Speaking Topics

Bringing clarity to complex psychological topics through thoughtful, accessible, and impactful discussions.

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE): Helping Children with Anxiety, OCD, and ARFID

Speaking Topics & Learning Objectives:

This workshop introduces parents to the evidence-based SPACE model (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), developed to help families reduce childhood anxiety symptoms without requiring the child to attend therapy directly.

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Participants will learn:

  • How anxiety disorders develop and are maintained in children
  • The family accommodation cycle and how it reinforces anxiety
  • Practical strategies to respond supportively without reinforcing fear
  • Tools for managing OCD behaviors and avoidance patterns
  • Understanding ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) through an anxiety-informed lens
  • How to reduce power struggles while increasing resilience
  • Scripts and real-life examples to implement at home

Ideal for parents, caregivers, school professionals, and clinicians seeking structured, compassionate tools.

Executive Functioning Demystified: Practical Tools to Strengthen EF at Home

Speaking Topics & Learning Objectives:

Executive functioning (EF) skills—organization, planning, impulse control, time management, emotional regulation—are foundational to a child’s success. This presentation translates brain science into accessible, actionable strategies.

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Participants will explore:

  • What executive functioning is (and what it is not)
  • How EF develops across childhood and adolescence
  • Signs of EF challenges in daily life
  • The connection between EF, anxiety, ADHD, and learning differences
  • Building routines that support planning and independence
  • Reducing homework battles and morning chaos
  • Scaffolding vs. rescuing: how to promote independence
  • Emotional regulation as a core executive skill

Designed for parents, educators, and caregivers who want clear, practical strategies grounded in neuroscience.

Communicating with Your Teenager: Keeping the Conversation Flowing

Speaking Topics & Learning Objectives:

Adolescence often shifts family communication patterns. This workshop focuses on maintaining connection, trust, and openness—even when conversations feel difficult.

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Participants will learn:

  • What changes neurologically and emotionally during adolescence
  • Why teens withdraw—and how to respond without escalating
  • How to listen without fixing, lecturing, or minimizing
  • Validating emotions while maintaining boundaries
  • Repairing communication ruptures
  • Encouraging responsibility without power struggles
  • Approaching topics like mental health, friendships, identity, and risk-taking

This session supports parents in staying connected while fostering autonomy.



Talking to Your Kids About Bodies and Sex: Building Safety, Trust, and Confidence

Speaking Topics & Learning Objectives:

Conversations about bodies and sexuality are not a single “talk,” but an ongoing dialogue that builds safety, consent awareness, and healthy development.

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Participants will explore:

  • Why early, developmentally appropriate conversations matter
  • Teaching body autonomy and consent from a young age
  • Age-by-age guidance for discussing puberty and sexuality
  • Responding calmly to difficult or unexpected questions
  • Protecting children from shame while maintaining family values
  • How open dialogue reduces risk-taking behaviors
  • Supporting healthy identity development

This presentation provides practical language and guidance for caregivers at every stage.

 



Healing Childhood Trauma: Parenting with Authenticity and Awareness

Speaking Topics & Learning Objectives:

Parenting often activates our own unresolved childhood experiences. This workshop helps caregivers recognize how their past shapes present reactions—and how to parent with greater intention.

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Participants will learn:

  • How childhood trauma impacts adult nervous system responses
  • Recognizing triggers in parenting moments
  • Breaking intergenerational patterns
  • Differentiating your child’s needs from your own history
  • Moving from reactive to responsive parenting
  • Building emotional regulation and self-compassion
  • Creating secure attachment through authenticity

This presentation is ideal for parents committed to healing and raising children with emotional safety and resilience.