Supporting Clients with Anhedonia: Mindfulness Tools to Reconnect with Pleasure and Emotion

LIVE Workshop: Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Anhedonia—the loss of interest or pleasure in daily life—is a common symptom of depression, trauma, and burnout. It can leave clients feeling emotionally numb and disengaged from once-meaningful experiences.

This experiential workshop offers mindfulness-based strategies to support emotional reconnection and engagement through everyday moments. Grounded in current research, we’ll explore how mindfulness can help restore the connection between reward, meaning, and emotional response—while fostering a curious, non-judgmental approach to experience.

Participants will learn how to use two practical tools from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): the Pleasant Events Calendar and the Unpleasant Events Calendar. These simple exercises help clients notice overlooked sources of meaning and gently shift patterns of avoidance or emotional flatness. Combined with guided inquiry, they build awareness, emotional presence, and capacity for engagement.

In this workshop, you will gain:

• Understand how mindfulness may help modulate anhedonia
• Gain strategies to help clients move from numbness to emotional engagement
• Learn how to facilitate the Pleasant and Unpleasant Events Calendars in one-on-one or group settings

This workshop includes on-demand CE learning and resources:

• A PDF Guide: Step-By-Step Guide to Facilitating the Pleasant and Unpleasant Events Calendar Exercise to Reconnect with Pleasure and Emotion.
• On-Demand learning on:
  
  • Supporting clients with anhedonia using mindfulness
  • Experiencing the Pleasant and Unpleasant Events Calendar Exercise
  • How to apply the Pleasant and Unpleasant Events Calendar Exercise with clients.
    Professional transcripts for easy reference.
• A replay of the live workshop.

CE Hours = 1.5

Thursday, April 24th, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST | Zoom. In your timezone: 1:00 PM PST, 8:00 PM GMT, 9:00 PM CET 

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Featured Instructor: Michael Apollo MHSc, RP

Michael Apollo is the Founder and CEO of the Mindful Institute and a leader in evidence-based mindfulness training for helping professionals. A registered clinician and certified facilitator trainer in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Michael previously served as Director of Mindfulness Programs at the University of Toronto. His practical and science-backed approach has reached millions worldwide, with his work featured by organizations such as the World Health Organization, Canadian Parliament, UK NHS, Netflix, and Reader’s Digest. Michael’s programs are trusted by professionals and organizations globally for translating the latest research into real-world tools that enhance well-being, resilience, and compassionate care.