High school students are always being asked things such as “what are you going to major in?” College grads are bombarded with questions such as “what are you going to do for work?” This presentation will guide students (and parents) through the conversations and activities necessary to discover the who, why and how!

Using it as a visual metaphor in which a tree represents life and the various elements that make it up–past, present, and future, participants will spend time labeling these parts, in an effort to discover (or perhaps rediscover) aspects of self. Through conversation, we will discuss how ones tree can reflect the kind of person you want to be moving forward. Ideal for smaller groups.

Due to recent high profile cases of athletes talking openly and honestly about their mental health, now is a great time to have teams come together to look at how student athletes can ensure mental, physical, relational and individual health is recognized and prioritized.

This highly engaging presentation walks college students through the steps to become proactive and positive bystanders. After, students will be able to see high-risk situations, speak to friends or resources, and are able to pledge to keep campuses and communities safe.

Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.

This workshop for student athletes, uses the metaphor of “stress fractures”, to move from defining only as tiny cracks in a bone, caused by repetitive force, often from overuse to cracks in our mental health, caused by repetitive challenges, often seen in relationships, identity and uncertainty.

The Professional Tree of Life approach workshop will encourage staff and teams to reflect on their relationship to their work, the professional identities they share and co-create at work, and how they contribute to each others working lives, the team and the services companies and organizations are aiming to provide.