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2026 EQ Summit Livestream

The 16th annual Emotional Intelligence Summit

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Thursday's Lectures

Schedule & Topics

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Pre-session Training: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program certification
(must be registered)
8am-5pm on Wednesday and 8am-11am on Thursday

Nedley Health certification educates and equips you to bring the holistic community based Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program™ to your community. Each community program needs a Nedley Health certified associate director and at least one Nedley Health certified facilitator.

‍Associate directors are responsible for planning the overall program, leading facilitators and program volunteers, and efficiently organizing and executing a community based Nedley Depression & Anxiety Recovery Program™ using the resources and guidelines provided. The associate director will provide a program that will help many in their church and community to overcome depression.

Facilitators lead the organized small group discussions, motivating the depressed individual to establish and maintain a strong physical exercise program, eliminate negative habits of body and mind, develop healthy eating patterns, and get more out of the day by enhancing brain function.

EQ Summit Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2026

10am-12pm
EQ Summit registration
12:30-1:30pm
Building Emotional Intelligent Leaders and Families – Neil Nedley, MD
1:30-2:30pm
Reframing Healing: Leadership at the Intersection of Faith, Medicine, and Community. – Judson Howe
2:30-3:00pm
Break
3:00-4:00pm
Transparency: What we don't say can hurt – Amanda Anguish
4:00 - 5:00pm
Mission-Focused Leadership: The Science and Spirit Behind Building Organizations That Last – Denzil McNeilus
5:15 - 6:15pm
Supper
6:45 - 8:00pm
Take It Outside: Sunlight, Sleep, Metabolism, and Longevity – Dr. Roger Seheult

Friday, March 13, 2026

7:15 - 8:15am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30am
Your Marriage/Close Relationships Needs Good Conflict Resolution – ElmaMarie Heldzinger
9:30 - 10:30am
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader and Parent: Turning Conflict into Connection –David Jones
10:30 - 10:45am
Break
10:45 - 11:45pm
Nutraceuticals and Herbal Therapies for Mental Health –  Neil Nedley, MD
11:45 - 12:45pm
The Journey of Becoming: Emotional, Relational, and Spiritual Maturation Across the Lifespan – Daniel Binus, MD
12:45 - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00 - 3:00pm
Thinking Better, Living Better: Cognitive Tools for Emotional and Spiritual Growth – Jennifer Landis
3:15 - 4:15pm
Breakout Session Options:
  • Autism Through a Wholistic Lens: Risk, Resilience, and Hope for Families – Daniel Binus, MD
  • Healthcare Delivery Science: Fixing a Broken System Through Christ’s Method Alone – Judson Howe
  • The Gold Standard in Trauma Counseling (It’s not EMDR) – ElmaMarie Heldzinger
4:30 - 5:30pm
Breakout Session Options:
  • Who Am I?: Teaching kids about identity – Amanda Anguish
  • EQ Curriculum – Jennifer Landis/Erica Nedley
  • Helping the Anxious/Traumatized Client: Practical Tools – ElmaMarie Heldzinger
5:30 - 6:15pm
Supper
7:00 - 8:15pm
Growing for Eternity: The Psychology and Theology of a Growth Mindset – David Shin

Saturday, March 14, 2026

7:15 - 8:15am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30am
Little Things, Big Outcomes: Practicing Medicine as Mission – Dr. Roger Seheult
9:30 - 10:30am
The Link Between Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Religious Belief – Pr. Don Mackintosh
10:30 - 10:45am
Break
11:00 - 11:30pm
Music and Emotional Intelligence
11:30 - 12:45pm
The Mindset of a Spiritual Athlete: EQ and the Spiritual Fruit of Self-Control – David Shin
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:30 - 3:30pm
Outdoor Walk
3:30 - 4:30pm
Strengthening Faith and Mental Health in the Next Generation – Jennifer Landis
4:30 - 5:30pm
Case Reports in Enchancing Social Intelligence & Relationships – Neil Nedley, MD
5:30 - 6:30pm
Supper
7:00 - 8:15pm
Emotional Intelligence and Connection In Marriage – Pr. Don Mackintosh

