GTW Speaker's Bureau

Girls To Women Health and Wellness is a medical practice serving the Dallas metroplex that also serves the community by offering speaking programs and workshops to give parents and their teens the confidence and tools they need to make positive lifestyle choices. To facilitate this goal we have assembled a team of professionals in the fields of psychiatry, clinical psychology, educational psychology, social work, nutrition, yoga, and health education who are experts in the fields listed below.

If one of the listed topics does not meet your needs, we are usually able to design a program just for your group. For more information, please contact us at info@gtw-health.com or call our office at 972-733-6565.

Program Fees begin at $150.



ACADEMICS & SCHOOL TRANSITIONS
ADHD: Myths and Facts The physicians address common misunderstandings about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Current understanding of the etiology and treatment of ADHD will be addressed, including medication and non-pharmacologic treatment approaches.
College Prep 101: What you really need to know (For teens) Worried about roommates? Might miss your mom (or not)? Can you study hard and still party harder? This program for college hopefuls addresses what they really need to know to have a successful college experience.
Getting Ready for College: A Transition for Everyone (For parents) Sending your baby to college is a hard moment for many parents. This program discusses what to expect and how to prepare for this exciting but sometimes difficult transition.
Going off to College? What you and your child need to know to be healthy and safe. (For parents and youth) From immunization recommendations to roommate crises to redefining the parent-child relationship, this program helps parents and kids to make leaving for college a positive transition for the family.
Learning Differences: Diagnosis and Strategies Dr. Sachs helps parents and educators understand learning differences and how they affect children and teens. She reviews current standards in diagnosing and treating children who learn differently.
School Transitions Anticipate and respond appropriately to the challenges of school transitions, whether from elementary to middle to high school, school transfers, or leaving for college. For parents, educators, or children/teens.
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Conspiracy Theory: Teens versus Adults, or is it the other way around? From inadequate resource support to media glamorization of sexuality, a look at how our society does (or doesn’t) support the needs of our young people and how we can help them become the strength of the next generation.
My Feet Are Too Big and I'm Taller Than All the Boys: Developing A Positive Body Image During Puberty Dr. Remer uses humor and vignettes to help kids and adults gain perspective on surviving puberty.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Understanding Adolescent Development Understanding the developmental tasks of adolescence can help us to be supportive of teens as they work their way in fits and starts toward adulthood. A look at the “dys-synchronous” patterns of physical, sexual, emotional, cognitive, and moral development of our youth.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Communication Skills Training: How it Can Help Kids with Chronic Shyness, Aspergers, and ADHD Speech and language therapist Shani Romick looks at how communication skills training can help kids with mild to significant dysfunction dramatically improve their lives.
Teen Talk - Helping Teens Communicate Effectively (or, how not to talk like you text!) Adolescence is a time to develop skills necessary for healthy adult friendships as well as romantic relationships. Shani Romick reviews communication skills for teens that will last a lifetime.
HEARTS & MINDS
Adolescent Depression What kind of help does your teen need, and when? Review of depression in teens, from "adjustment reactions" to feeling "blue" to recognition of suicidal thoughts and behavior. (For parents and/or educators.)
Anxiety and Stress in Teenagers How do our young people handle stress? When is anxiety a normal reaction and when should we be concerned? We review strategies for helping kids to cope with the mountains and the molehills of life.
Bullies: They're Not Just on the Playground Anymore - A look at Social Aggression A fresh look at 21st century bullying, giving adults tools they can use to help our kids handle social aggression.
Cinderella and Other Fairy Tales: Can Mothers & Daughters Live Happily Ever After? CB Braswell discusses the normal "ups" and "downs" of mother-daughter relationships, with an emphasis on the light at the end of the tunnel.
Cutting and other Self-destructive Behaviors Self-injury is a fad for some, a crisis for others. Understanding the reality of cutting and other self-injury behaviors in teens.
Family Violence: It Affects Us All Nearly one-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives. Learn to recognize family and relationship violence and how to help someone suffering get help.
Helping Kids to Handle Stress in School Help parents and/or kids to recognize "typical" versus destructive signs of school stress. Review child-generated and adult-supported ways to help handle difficult school issues and transitions.
Peer Pressure Peer pressure takes many forms. This program includes interactive discussion on how to recognize and respond appropriately to peer pressure. (For children and parents.)
Self-Esteem and Empowerment for Teens Help teens to take control of their lives in positive, productive ways. Understand real self-reliance and self-confidence and how we can help our youth achieve this.
MIND/BODY MEDICINE
Creative Stress Management With expertise in biofeedback, meditation, and medical hypnosis, Ellen Chernoff Simon teaches teens and adults how to cope with stress creatively.
Mind-Body Awareness: Meditation as Medicine More and more evidence points to the reality of a connection between the body and the mind. Learn how meditation can be used as an adjunct to traditional medicine.
Mind-Body Awareness: Yoga & Meditation Stephanie Wulfe-Epstein guides a yoga experience combined with meditation to introduce participants to the value of connecting mind and body. (For adults and children. Mother-daughter classes encouraged.)
NUTRITION, BODY IMAGE
Dinner - The value of eating together as a family and how to make it happen. Keeping kids strongly connected to their families has been shown to be protective against dangerous risk behavior. Learn how family meals help kids and parents communicate and prevent unwanted outcomes.
Eating Disorders - What Every Parent Needs to Know Eating disorders affect more and more of our youth today, both girls and boys. When does "being careful" about nutrition cross the line into dangerous territory? Diane Boddy addresses how parents can recognize early signs of eating disorders and how they can get help for their children.
