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  • Saturday AM Workshop 1 (9-10AM): 5 Things Needed for Mental Health -- Kim Bevill

    Saturday AM Workshop 1 (9-10AM): 5 Things Needed for Mental Health -- Kim Bevill

    Many experts in mental health have missed the mark--you cannot wait until there are symptoms to focus on mental health. What matters most is to protect it before it wanes. Set aside what you know; there are 5 things in our daily lives that sustain our energy and drive mental health. Learn the science behind protecting mental health so you can unlearn many every-day harmful habits that threaten it.

  • Saturday AM Workshop 2 (10:30-11:30AM): El amor es demasiado hermoso como para esconderlo en el armario -- Leticia Abajo

    Saturday AM Workshop 2 (10:30-11:30AM): El amor es demasiado hermoso como para esconderlo en el armario -- Leticia Abajo

    *Spanish session*
    ¿Quiénes forman la comunidad LGTB? ¿Qué diferencia hay entre la orientación sexual y la identidad de género? ¿Por qué debo apoyar a jóvenes y mayores que pertenecen a esta comuidad? ¿Cómo puedo apoyar a estas personas?

  • Saturday Lunch Workshop (12-1PM): Building Family Communication and Connections -- Dr. Elizabeth Olson

    Saturday Lunch Workshop (12-1PM): Building Family Communication and Connections -- Dr. Elizabeth Olson

    The importance of the bond between parents and their children cannot be overstated. Drawing upon the work of Gordon Neufeld, let's explore how to sustain close connections with your kids by prioritizing that relationship. Learn specific ways you can rebuild connections that have been damaged and how you maintain the strengths you already have.

  • Saturday PM Workshop 1 (1:30-2:30PM): Getting Back to Good in a Post Shut-Down World -- Ryan Dawson

    Saturday PM Workshop 1 (1:30-2:30PM): Getting Back to Good in a Post Shut-Down World -- Ryan Dawson

    How can we help ourselves and our teens get back to center--emotionally, physically and mentally? Explore some of the theoretical and experiential roots of suffering, including anxiety, depression, and associated behavioral challenges. Discuss perspectives, strategies, and tools that might provide solutions to your family's challenges. In particular, screen media's role in our struggles will be discussed.

  • Saturday PM Workshop 2 (3-4PM): 10 Things Every Truly Great Parent Does On A Regular Basis -- Kate Satten

    Saturday PM Workshop 2 (3-4PM): 10 Things Every Truly Great Parent Does On A Regular Basis -- Kate Satten

    In this multi-sensory experience, we will learn the ten experience-centered, energetic ways mothers, fathers, and any other primary caretakers, can provide the very best for their children so they can be thriving, successful, happy humans. We will highlight each tenet as we interactionally learn and absorb 'How To' embody and provide them for our children's highest benefit.

  • Sunday AM Workshop 1 (9-10AM): Still Rising: Resilience in the Wake of a Global Pandemic --Jenny Hecht

    Sunday AM Workshop 1 (9-10AM): Still Rising: Resilience in the Wake of a Global Pandemic --Jenny Hecht

    *Presentation includes experiential tools of yoga & meditation*
    We have been experiencing intense withdrawal from the myths of control and certainty we had before our world changed overnight. This loss continues to exacerbate depression and anxiety and raise existential questions for many. Based on her popular talk "A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships: Building Resiliency and Creativity," Jenny invites us to look through a lens informed by this collective experience as we consider how to support the emotional well-being of ourselves and our families.

  • Sunday AM Workshop 2 (10:30-11:30AM): You Have Feelings All the Time: How to Build Kids' Emotional Literacy -- Deborah Farmer Kris

    Sunday AM Workshop 2 (10:30-11:30AM): You Have Feelings All the Time: How to Build Kids' Emotional Literacy -- Deborah Farmer Kris

    All emotions are a healthy, normal part of life, but kids can become overwhelmed by their own strong and uncomfortable feelings. Helping kids see that everyone feels mad, sad, or scared sometimes can comfort them and build their emotional vocabulary. Come learn a little about the science of emotion and a lot about how to help kids name, normalize, and navigate big feelings.

  • Sunday Lunch Workshop (12-1PM): Familias resilientes: cómo mejorar la comunicación -- Marinela Maneiro-Goodwin

    Sunday Lunch Workshop (12-1PM): Familias resilientes: cómo mejorar la comunicación -- Marinela Maneiro-Goodwin

    *Spanish session*
    La resiliencia permite a las familias hacer frente a situaciones estresantes al mismo tiempo que fortalecen sus conexiones. En este taller aprenderemos qué es la resiliencia y cómo fomenta la comunicación efectiva en las familias.

  • Sunday PM Workshop 1 (1:30-2:30PM): How are you? (No Really!): Processing Loss and Grief -- Jason O’Neill

    Sunday PM Workshop 1 (1:30-2:30PM): How are you? (No Really!): Processing Loss and Grief -- Jason O’Neill

    Join an ICF-certified Grief and End of Life Coach as they share skills to deal with the personal and collective losses we experience on a daily basis. Learn ways to support the healthy processing of loss and grief for yourself and for those you care about. You are invited to bring authenticity and vulnerability into this workshop space as we learn together and are reminded we do not have to journey alone.

  • Sunday PM Workshop 2 (3-4PM): Your Capacity for Living Fully -- Corey B. Jones

    Sunday PM Workshop 2 (3-4PM): Your Capacity for Living Fully -- Corey B. Jones

    This informative and interactive workshop will explore practical options for living a productive and fulfilling life.

Includes access to all 10 workshops (5 workshops on Saturday January 29 and 5 workshops on Sunday January 30).
**Please note, we cannot accommodate refunds due to missing a workshop.

$2.25

*ADD ON* Back Pocket Tips ebook

  • Back Pocket Tips

    Back Pocket Tips

    Quick tips from PEN's community partners: Helpful advice to take with you along your parenting journey. *TO BE DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY AFTER THE CONFERENCE*

    $5.00 ea.
$77.25
$77.25

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