Sunday, March 15, 2026

7:15 - 8:00am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30am
Lifestyle therapies for mental health – Neil Nedley, MD
9:30 - 10:30am
The Co-Regulation Playbook: Creating a Secure Emotional Base for Your Family – David Jones
10:30 - 10:45am
Break
10:45 - 11:45am
Raising Resilient Children in an Anxious World: A Wholistic Model of Healing and Growth – Dr. Daniel Binus
11:45am - 12:45pm
Panel Discussion
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Pre-session Training

Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program certification
(must be registered)
8am-5pm on Wednesday and 8am-11am on Thursday

Nedley Health certification educates and equips you to bring the holistic community based Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program™ to your community. Each community program needs a Nedley Health certified associate director and at least one Nedley Health certified facilitator.

‍

Associate directors are responsible for planning the overall program, leading facilitators and program volunteers, and efficiently organizing and executing a community based Nedley Depression & Anxiety Recovery Program™ using the resources and guidelines provided. The associate director will provide a program that will help many in their church and community to overcome depression.

Facilitators lead the organized small group discussions, motivating the depressed individual to establish and maintain a strong physical exercise program, eliminate negative habits of body and mind, develop healthy eating patterns, and get more out of the day by enhancing brain function.

EQ Summit Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023

10am-12pm
EQ Summit registration
12:30-1:30pm
Natural Remedies and Emotional Intelligence – Neil Nedley, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Define emotional intelligence and emotional health
  • List 8 evidence based natural remedies that have demonstrated improvements in emotional health
  • Explore the evidence-based data of combined approaches and expected outcomes in treating and potentially eradicating multiple forms of depression and anxiety
  • Give examples of challenging mental health cases and the intervention of natural remedies in treating mental illnesses
1:30-2:30pm
Electromagnetic Fields and Mental Illness – Daniel Binus, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how  long-term low-dose EMF exposure can lead to neurobehavioral disorders.    
  • Critically analyze the data supporting  the adverse impacts of EMF exposure on mental wellbeing.
2:30-3:00pm
Break
3:00-4:00pm
Finances and Mental Health - Amanda Anguish MFT

Learning Objectives:

  • Predict mental health outcomes associated with financial behaviors in the patient/client.
  • Give examples of irrational beliefs leading to financial problems.  
  • Offer patient/client alternative beliefs to encourage a healthy financial perspective.
4:00 - 5:00pm
Exercise, Mitochondria and Mental Health - Ron Celestine

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the function of the mitochondria and its relationship to energy and other conditions such as mental health.
  • Explain proposed mechanism of action associated with the mitochondria and exercise.
  • Identify symptoms of mitochondrial defects as it relates to exercise and mental health.
  • List activities to boost mitochondrial health.
  • Prepare a program that will help reduce the effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on mental health.
5:15 - 6:15pm
Supper
6:45 - 8:00pm
Healthy Sleep and Emotional Health - Melissa Garcia, Ph.D

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the mechanism of the different neurotransmitters involved in healthy sleep.
  • Differentiate between the two types of sleep drives and examine their significance for emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being.
  • Contrast the different sleep disorders and describe how these disorders affect emotional and physical health
  • Describe the role of slow-wave and REM sleep in emotional health
  •  Identify complementary and alternative methods for improving quality of sleep.

