Meet Cassandra
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15 year’s Mentoring Experience
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Trauma Certified Specialist
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Author; 2X TEDX Speaker
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Founder - Change Your Narrative
TEDx Stages
TEDxCaroiba
The Power of Human to Human Connection
TEDxLSSC
The Myth Of Attention Seeking Behavior
Flávia Rigonato - TEDxCarioba Curator
Cassandra Smith was able to get her message across in a spectacular way.
Her message was very well articulated
and engaging with the audience.
Her timing was ideal. It was a
pleasure to collaborate with her.
Jeremy Norton
Lake-Sumter State College
Professor, Political Science
Cassandra is a dynamic speaker who crafts authentic messages to engage the audience with thought-provoking, yet accessible ideas. Her humor, delivery, and intensity leads to easy engagement and connection with the audience. The authenticity she displays makes her message resonate for all those involved giving them a pathway to understanding even difficult topics.
Iris S.
Resilient Leadership Workshop Participant
Thank you Cassandra for your wonderful leadership training. It was such a meaningful session. Great tools for leading with empathy and staying grounded. I really like how you shared your personal experiences instead of just teaching; It made it so much more engaging. I’m looking forward to continue to learn how to be a better leader/person.
We Have Been Proud To Partner With:
Keynotes/Workshops For Your Organization
Resilient Leadership
"Resilient Leadership: How To Lead With Awareness & Emotional Intelligence" offers participants a chance to get what they need in order to give as they lead.
Learning objectives:
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Unpack the cultural landscape to assess what both frontline and leadership teams need in today's ever changing demands.
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Determine what each participant needs to thrive so they can lead from overflow and not deficit.
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Highlight the power of awareness and emotional intelligence as the currency for healthy exchange at every level.
Establishing connection
Ideal for HR initiatives, lunch 'n' learns. virtual training, or half-day workshops.
Audience takeaways:
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The power of connection, and how to create it appropriately.
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What to do when a co-worker or subordinate confides about their personal mental health concerns.
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How to learn to point + receive support yourself.
Looking for more?
Training For leaders
Thriving In an age of anxiety
Drawing on insights from psychology, resilience research, and human development, this session helps participants understand why we feel overwhelmed—and how we can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Participants will explore:
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What current research reveals about the rise of anxiety among emerging adults
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How anxiety often appears as disengagement, perfectionism, or lack of motivation
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Practical strategies for increasing engagement and meaningful participation
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Ways to cultivate resilience and growth through challenge rather than avoidance
Assemblies For Your School
The myth of attention seeking
Ideal for High School audiences, adaptable for middle school, and can be lengthened for social-emotional learning workshops.
Student takeaways:
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How to harness the desire for attention and turn it into healthy connection.
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The source of identity, and the fact victim is not our name tag.
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How to take back the pen from untrustworthy authors.
Can be paired with We're Changing It workshop for faculty and administrator development.
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For Your Faith Community
Discipling Towards Wholeness
Ideal for adult audiences - rallying for trauma-informed discipleship practices. Modifiable for student audiences - with personal growth emphasis for teens struggling with mental health.
Audience takeaways:
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Acknowledging the need for practical support, paired with faith.
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How to guide someone towards professional care.
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How to unpack the question, "Where was God when...?"
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Defining the source of identity, and the fact victim is not our name tag.
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How to take back the pen from untrustworthy authors.
Can be paired with We're Changing It workshop for parent or church leadership development.
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Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer: The program you are signing up to participate in contains material that may cause some people, especially those with a history of adversity, trauma, anxiety, PTSD, or mental health disorders, to have strong reactions, feelings, or memories. For this reason, viewer and participant discretion is advised. The contents and information in this program presentation, including text, graphics, images, writing prompts, visualizations, and other material contained therein (“content”) are provided for informational and educational purposes only. The content is not to be perceived as or relied upon in any way as medical advice or mental health advice. Information supplied by Cassandra Smith and Change Your Narrative, LLC in this workshop presentation is not a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Participants should seek the advice of mental health professionals or other qualified health providers with questions regarding their conditions. Cassandra Smith and Change Your Narrative, LLC is not liable for any advice or information provided in this program presentation.
Age Disclaimer: You must be 18 years of age or older to purchase and participate in this program. Cassandra Smith and Change Your Narrative, LLC does not sell to individuals under the age of 18. By purchasing and accessing this program, you swear and affirm that you are over the age of 18.
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