For Schools, Colleges, Universities & Medical Schools
Covering issues such as eating disorders, body image and self esteem, Carolina will tailor her talks making them age & setting appropriate. In these sessions, Carolina will share her extraordinary testimony of mental illness and eating disorders, survival and ultimately freedom. For school groups, interactive exercises / tasks will be included to ensure the sessions are fun and engaging. For older students she will also give an insight into how she managed the challenges of university life whilst living with mental illness. Pupils and students will leave feeling better equipped, empowered and encouraged to talk more openly about how they’re feeling as well as having some tools to build their self esteem and establish healthy habits. Students will also leave with an increased understanding of eating disorders and better able to spot some of the early signs, in addition to how to offer meaningful support to those around them. Future medics will leave with a deeper understanding of eating disorders and their different presentations and far better equipped to have sensitive conversations with patients presenting with eating disorders or those they think may have an eating disorder.
Sessions suitable for Year 5 upwards
Session duration 60-90 mins
Carolina also delivers talks for parents, carers and teachers. Do get in touch to discuss these options.
For Corporates
In these talks, Carolina will openly share her testimony of life with eating disorders & depression, working in the corporate world with a mental illness and her journey to freedom. As these sessions can be tailored, any of the topics listed below can be incorporated according to what is most relevant for your workforce. Staff will leave:
feeling encouraged to talk more openly about sensitive issues that are affecting them or their colleagues
with greater knowledge and confidence of how to spot some of the signs of eating disorders and mental ill health as well as
having gained a deeper understanding of mental illness and the different ways it can impact someone’s daily life
Employers will be able to support their staff in a way that is meaningful & impactful as well as helping to end the stigma that so often surrounds mental ill health.
Session duration 60-90 mins
Topics Covered
Carolina offers a wide range of talks, workshops and group sessions. The vast majority will include her inspiring testimony of living with and recovering from eating disorders and mental illness. However, all of the sessions she delivers will be tailored to your audience to make them more relevant and impactful.
Topics can include eating disorders, body image, self esteem, depression & post natal depression (PND), suicide, the intersection of faith and mental health, fertility issues, identity, stress & anxiety, trauma, supporting someone experiencing mental illness and much more.
Do get in touch to discuss what might be most relevant for you.