Speaking
Turning Trauma into Teaching
“I loved this training with Brinn! It wasn’t long enough!”
Since 2011 Brinn has spoken to thousands of students and adults in schools, non-profit organizations and universities. She brings a light, relatable energy as she discusses important mental health topics.
Audiences leave feeling empowered, understood, and with hands-on actionable tools they can implement immediately.
Some of Our Proud Partnerships
Workshops & Events
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Parts Work & the Nervous System, Free & online September 26
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Free & online October 24
Control, Acceptance and Clarity, in-person @ Stanford University November 4
Soothing Your Inner Child, Free & online November 21
Strengthening Your Adult, Free & online December 19
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Creating 1 Whole You, Sleepawake Camp June 17- July 17
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Embodied Homecoming Program July 19
Befriending Your Inner Critic, National Alliance on Mental Illness San Mateo County July 25
Beating Stress: Family Style, Fit Quest Family Camp July 29
Leading From the Center (group facilitator), Authentic Leadership Center July 21-23, August 9-13
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Student Mental Wellness Conference September 8
Intro to Tapping, Awakened Autumn Retreat October 20-22
Leading From the Center (group facilitator), Authentic Leadership Center October 13-15, 25-29
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Creating 1 Whole You, Alliant International University Student Government Association April 30
August Affirmation Initiative, Wholistic Approach August 1-August 31
Beating Stress: Family Style, Fit Quest Family Camp August 9
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Wholistic Approach September 25
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Youth Rising Together Curriculum, El Camino High School weekly January - February
Youth Rising Together Curriculum, Encina High School weekly January - February
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Cristo Rey High School February 12
Training the Trainers on Beating Stress, Fit Quest March 19
Leading From the Center (group facilitator), Authentic Leadership Center July 9-11, July 21-25
Leading From the Center (group facilitator), Authentic Leadership Center
Beating Stress: Family Style, Fit Quest Family Camp July 29, November 13
Mental Health Careers Panel, Sacramento State University November 18
Creating One Whole You, Vantage Point Center for Psychotherapy November 12,19
What’s Happening in my Brain, Health Education Council February 23
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Health Education Council February 25
What’s Happening in my Brain, PRO Youth & Families June 8, 23, July 14
Crisis management and Intervention Training PRO Youth & Families June 9, 24, July 15
Teen Panel Facilitator, SPARK Youth Conference October 23
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Youth Mental Health First Aid, Yuba City Unified School District February 25
Youth Mental Wellness, Fit Quest May 5
Beating Stress: Family Style, Fit Quest Family Camp July 29
Beating Stress, Youth Training Series October 22
What’s Happening in My Brain, PRO Youth & Families November 4
Let’s Talk About Talking, PRO Youth & Families November 9
Crisis Management and Intervention Training, PRO Youth & Families November 11
What’s Happening in my Brain, Health Education Council November 12
Mental Health and Coping, Cristo Rey High School BSU December 4
Befriending Your Inner Critic, Youth Training Series December 10
Youth Rising Together Curriculum, Encina High School December 1, 8, 15
Youth Rising Together Curriculum, El Camino High School November - December
Mental Health and Coping Skills, CitiesRise Youth Conference December 21-22
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Addiction and Mental Health, PRO Youth & Families March 8
Youth Mental Health, Antelope Meadows Professional Development March 25
Nutrition, Mental Wellness, and Mindfulness, Project Lifelong February-May
Youth Mental Health First Aid, San Juan Unified School District June 13
Leading from the Center (group facilitator), Authentic Leadership Center July 19-21, August 7-11
Youth Mental Health First Aid, Pacific Charter Institute November 15
What People Are Saying
“Brinn did an awesome job with navigating the conversation that may be uncomfortable to a lot of people. This was a great facilitation.”
“Our community found Brinn’s valuable insights immensely beneficial. Her speaking style and experience resonated well with our audience, leaving a positive impact on everyone present.”
“Brinn relates well to both teen and adult audiences in her presentations. Her trainings are very practical, teaching useful skills to help youth and youth development workers improve their tool kits around mental health and wellbeing. She includes engaging activities along with short lectures on key concepts so that her trainings are interesting and relevant. Highly recommend Brinn as a trainer! ”
“As I got older, I realized that my Critic was holding me back in ways that were inhibiting my growth. This workshop gave me a new perspective at will help me be aware and use the inner critic and not have it use me!”
“This training moved me to tears knowing that I am not the only one who battles their inner critic! Now that I am aware of this, I feel so relieved! Thanks Brinn for this training!”
“It was fantastic having Brinn as a guest speaker for our Mental Wellness Champions program. The information she presented on self-care, how to recognize potential crises, referral process, and more was easy to digest and very youth friendly.”
“I loved Brinn! My 14 year old son took her training and said it was very helpful. Now that I’ve taken it too I can see myself how helpful it was! Thank you!”
“Brinn was selected as an expert to train our first cohort of student-interns on mental health basics. We appreciated her ability to be interactive, relatable, and informative for their professional development. I highly recommend connecting with Brinn to support your needs.”