Friday, March 17, 2023

7:15 - 8:15am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30am
Sunlight, Night, Fresh air and Emotional Health - Neil Nedley, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the benefits of naturebased interventions
  • List the positive effects ofgardening
  • Explain the positive effects offorest bathing
  • Identify specific essential oilsfrom plants that have shown benefits in treating depression and anxiety
  • Describe the benefits of cycles of light and darkness on physical and mental health
9:30 - 10:30am
Building Emotional Intelligence in Children and Adolescents- Carmen Kasperbauer

Learning Objectives:

  • Know the increasing emotional challenges of children and adolescents              
  • Understand how an overall brain health and emotional intelligence curriculum can be used in public schools grade1-12           
  • Explore the interest that current children and teachers have in a brain health and emotional intelligence course                
  • Learn what can be expected outcomes in an overall education in brain health and healthy thinking in children and adolescents
10:30 - 10:45am
Break
10:45 - 11:45pm
Hydration, Hydrotherapy and Emotional Health - Adam Bussey, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore evidence-based research on various sources and types of water and health.
  • Explain evidence-based research on water hydration and physical and mental health.
  • Understand what ideal hydration and how much water intake is necessary daily.
  • Discuss external applications of water and its treatment of certain mental illnesses.
11:45 - 12:45pm
Long-COVID-19 and the role of fasting - Roger Seheult, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Recite why fasting has more effects on the body than just losing weight
  • Explain how fasting affects the damage seen in long COVID-19
  • Review why this type of activity may be effective for far more than just COVID-19
12:45 - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00 - 3:00pm
The Power of Making Amends - Amanda Anguish MFT

Learning Objectives:

  • Distinguish between outcomes of those patients/clients who make amends vs those who do not after perpetration.
  • Make appropriate amend-making and improve potential for a clear conscience.
  • Illustrate appropriate amend-making to client/patient.,
3:15 - 4:15pm
Breakout Session Options:
  • PsychedelicInterventions for Mental Health Problems- Daniel Binus, MD
    • Identify the most common diets implemented by most Americans
    • ExplainWhy Dietary Myths are Believed
    • Assess the gluten free diet, paleodiet, ketogenic diet, the American Heart Association diet, the Glucose Control Diet, the Diverticulosis Diet and more
    • Explore the ideal diet and does it differ per individual

  • Social Anxiety and the “Empath” - Amanda Anguish MFT
    • Assess for social anxiety.
    • Predict patient/client behaviors such as identifying as an “empath.”
    • Interpret symptoms to the patient/client such as past trauma leading to social anxiety.
  • Long COVID-19 and The Role of Daylighting and Sleep - Roger Seheult, MD
    • Cite the reasons why light exposure and sleep has a tremendous effect on the body with relation to long COVID.
    • Explain the effect of both sleeping and daylight on Melatonin - the most powerful antioxidant.
    • Recall more clearly the overall health benefits of sleep and sun exposure to the human body.
4:30 - 5:30pm
Breakout Session Options:
  • Hormones, Menopause and Emotional Intelligence - Lystra Celestine, M.D.
    • Describe the role of estrogen progesterone and testosterone in the female’s body
    • Apply evidence-based therapies to the management of hormone imbalance symptoms in women
    • Review the role of hormoneimbalance in mental health disorder in women
  •  Unhealthy Sleep and Mental Illness - Melissa Garcia, Ph.D
    • Describe the relationship of sleep to mental health/illness
    • Explain the importance of addressing sleep problems within the framework of depression and anxiety diagnosis.
    • Examine the correlational role of dreams with depression and anxiety
    • Explain how depression and anxiety disorders can alter each stage and the overall pattern of sleep.
  • Educating Emotional Intelligence in 6–18-year old's - Carmen Kasperbauer
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    1.   Learn how brain anatomy and physiology can be taught to 6-18 year-old’s       
    2.  Understand how healthy brain principles can be taught and applied to 6–18-year-olds
    3.  Explore how 6–18-year-old’s can learn the connections between thoughts and feelings
    4.  Know how 6–18-year-old ’scan learn how to reframe their thoughts to be more accurate and helpful
5:30 - 6:15pm
Supper
7:00 - 8:15pm
Finding Satisfaction - Don Mackintosh, MDiv, BSN

Where science & Scripture converge

  • Describe the scientific definition of satisfaction
  • Explore the ways to increase and maintain satisfaction
  • Understand Religion / Spirituality - estimate the impact of satisfaction levels
  • Give biblical and modern examples of those who havediscovered true satisfaction

