The Engage and Heal Foundation proudly presents the third annual Mental Health Symposium. This year’s event, designed to bring together an open-minded community of experts, activists and learners on the continuum of mental health is themed “Sharpen Your Mind: Cope, Thrive, Heal, and Nourish.”
Modeled after the recently launched Engage & Heal Foundation MindMap app, this year’s symposium offers tools and resources to tap into your best year of mental wellness yet!
AGENDA
8:00-8:30 | Arrival & Light Breakfast
8:45-9:00 Welcome and Overview of the Day - “Sharpen Your Mind: A Pathway to Coping, Thriving, Healing & Nourishment” - Amelia Floyd & Kathleen Hassenfratz, LPC
9:00-9:45: | Keynote #1 — Kate Lower, UT SHIFT Lori Holleran Steiker Endowed Director
9:45-10:00 | Break
10:00–12:00 | Breakout Block 1 — Cope & Heal Themes (Choose one from each time block)
10:00-10:45
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Workshop A
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Cope 1: Stronger Together: Empowering Youth to Navigate Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges in Today’s World: AJ Inglis, UT’s SHIFT Outreach and Program Manager
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Cope 2: Active Listening is a Superpower! : Stephanie Threinen
11:00 - 11:45
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Workshop B
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Heal 1: The Weight They Carry: Examining Youth Mental Health in a High Stress Era (Amanda Roberts, LCSW and Joelle Nagel, LCSW)
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Heal 2: Faith in Mental Health: Understanding Impact Without Taking Sides (Danielle Lair)
12:00–1:00 | Lunch
1:00–1:45 | Keynote #2 — Kim Hess, President of Cassidy Joined for Hope Foundation
1:45-2:00 Break
2:00–3:45 | Breakout Block 2 — Thrive & Nourish Themes (Choose one from each time block)
2:00-2:45
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Thrive 1: Creating Your Vision Board (Jenny Hofmann, Bee Cave Arts Foundation/The Hive)
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Thrive 2: Stress Happens! (Experiential) (James Butler, UT Mindfulness Campus Coordinator)
3:00-3:45
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Nourish 1: Mother/Daughter: Journey into Wellness “What She Needed, What I Learned: A Shared Story” (Amelia & Margo Floyd)
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Nourish 2: Mindfulness and Wellbeing Through a College Student's Lens (James Butler and UT Mindfulness Program Students: Katie Hurley, Ashni Guneratne and Farah Kazi)
3:45-4:00 Closing Remarks (Mayor of Lakeway, Tom Kilgore)
