Lectures & Workshops for Students
Talks that leave students feeling seen, respected, and inspired. Find out why so many students tell Rachel, “It's like you’re inside my head.”
Best Friends, Worst Enemies, and Everything in Between
With a refreshing mix of honesty, humor, and heart, Rachel uses her personal experiences with bullying to connect with students and share strategies to respond to psychological aggression. As she helps audiences understand the difference between true and unhealthy friendships, Rachel confronts the epidemic of denial and challenges students to take responsibility for their behavior. Students learn that they are not alone and are encouraged to stop blaming themselves for their experiences. Rachel helps students realize that there is validity in each individual story, and that they possess the potential to effect positive change in their lives. Her extraordinary grasp of young people’s relationships is immediately apparent. “It’s like she’s inside my head,” students often say. “How does she know?”
Enough As You Are: How to Succeed Without Sacrificing Yourself
Teens have never been more anxious, stressed and depressed, and the crisis is most keenly felt in high achieving communities. In this workshop, Rachel calls out the unhealthy messages about achievement (“be amazing at everything you do”) students internalize, and gives students actionable tools to pursue distinction without losing their wellness in the process. Topics include the importance of purpose, self-compassion, and healthy risk taking.
Courage Boot Camp: Strategies to Take Risks, Bounce Back, and Stay Strong
When you can fail well, the world opens up to you. There’s no challenge you can’t pursue, no risk you can’t take, because you know how to get back up when you’re knocked down. In this session, students learn tools to take healthy risks, practice reframing setbacks, and explore their beliefs about success and failure.
Breaking the Curse of the Good Girl
The pressure girls face to please others at all costs installs a glass ceiling on their social, academic, and extracurricular potential. It can also make girls intensely self-critical and perfectionistic. In this workshop, girls learn tools to speak up, take healthy risks, and practice self-compassion.
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