Talk Title: The Power of WOW!
Description: Parents are the first line of defense when their children are struggling. Being equipped with the right tools they can become the best allies in a child’s mental health journey. Through compassion, radical acceptance, trust and loving kindness parents can also become the most powerful advocates and support system while they navigate the mental and physical health care system. They ultimately help to end the mental health stigma and improve long term outcomes for their children.
Favorite Quote: “You can’t steer a parked car.”
A Key Life Achievement:
NOW: Giving tools to parents, grandparents, teachers, health care professionals, to end the stigma surrounding mental health and saving one child at a time.
Then: I have developed and created a Children’s Theatre Camp and was also a founding member of a Community Theatre. I was a Theatre Director for 27 years.
Fun Fact: In my younger years I was often mistaken for Teri Garr, except for Teri Garr who told me, “Honey, this look is a dime a dozen.” Alrighty then.
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