Saturday, March 18, 2023

7:15 - 8:15am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30am
Dealing With Rejection - Don Mackintosh, MDiv, BSN

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the connection between rejection and depression /anxiety
  • Describe the types of rejection that are the most impactful clinically speaking
  • List the proven ways to deal with rejection
  • Provide biblical examples of those who have effectively dealt with rejection
9:30 - 10:30am
Hope:  A Crucial Virtue - Phil Mills, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Enable participants to recognize interactions that strengthen hope
  • Summarize the role hope has been found to play in both physical and mental health
  • Evaluate the roll of hope in influencing the outcome in familiar Christian stories
  • Describe common ways individuals gain and lose hope
  • Discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy hope
10:30 - 10:45am
Break
11:00 - 11:30pm
Music and Emotional Intelligence
11:30 - 12:45pm
The Bible and Natural Remedies - Neil Nedley, MD
  • Identify natural remedies used in the Bible
  • Cite a miracle of Christ that used natural remedies
  • Explore the biblical purpose of utilizingnatural remedies in miraculous healings
  • Explain natural remedies recommended by Ellen White
  • Understand the reliance of medical missionary work in modern times in miraculous healings
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:30 - 3:30pm
Outdoor Walk
3:30 - 4:30pm
Case Reports in Spiritual Frontal Lobe Enhancements in Healing the Mind - Neil Nedley, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn from patient testimonies that were suffering from severe depression and/or anxiety
  • Understand the difference that a comprehensive therapeutic approach to depression and anxiety can bring in greatly reducing or eliminating anxiety symptoms.
  • Know the difference a directed biblical text can do in helping individuals overcome depression and/or anxiety
4:30 - 5:30pm
Changing Your Mind - Doug Batchelor, PhD (HC)

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the thought-mind connection
  • Explore biblical case reports of minds that were changed
  • Give examples of modern cases of changed minds for the better
  • Apply spiritual tools to help others or yourself change your mind in a positive way
5:30 - 6:30pm
Supper
7:00 - 8:15pm
Social Intelligence: How to build relationships and manage them effectively - Jesson Martin, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize how social interactions drive our emotions 
  • Understand how human behavior is driven by social concerns
  • Learn about social awareness and social relationship management
  • Discuss methods to use social intelligence to succeed in relationships, in the workplace environment and in ministry

Sunday, March 19, 2023

7:15 - 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50am
How to Handle Abuse and Manipulation - Amanda Anguish - MFT

Learning Objectives:

  • Assess for various types of abuse.
  • Demonstrate competence in understanding manipulation.
  • Report abuse and advocate for victims.
8:55 - 9:50am
Dietary Myths that are Believed By Many as Facts - Neil Nedley, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the most common diets implemented by most Americans
  • Explain why dietary myths are believed
  • Assess the gluten-free diet, paleo diet, ketogenic diet, the American Heart Association diet, the glucose control diet, the diverticulosis diet and more
  • Explore the ideal diet and does it differ per individual
9:50-10:00am
Break
10:00-10:50am
Just Breathe! How Air Influences Mental Wellbeing – Daniel Binus, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the negative  impact of shallow breathing and poor posture on mental wellbeing    
  • Examine the role that correct deep breathing plays in optimizing mental health    
  • Explain the basic physiology and importance of nasal versus mouth breathing    
  • Discuss how correct breathing can help with weight loss and reduce physical injury and fatigue during exercise    
  • Utilize breathing interventions for mental disorders
10:50-11:40am
Excess mortality and the science of Thankfulness - Roger Seheult, MD

Learning Objectives:

  • Recite why thankfulness and the activities associated with it are health promoters
  • Explain why forgiveness and thankfulness are linked and their effect on anger, depression, and health
  • Enact real world activities that will help you focus yourattention on thankfulness and forgiveness.  
11:45am-12:45pm
Panel Discussion