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Riding Out the Storm: Managing Emotional Intensity in Students

  • October 28, 2025
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bridges 2e Speaker Series: Register here

Join us for our next session: “Riding Out the Storm: Managing Emotional Intensity in Students” with Dr. Matt Zakreski!

Session Description: Why does my neurodivergent kid have SO MANY feelings ALL THE TIME? This session will explore the brain science behind big feelings and demonstrate communication strategies that can help any family regulate through these moments of dysregulation.

Join Dr. Matt Zakreski, PsyD, for an engaging talk on the brain science behind big emotions and communication strategies to help families navigate moments of dysregulation. Dr. Zakreski is a clinical psychologist, speaker, and co-founder of The Neurodiversity Collective, LLC, and co-host of the podcast “Nerding Out on Neurodiversity.


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