WORKSHOPS

Workshops are the perfect adjunct to Theresa's keynote presentation. Depending on your preference, these breakout sessions can provide an opportunity to dig deeper into topics raised during the keynote, or to investigate other issues that may be better suited to the more intimate environment of a workshop. These programs are also extremely effective as half- or full-day seminars and training programs.
 
Workshop Topics

  ·  Staying Calm Amid the Tempests of Change
  ·  Manage Your Time Without Losing Your Mind
  ·  Rid Yourself of Analysis Paralysis
  ·  Resolve Personality Conflicts Once and For All
  ·  Emotional Exhibitionism: Authentic Expression as a Path to Health
  ·  Walking Through the Fire with Pen in Hand: A Program for Hospice and Elder Care Professionals
  ·  Customized Presentations
 
Staying Calm Amid the Tempests of Change

Whether it is the result of witnessing several of the largest bankruptcies in modern history, a hostile merger or acquisition, massive reductions in force, or simply a change in management, workers across the country are being negatively affected by the widespread changes taking effect in the workplace. Stress and anxiety levels are high, productivity and employee morale correspondingly low.

If you have ever been in a major weather event such as a hurricane, tornado or earthquake, you are undoubtedly familiar with the few basic rules of survival and protection. Corporate changes are not unlike these natural events, as they can often inflict similar emotional and financial upset. In this program Theresa discusses several strategies on how to not only weather the storm, but to emerge head and shoulders above your competition once the dust settles. Learn the techniques that will empower you and your organization to retain a peaceful, productive state of mind even as the landscape is constantly shifting.
 
Manage Your Time Without Losing Your Mind

We all know about "Time Management", that dreaded art/science where we are supposed to become productivity machines, accomplishing as many high priority tasks as fast as humanly possible. How's that been working for you? Are you getting everything done you wanted? Are you spending your time wisely, or does it feel like it is being wasted? More importantly, are you spending your time joyfully?

Most of us have learned the traditional method of time management, where all items on our to-do lists get prioritized as high, medium or low, and we are instructed to attack the top of the list with gusto. While this approach looks good on paper, it doesn't take into account one critical component of the human condition: We never do anything we don't truly want to do. If we continually force ourselves to work when we don't want to, we either collapse from fatigue or chuck the whole process and resign ourselves to never having "enough time."

If you are tired of constantly running on the hamster wheel of life without much to show for your efforts, maybe a different approach is in order. In this lively and entertaining program Theresa offers several effective approaches you can employ to do more with the hours in your day while maintaining a sense of balance and happiness.
 
Rid Yourself of Analysis Paralysis

Do you sometimes find yourself in a panic with deadlines looming, expectant co-workers, and no amount of research and evaluation offering up what seems to be the proper resolution for the problem at hand? Theresa exposes the underlying causes of this all too common malady, and provides an innovative series of steps attendees can easily employ to overcome it. Find your peak productivity and learn how to handle all your tasks with efficiency, calm and joy!
 
Resolve Personality Conflicts Once and For All

Whenever groups of people gather - no matter how formal, professional or structured the group - there are likely to be those whose personalities clash with others. It is nearly unavoidable; a function of being human. But when the conflicts are severe, work slows down, the teamwork and group problem solving that is so vital to staying competitive in today's business environment is greatly diminished, and employees may start searching for other, more collegial opportunities. Theresa guides attendees in a frank discussion of the social, psychological and energetic causes of these conflicts, and offers a series of holistic solutions that can be applied to get the most of out of your interpersonal relationships and to build strong teams.
 
Emotional Exhibitionism: Authentic Expression as a Path to Health

Isn't it time to expose yourself? This fun yet powerful program demonstrates the profound, therapeutic effects of sharing one's stories with authenticity and unrelenting honesty. Emotional Exhibitionism can free people of hidden shame, allowing them to move forward with confidence, joy, and peace. Guided imagery, meditation, music, and creative writing allow participants to experience first-hand the healing benefits of Emotional Exhibitionism. This program is ideally suited for health care professionals such as nurses, social workers, and therapists.
 
Walking Through the Fire with Pen in Hand: A Program for Hospice and Elder Care Professionals

Aimed at those who are transitioning, their survivors, and those who care for them, this program describes the healing benefits of authentic creative expression - unfiltered, uninhibited - and how it can help clients and patients consciously process grief. Theresa shares the story of losing her mother to cancer and the solace she found in writing about the experience, describes how to guide patients and their families in the therapeutic process of deeply personal creative writing, and demonstrates how attendees can use the same process to address challenges they face in their own lives.
 
Customized Presentations

If the programs listed above aren't quite the right fit for your event but you would still like to utilize Theresa's talents, she is happy to create a presentation that is specifically designed to meet your needs.