthThink is to inform and help create a unified community force that promotes the importance of emotional literacy and secure attachment as a way to build resiliency and ultimately prevent youth substance abuse as well as other risky behaviors and unhealthy choices.
Our vision is for a community less vulnerable to the negative impact of substance abuse, where all members, especially our young people have secure attachments and the skills needed to become emotionally literate and develop the resiliency needed to flourish and live healthy and meaningful lives.
