Date: Thursday, June 12, 2026 Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Location: The Common Man Inn – Plymouth, New Hampshire Register HERE.

Why do we react the way we do under stress? Why do certain emotional patterns, coping behaviors, or relationship dynamics repeat themselves even when we consciously want something different?

Join Dr. Andrew Seefeld, MD, FACEP, FASAM for an insightful Lunch & Learn exploring the concept of the “Emotional Blueprint” — the idea that early emotional experiences can shape lifelong patterns of stress, coping, emotional regulation, and relationships.

Drawing from neuroscience, addiction medicine, clinical practice, and themes from his memoir The Fire I Fed: From Ashes to Awareness, Dr. Seefeld offers a compassionate and practical framework for understanding emotional reactivity, burnout, perfectionism, emotional withdrawal, and addiction as adaptive responses rather than personal failures.

Participants will explore:

• How early emotional experiences shape lifelong behavioral and emotional patterns

• The relationship between stress responses, coping mechanisms, and connection

• How burnout, overachievement, perfectionism, and withdrawal may function as protective adaptations

• Practical insight into emotional awareness, resilience, healing, and growth
  

This session is designed to foster reflection, connection, and a deeper understanding of how awareness of our emotional patterns can create opportunities for meaningful change in both personal and professional life.

Hosted in partnership with Speare Memorial Hospital and CADY (Communities for Alcohol- and Drug-free Youth).

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-emotional-blueprint-lunch-learn-tickets-1989673187063