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Keynote: Working Mother’s Conference, “Goodbye Mom Guilt”, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 2024

“Supporting Working Women”, Mixhers Headquarters, Pleasant Grove, UT, Feb. 7, 2023

Keynote: Utah Infertility Resource Center, “Emotional Self-care While Experiencing Infertility, Salt Lake City, UT, Sept. 17, 2022

Keynote, Mental Health and Infertility, Utah Infertility Resource Center, Sept 17, 2022

Career Exploration for Teens, Panelist, Utah Women and Leadership Project, Virtual, Sept. 13, 2022

Securely Attached Workplace, DynoNobel Training, May 31, 2022

Keynote Panel, Mormon Mental Health Association, Nov 12, 2021

Strengthen Your Emotional Health panel, UT Women and Leadership, Nov 12, 2021

Live Party Celebrating 100K Podcast Downloads, Cottage Charm, July 13, 2021

“Sacrifice and Self-care,” North Star LGBTQ+ Support Group, Salt, Lake City, UT, June 12, 2021

“Assertiveness Skills.” Utah Developmental Center, Online, UT 2020.

“Healing Aspirational Shame.” Utah Valley University Women's Leadership Forum, Orem, UT, 2020

“Healing Aspirational Shame in Mormon Women”, Mormon Mental Health Association, Sandy, UT, Aug. 2019

TedX Talk “The Costs of Idealizing Motherhood”, TedX Ogden, July 11, 2019.

“#SocialMedia #Rockstar: The Changing Role of Social Work Educators.” Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO, Oct. 2019.

Keynote: “Reducing Anxiety through Transforming Mormon Culture.” Anxiety Disorders and Mormonism Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.

“The Burnout Cure: ABCs of Self-Care.” Squire Accounting Firm, Provo, UT, 2017.

Partnership Families: A Psychoeducational Approach to Creating More Connection and Caring in Families.” Utah Marriage and Family Therapy Association, Annual Meeting, Provo, UT, 2017.

“Building a Private Practice in a Digital World.” Utah Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Annual Meeting, Provo, UT, 2017.

“From Patriarchy to Partnership.” Sunstone Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2017.

“The Shame with No Name: Recognizing and Healing Aspirational Shame in Mormon Women.” Sunstone Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2017.

“Love and Gender Equality at Home: A Model of Family Transformation.” Sunstone Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016.

“A Crisis of Perception: New Paradigms to Address the Complexities of Modern Mormonism.” Sunstone Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, 2016.

“The Nature of Women’s Creativity.” Humanities Education and Research Association, Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2016.

Social Media Ethics for Social Workers.” Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO, 2015.

“Creating Connection: Attachment, Partnership, and Creativity.” Mormon Arts Foundation, Sundance, UT, 2017.

“Building a Successful Private Practice.” Utah Mental Health Counselor Association, Provo, UT, 2016.

Keynote: “Embracing Imperfection: Creativity as the Antidote to Perfectionism.” Mental Health Symposium, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, 2015.

Keynote: “Self-care and Mindfulness.” PEHP Healthy Wellness Council Conference, South Jordan, UT, 2015.

Keynote: “Emotional Self-Care.” Utah School Nurses Association Provo, Utah, 2015.

“Emotional Self-Care.” Utah Bankers Association, Women in Banking Conference, Sandy, UT, 2014.

The Burnout Cure.” First Lady Herbert’s Uplift Families Conference, Lehi, UT, 2014.

“The Burnout Cure.” American Express Women’s Networking Event, Salt Lake City, UT, 2014.

“Emotional Self-Care.” Utah School Nurse Association, Keynote, Provo, UT, 2014.

“Social Media for Shrinks: Practice Building Strategies and Ethical Considerations.” Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapist, Fall Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013.

“Building Your Private Practice in a Digital World: Creating A Strong Online Presence for Your Practice.” University of UT, Utah NASW, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012.

“Minding Your Business: Building a Successful Private Practice.” Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists, Fall Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010.

“Promoting Secure Attachments in Modern Family Life.” Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists, Fall Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010.

“Getting Clients in the Door: Strategies of Effective Marketing and Advertising.” The Joy of Practice Conference, Utah Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008.

“Strengthening Relationships.” Families under Fire Conference, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2006.