Lakehead’s next ‘In Conversation’ event to discuss the challenges of maintaining a healthy body image

April 29, 2014 – Orillia, ON

At Lakehead University’s next ‘In Conversation’ event at the Orillia Public Library, Lakehead’s Dr. Les Fleischer will discuss the challenges of maintaining a realistic, healthy body image.

In this final event of the series, Body Image and Time: Reality and Fantasy, Dr. Fleischer will share his research in the area of body image and time. “Experiences of body image and time are often distorted,” says Dr. Fleischer. “Our early body images never fully vanish.”

Dr. Fleischer is an assistant professor at Lakehead University Orillia. He is also a psychoanalyst and is on the faculty of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis. His research interests include adult and adolescent mental health, psychoanalysis, dreams, and the education of mental health professionals.

This free public event takes place on Tuesday, May 6, from 6:30 – 8 pm at the Orillia Public Library. Registration is required and is accepted in person at the Orillia Public Library (36 Mississauga St. W.); by email info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca; or by phone at (705) 325-2338.

EVENT	‘In Conversation’ Series: *Body Image and Time: Reality and Fantasy*

When	Tuesday, May 6, 2014 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Where	Orillia Public Library 36 Mississauga St. W. Orillia, Ontario

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Media: For more information, please contact Kathy Hunt, Communications Officer, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014, or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.

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