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Carol Rickard, LCSW

My mission...

"Empowering professionals with practical wellness tools that transform survival mode into sustainable success."

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Stress Solutions:

Harnessing The Power of Stress

The Stress Switch:
3 Rules to Turn Pressure into Power

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Increased awareness of how stress is impacting your work & wellbeing.
  • 2 Understanding what is an optimal level  of stress and the 3 rules that govern it.
  • 3 Identify HOW to achieve & maintain AN optimal level in just 10 seconds.
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Stretched not broken

Stretched Not Broken -
Navigating Caregivers Stress

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Identifying the personal impact of being a caregiver on your health and wellbeing.
  • 2 Uncovering the biggest mistake caregivers make and how to avoid it.
  • 3 Knowing tools & strategies to use anytime, anywhere and in just seconds.
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Stop STress Eating (3)

The Stress Eating Solution:
Simple Strategies for Lasting Change

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding why you use food as a coping tool for stress and it's NOT your fault.
  • 2 Knowing exactly how to spot when you’re doing it & tell the difference between
  • 3 Identifying what the 2 steps are you can do to stop from doing it.
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Stress Mastery - How To Avoid Burnout

Stress Mastery:
Tools for Preventing and Overcoming Burnout

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Identifying how stress is impacting you and greatly increasing your risk for burnout.
  • 2 Understanding why stress management fails in the workplace & puts you at greater risk of burnout.
  • 3 Discovering the 3 steps you must take to succeed and AVOID burnout.
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Time Management

From Chaos to Calm:
A Guide to Managing Your Time and Life

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the biggest myth and how it sets people up for failure.
  • 2 Discovering effective ways to create a separation between work and home life.
  • 3 Identifying new tools & strategies to shift out of chaos and in to calm.
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Dealing with Change

The Change Toolkit:
Simple Strategies for a Navigating Change

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding why change can be so challenging to deal with.
  • 2 Exploring the 2 key roadblocks that can interfere in navigating change.
  • 3 Discovering a new way to approach and navigate change successfully.
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Interpersonal Skills:

Dealing With DIfficult

Making It Simple:
Your Handbook for Handling Difficult People

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Explore what makes a person difficult to deal with and the reasons behind it.
  • 2 Understand why self management is critical for your success.
  • 3 Identify how to better manage people who present with challenging behaviors.
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Cultivating Positive Relationships

The Connection Code: Building Stronger Relationships at Work and in Life

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Exploring what can make some people less approachable than others.
  • 2 Understanding the power our communications have in building connections.
  • 3 Identifying how to better manage emotions to build stronger relationships.
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Healthy Boundaries TP

Protect Your Peace:
A Guide to Setting Healthy Boundaries

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding what healthy boundaries are and why they are so important.
  • 2 Assessing how healthy your personal boundaries currently are.
  • 3 Exploring the simple steps to creating and establishing healthier boundaries.
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How to help a loved one

The Lifeline:
Strategic Tools for Reaching a Loved One in Crisis

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding why you DON'T want to keep talking about the problem.
  • 2 Exploring approaches that are more effective at helping people change.
  • 3 Identifying healthier ways to manage stress & emotions so they don't negatively impact your well-being.
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SPeak & Be Heard

Speak & Be Heard:
Simple Skills for Better Communication

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding why emotions get in the way of effective communication.
  • 2 Exploring what your communication style is and how that impacts your ineractions.
  • 3 Identifying how to more effectively communicate with others.
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How to Be Angry

The Anger Antidote:
Transforming Your Relationship with Anger

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Discovering the biggest myth about anger and how it impacts you.
  • 2 Exploring why all anger is not the same and what makes yours unique.
  • 3 Identifying how to manage anger instead of anger managing you!
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Turning Down Heat

Turning Down The Heat:
De-escalation Strategies That Work!

