Brittany Doncaster feels like she’s amongst a group of established professionals and academics.
Come October 5, when she’s one of ten speakers at TEDxUNBC, she feels their topics will be over her head.
While humble, she may be downplaying the knowledge and experience to voice into the microphone.
Doncaster is a mental health and addictions clinician who emphasizes education, accountability and empathy in her practice. When she graces the stage at the Canfor Theatre, she’ll touch on an evolutionary psychology perspective and inform her position on favourite topics such as stress, boundaries, and technology.
“We talk a lot about stress and modern perspectives on stress,” Doncaster told MyPGNow. “It’s been through my practice, a lot of my clients will really resonate with the idea of evolutionary psychology because it just makes sense that our stress response has come from such a practical place of how it affected us when we were living in hunter-gatherer societies.”
She is an alumnus of UNBC, having received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is currently working toward a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University.
She said there’s support through UNBC that’s working with the speakers to ensure confidence when on stage, as well as working through their presentations to rehearse and revise their speeches.
Doncaster will join a variety of entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, and a performing artist will to the stage at TEDxUNBC come the fall.
Through their inspiring and engaging talks, the 10 speakers will discuss the 2019 TEDxUNBC theme of Past the Future.
“We have a wonderful slate of speakers, a mix that complements the entire University from faculty and alumni to students and community members,” said co-organizer Kirk Walker, adding it wasn’t easy to select the speakers this year. “On Oct. 5, the audience will experience an interdisciplinary journey through inspirational ideas about science, education, the arts and more.”
Tickets, $100 each, for the Oct. 5 event are on sale. They are available through the University’s website.