Diamond Design
overview
“Who Am I and What’s my purpose?” These are questions that I am hearing in my office from clients as young as 12. With all of the noise in our culture today, especially from the constant barrage of messages via social media, women, both young and old, are being asked to define themselves by a highly curated and filtered ideal. It’s un-attainable and it’s leading to anxiety, depression, eating disorders and even suicidal ideation when not re-defined and captured by truth that brings hope and healing not shame and disgust. Deeply personal and engaging, this keynote brings an intimate look at womanhood from both first and second hand narrative.
Learning Objectives
Participants will walk away understanding that they are uniquely created and designed with great purpose for a life of great joy.
Participants will come to understand that tragedies and hardships are often the catalyst to growth and without them we don’t become the personal we were designed to be (much like the diamond.)
Through personal narrative the participants will be encouraged to know themselves and their stories better by being led into appropriate vulnerability as presented from the keynote.
Taking a deep dive into the trap of social media, participants will walk away with a greater understanding of the manipulative nature of online facades as well as the impact it has on our brains, especially in crucial developmental periods.
Good Grief
overview
Grief comes in many different forms. From personal loss to traumatic events, our culture is realizing more and more that we are grieving. What does this mean and how does it affect us? This seminar will provide insight into grief in general and allow participants to understand their place in the grief journey, regardless of the origin. Beyond that, the grief journey on a broader scale will be explored within the context of community and how our understanding of grief impacts the way we grieve corporately.
Learning Objectives
Participants will walk away with a working understanding of the grieving process, personally and within community.
Participants will have specific tools and action steps for how to develop and implement a grief recovery plan for their organization (in advance and in response to tragedy).
Participants will gain the vocabulary and skills needed to have conversations surrounding grief- including crisis intervention and acute care, as well as long term grief recovery in addition to the overall unique nuances of the grieving process.
Participants will be able to strengthen their ownership of personal grief experiences (both past and yet to come) and have the tools to take a deeper dive into that experience should they want to with homework and breakout take aways.
Food for Thought
overview
While mental illness is slowly decreasing the stigma surrounding it, the specific illness of eating disorders is often overlooked or unrecognized. Eating Disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and at least 30 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder in the United States.* We often hear that we are the most unhealthy culture but what we don’t realize is that the diet trend in our culture is killing us right before our eyes and we don’t realize the damage it’s having even if well intentioned in it’s origin.
*National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Learning Objectives
Participants will walk away with a working knowledge of what different disorders ARE and are NOT and how they present themselves in specific populations.
Participants will understand the difference between diagnosable mental illness and unhealthy habits and gain understanding in having conversations for intervention around both.
Parent participants will gain the necessary tools to help support their child through recovery and minor participants will understand what natural expectations to have of their family as they seek to support them.
Individuals in groups (sororities, clubs, organizations) will learn the warning signs as well as helpful and hurtful intervention skills for support and recovery.
Magnificence and Mayhem
overview
Adolescence is a time of enormous change and radical transformation. This is incredibly exciting and equally overwhelming. Big emotions can give way to big drama that can be hard to parent through. When we understand the why behind the actions we tend to have greater compassion for those moving through them. From mood swings to puberty to talking about sex and navigating social media and dating this seminar is a fly by of helpful tips and techniques for parents navigating this season of life.
Learning Objectives
Participants will gain insight into the adolescent brain and nervous system as it rapidly changes throughout adolescence.
Participants will have a working knowledge of conversation starters and discussion tactics to help draw adolescents out of mood swings and emotional turmoil so they can gain greater understanding of what’s happening underneath the surface.
Participants will walk through diffusing a teenage tantrum, how to handle crisis and what to look for as moods escalate and adolescents become activated in conflict. Once these are identified, participants will have resources to help diffuse these situations well.
Participants will walk away with a basic understanding of mental health in the teenage brain and what is to be expected and when it’s time to seek professional help.
Bullied No More
overview
This seminar brings insight into the pervasive culture of bullying and how it impacts not only the child in the moment but that child as they grow through adulthood and beyond.
Learning Objectives
Participants will walk away with an understanding of the traumatic nature of bullying.
Participants will immerse themselves in the personal and professional story of how bullying affects individuals long beyond the initial impact of adverse behavior.
Participants will gain insight into how bullying affects the nervous system in the victim as well as the lingering effects of bullying beyond the initial impact of trauma.
Participants will walk away with resources to help the recipient of trauma in the moment as well as provide safe spaces for healing beyond he initial impact of trauma.
The fine print
Licensing, Associations and Affiliations
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor #LPCC11569 Member of the California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Association Member of the American Christian Counseling Association
Education
B.A. in Psychology from Presbyterian College M.A. in Professional Counseling from Ottawa University Graduate Diploma in Christian Counseling from Phoenix Seminary
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Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.
Sara Groves