Upcoming Events at The Plaza Hotel
Tue Nov 6, 11:30 AM - Tue Nov 6, 2:00 PM
768 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Community: Midtown Manhattan
Description
Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF), the leading non-profit dedicated to advanced depression research, will hold its 12th Annual HOPE Luncheon Seminar, focused on the topic, ‘Brain Health and Wellness – the Science of Self Care.’
Event Details
HDRF Founding Chair Audrey Gruss created the organization in 2006 in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical depression.
As in previous years, an A-List celebrity will attend and accept the HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy for speaking out about their own experience with depression. Previous Honorees
& Speakers have included Ashley Judd, Anderson Cooper, Mariel Hemingway, Chiara de Blasio, David O. Russell, Brooke Shields, Terry Bradshaw, Lorraine Bracco, Dominick Dunne, Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, Jay McInerney, Deborah Norville and Callie Thorne.
Acclaimed neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson will be the keynote Medical Speaker. Dr. Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been a faculty member since 1984. Throughout his career, he has published more than 375 articles and 80 chapters/reviews as well as edited 14 books. He is the co-author of, Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body, and the co-author of The New York Times bestseller, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain." He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Psychology, Psychopathology & Psychophysiology with a minor focus in Behavioral Neurology and Neuroanatomy; and a B.S., in Psychology from New York University. He considers the Dalai Lama a close friend and has spoken on stage with him as part of a World Peace Day celebration from Action for Happiness.
As in previous years, an A-List celebrity will attend and accept the HOPE Award for Depression Advocacy for speaking out about their own experience with depression. Previous Honorees
& Speakers have included Ashley Judd, Anderson Cooper, Mariel Hemingway, Chiara de Blasio, David O. Russell, Brooke Shields, Terry Bradshaw, Lorraine Bracco, Dominick Dunne, Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, Jay McInerney, Deborah Norville and Callie Thorne.
Acclaimed neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson will be the keynote Medical Speaker. Dr. Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has been a faculty member since 1984. Throughout his career, he has published more than 375 articles and 80 chapters/reviews as well as edited 14 books. He is the co-author of, Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body, and the co-author of The New York Times bestseller, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain." He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Psychology, Psychopathology & Psychophysiology with a minor focus in Behavioral Neurology and Neuroanatomy; and a B.S., in Psychology from New York University. He considers the Dalai Lama a close friend and has spoken on stage with him as part of a World Peace Day celebration from Action for Happiness.
