Keynote Speaker Sessions Bundle
Bouncing Back: Recovering from Stress and Trauma
A Collection of Transformative Insights from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022 featuring presentations by Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamara, and Tamara Strijack.
This bundle has 18 hours of on-demand recordings with lifetime access, and includes three bonus conference keynotes and End-of-Day Panel Discussions.
Emotional well-being is at the heart of growth, learning, and healing—but in today’s fast-paced world, distress, anxiety, and disconnection are more prevalent than ever. Whether supporting children, students, or clients, we often find ourselves searching for deeper insight and effective strategies to nurture resilience and restore emotional health.
Join us and approach these challenges with greater understanding, confidence, and connection.
The Keynote Speaker Sessions Bundle from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022 delivers eight inspiring sessions from Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamara and Tamara Strijack, leaders in child development, attachment, and emotional health. This collection offers profound insights and practical guidance on topics such as sleep, anxiety, trauma, play, and the recovery of happiness—helping you foster emotional well-being in yourself and those you support.
Included Sessions in this bundle
Reflections on the Recovery of Happiness
Happiness is often seen as the key to bouncing back from life’s struggles. Gordon Neufeld explores the paradox of happiness, the unintended consequences of chasing it too eagerly, and how we can foster deep, lasting well-being in ourselves and our children.
Creating the Needed Rituals and Routines
In today’s fast-paced world, rest often takes a backseat—yet it’s essential for emotional well-being. Tamara Strijack, Jodi Bergman, Lisa Weiner & Tracy Azevedo share how personal rituals and family routines can create space for processing emotions, easing stress, and fostering resilience.
Sliding Into Sleep
Bedtime can be challenging—children need us most when we’re most exhausted. Deborah MacNamara explores how we can help our kids shift gears into the rest mode to set the stage for sleep and preserve connection, avoiding common pitfalls like sleep training and "cry-it-out" methods.
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma leaves lasting imprints, even when the events are long past. Gordon Neufeld explores the wisdom of trauma, how to recognize its effects, and what it truly means to provide trauma-informed care—offering a three-pronged approach to healing for children and those who support them.
Helping Children Bounce Back from Divorce
Separation and divorce bring big changes—and big emotions—for children. Tamara Strijack, Jodi Bergman & Michele Maurer explore how parents and caregivers can support children through shifting routines, new relationships, and the challenge of staying connected across two homes.
The Alarm Spectrum: Anxiety, Attention Problems and more
Anxiety, phobias, attention issues, and adrenaline-seeking behaviors all stem from the same root emotion—alarm. Deborah MacNamara unpacks the continuum of alarm-based challenges, explains how common interventions can sometimes worsen these concerns and offers a developmental approach to true healing.
Rethink Play: Bouncing Back through Emotional Playgrounds
Play is a natural pathway to healing, yet it is often misunderstood and undervalued. Tamara Strijack & Hannah Beach explore the power of play to process emotions, recover from stress, and reconnect with ourselves—offering practical ways to invite more play into our homes, schools, and communities.
Bouncing Back through Music
Music has long been recognized as a powerful force for healing, yet only recently has science begun to uncover why. Gordon Neufeld explores the deep connection between music, attachment, and emotion—offering insight into how we can harness its power to support healing in ourselves, our children, and those in our care.
Who Is This For?
🌱 Parents looking to achieve and maintain close relationships with their children through the common challenges of today.
🌱 Educators and caregivers wanting to support emotional resilience in the students they work with.
🌱 Counsellors and Helping Professionals committed to fostering resilience and emotional well-being in their clients.
🌱 Anyone seeking a developmental and attachment-based approach to making sense of kids and the troubles they face.
Bonus Sessions in this bundle
As a special bonus, you’ll receive convenient access to the anchor keynote from Neufeld Institute Conference 2022, Bouncing Back: From Stress to Strength by Gordon Neufeld, along with two powerful keynotes not available to the public—Back to Nature Where We Belong and Back to Nurturing Through Food.
In addition to the three keynote presentations, your bundle includes exclusive access to the End-of-Day Panel Discussions with Gordon Neufeld, Deborah MacNamara, and Tamara Strijack. These engaging conversations offer deeper insights into each day’s keynote and provide answers to participant questions, making the learning experience even more enriching.
ANCHOR KEYNOTE
Bouncing Back: From Stress to Strength by Gordon Neufeld
Stress is unavoidable—for us and our children. Instead of battling it, we must understand its wisdom: how Nature works to protect us and what it needs from us in return. Dr. Neufeld shares insights from the science of emotion, revealing how stress can be transformed into strength. While focused on children, these principles apply to all ages, offering hope that resilience is within us all.
KEYNOTE
Back to Nature Where We Belong by Tamara Strijack
We once lived in harmony with nature, attuned to its rhythms and cycles. But along the way, we lost our connection. How do we find our way back? Science now confirms what intuitive cultures always knew—the natural world fosters learning, healing, and growth. What stands in our way, and how can we reclaim this connection? Join Tamara Strijack in exploring these questions as we journey back to nature together.
KEYNOTE
Back to Nurturing through Food by Deborah MacNamara
Does all food nurture? We’ve lost something essential in how we feed and gather. Beyond sit-down meals, what truly brings our loved ones to rest in our care? Dr. Deborah MacNamara explores the deeper connection between food and relationship, drawing from her book, Nourished.
