Mental Health Matters: Why We Try to Control Everything

This talk explores how the need for control develops as an attempt to feel safe — and how flexibility can reduce stress and anxiety.
About this Event

Why is it so hard to let things go? Why do uncertainty, unpredictability, and feeling “out of control” create so much stress?

In this Mental Health Matters talk, therapist Danny Eller, LCSW explores the hidden anxiety beneath control, perfectionism, overthinking, and rigidity. Participants will learn how the mind uses control to manage fear and uncertainty, and why those strategies often leave us feeling more exhausted, frustrated, and disconnected.

This practical and accessible conversation will help attendees better understand stress, anxiety, emotional rigidity, and the challenge of letting go, while offering healthier ways to respond to uncertainty in everyday life.