Encouraging Healthy Eating Attitudes and Behaviors When is a "diet" dangerous? How do we teach healthy nutrition in a world consumed with thinness and beauty? Learning how to set examples that encourage kids to respect their bodies and their nutrition in healthy ways.
Feed What You Need: A balanced approach to weight management for the whole family The Girls to Women Health and Wellness "No-diet Diet." This interactive workshop gives balanced perspectives on approaching family and personal nutrition to promote a lifetime of healthy eating behaviors and avoid dieting traps.
Imagery for Overcoming Habits and Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness Ellen Chernoff Simon discusses how guided imagery can be used to address a variety of health and emotional concerns.
Keys to the Feeding Relationship Explore the role of parent verses child in the eating and feeding relationship. Build a healthy eating attitude in your household. (30 min.)
Lunch Box Make-Overs, Nutrition, & Your Child's Brain There is always room for improvement! Learn how to influence your child to be more self-reliant by packing and eating their own school lunches. See the nutritional benefits of making small changes. Look at eleven different ways to feed your child’s growing brain. (30 min.)
Myths and Truths of Fad Diets: What is the definition of a food fad? What is the basic truth of energy balance? Explore the efficacy of popular fad diets while taking a trip down fad diet history lane… (1.25 hrs.)
Nurturing a Positive Body Image A positive self worth can de-emphasize a negative body image. This program for adults helps them to be healthy role models and encourage the development of positive body image in kids. Includes tips and do’s and don'ts.
Nutrients Your Child Needs and Influencing Your Family’s Eating Habits Learn about nutrition basics set forth by the American Dietetic Association. Begin having a positive influence on your family’s life long healthy eating habits. (1.25 hrs.)
Rearrange Your Relationship with Food A look at how our relationships with food affect our sense of body image and personal self-esteem. Learn how to approach nutrition differently and make peace with the need to nourish our bodies.
Teaching Kids to Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin (For kids and/or adults) Too fat? Too thin? These days, it seems many healthy, normal kids have concerns about their bodies. Learn what adults can do to help kids feel good in their own skin. (Presentation tailored for parents of kids of all ages.)
RESILIENCE AND PARENTING
Raising Fine Young Women: For Mothers & Daughters What does it take to raise great daughters? An inspiring look at what our daughters really need from us to be the women we hope they will become.
Raising Resilient Children & Teens What do we want most from the next generation? We hope they will become adults who can bounce back from stress, solve their own problems, and contribute to the world in positive ways. Dr. Sugerman teaches concrete skills that parents can use to raise resilient kids.
Communicating with Teens: Just because they're not listening doesn't mean they don't hear you. How do we get through to our kids? Review strategies for effective communication with teenagers with an emphasis on the ranges of "normal" adolescent development and learning concrete skills for improving parent-child communication.
SEXUALITY, DRUGS, & RISK BEHAVIORS
Abstinence: Developmental Perspectives Dr. Sugerman explains why abstinence is developmentally advantageous for today's teens. She discusses developmental competencies that lead to a lifetime of healthy sexuality and how we can support our young people toward this goal.
Condoms are Like Toilet Paper (teaching safe and respectful sexuality) Condoms are about hygiene, like shampoo, toothpaste, and toilet paper - never about “love” or “trust”. Drs. Sugerman and Remer use humor and vignettes to empower young people to handle their sexuality safely and with self-respect.
Dating Safety Information for teens and young adults on developing healthy, safe relationships that lead to positive personal growth. Addresses potential dangers, including relationship violence, and how to avoid difficult situations.
Drug Dangers Today's parents are children of the 1960's and 1970's; we have heard about "sex, drugs, and rock n' roll" before. But the marijuana is more concentrated, the heroin is cheaper and more popular. What are kids really facing and how can we help them to make the right choices?
HPV Vaccine Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the primary cause of abnormal pap smears, cervical cancer, and genital warts. Learn about the vaccine that is being recommended for girls and young women ages 9-26 to help prevent this disease.
Raising Sexually Healthy Children This workshop reviews how to help kids have a healthy sense of sexuality across their life spans. (For parents and educators.)
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N Roll: Saving Face and Staying Safe A fresh look at the "romance of risk." A workshop for teens, parents, and educators on how to negotiate potential temptations safely and without humiliation.
Sexually Transmitted Infections & Birth Control Options Discuss why young people ages 15-24 are at highest risk for acquiring a sexually transmitted infection. Four out of ten young women get pregnant before the age of 20. A look at STI's and contraception with an emphasis on how to practice abstinence. (Includes photographs)
MEDIA INFLUENCES
American TV Idol - How do young girls deal with the images thrust in front of them by every form of media? It is estimated that today's teenage girl sees more (often computer-enhanced) images of unnaturally thin, beautiful women in a day than their mothers saw during all four years of high school. How is a girl to form a positive self-image in this climate? A critical look at images of women in the media, with Neoma Twining, former news anchor and current anchor coach.
Mom, I'm Numb - Television News…the Desensitization of a Generation How changes in television news affect the way our children view the world, with Neoma Twining, former news anchor and current anchor training coach.
The 11th Commandment, Thou Shall Not Indulge Thy Child - Too much technology and TV…what lingers in your child's mind. Neoma Twining, former news anchor and current anchor training coach, discusses the lingering effects of technology on our children.
The Elephant in the Living Room - What is your TV doing to your children…for that matter, to your family? Neoma Twining, former news anchor and current anchor training coach, reviews how television affects children and families.
Too Much Penetration - The extent to which the media will reach to get at kids and hold your attention. A hard look at how the media tries to influence our children, with Neoma Twining, former news anchor and current anchor training coach.
Women Working in the Media A look at life as a woman working in the media from former news anchor and current anchor training coach Neoma Twining.