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the psychological factors that cause situations to escalate.
  • 2 Developing the skills to de-escalate a situation before it becomes a crisis.
  • 3 Identifying a toolkit of strategies to manage heightened emotions.
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SPeak & Be Heard

From Conflict to Connection:
Your Guide to Difficult Conversations

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Exploring the factors that make some conversations so difficult to have.
  • 2 Identifying the biggest roadblocks that get in the way and how to avoid them.
  • 3 Understanding how words make all the difference between success and failure.
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Well-Being Foundations:

Mental Health 101

Mind Matters: A Guide To
Protecting Your Mental Health

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Exploring the amazing connection between mental and physical health.
  • 2 Increasing awareness of the common signs and symptoms to be on the lookout for.
  • 3 Identifying practical, proactive strategies to build mental resilience and protect your well-being.
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Finding Your Calm

Finding Your Calm:
A Guide to Conquering Workplace Anxiety

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the causes of anxiety and why we can't stop it from showing up.
  • 2 Discovering how neuroscience allows us to take back control.
  • 3 Identifying specific strategies to use anytime, anywhere in just seconds!
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Coping Thru Cancer

Coping With Cancer: The Proactive Guide to Navigating Cancer Stress

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the dangerous impact that stress has on cancer and treatment outcomes.
  • 2 Exploring why stress management is ineffective and creates more stress.
  • 3 Identifying 3 steps to minimize the negative impact of stress on your cancer recovery.
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Unlocking Wellness Within

The Wellness Within: A Guide to Unlocking Your Body's Healing Potential

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the incredible healing power that lies within each human being.
  • 2 Exploring how a person living with a chronic illness can still achieve wellness.
  • 3 Identify the 3 steps needed in order to unlock the wellness within each of us.
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The Self-Care Toolkit:
5 Simple Steps to Recharge and Thrive

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Gaining an increased awareness of the critical role of self-care and it's impact on your well-being.
  • 2 Learning healthy & supportive self-care activities that often get overlooked.
  • 3 Identifying simple ways to fit self-care in to busy schedules and make it a part of daily life.
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The Stick Factor

The Stick Factor:
Making Healthy Changes That Last

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Exploring the biggest roadblocks that get in the way and how to avoid them.
  • 2 Understanding the neuroscience of behavior change and how to use it as an advantage.
  • 3 Identifying specific strategies to utilize to generate the greatest success.
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Mindfulness Made Simple

Getting Your Mind to Mind You:
Simple Steps To A Calmer Mind

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Defining mindfulness and clarifying what it is - and what it IS NOT.
  • 2 Understanding the key benefits of practicing mindfulness & areas of your life where it can make a difference.
  • 3 Practicing beginner-friendly mindfulness exercises you can use immediately.
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Health & Hapiness Toolbox

The Health & Happiness Toolbox:
Best Practices For Self Care

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Exploring the critical impact daily stress has on health and happiness.
  • 2 Exploring the link between consistent self-care practices and a sustained sense of health and happiness.
  • 3 Developing a personalized toolkit of techniques to proactively manage stress and prevent burnout.
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Harnessing Power of Laughter

The Laughter Prescription:
Your Rx for a Happier Life

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the unique principles of Laughter Yoga and how it differs from traditional humor-based laughter.
  • 2 Exploring the physiological and psychological reasons why laughter yoga is a powerful tool for well-being.
  • 3 Practicing simple, repeatable Laughter Yoga techniques to boost your mood anytime, anywhere.
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Transforming Illenss to Wellness

The Wellness Blueprint: A Guide to Thriving with a Health Condition

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Recognizing that a health condition doesn't prevent you from achieving a sense of well-being and a fulfilling life.
  • 2 Creating a personal blueprint for taking back control of your health and fostering wellness.
  • 3 Learning simple strategies for building small, consistent daily health habits.
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Turning STrong Emotions In To

Turning Strong Emotions In To
Constructive Behaviors

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the personal and professional triggers that lead to overwhelming emotions.
  • 2 Exploring practical strategies to calm your nervous system and regulate your emotional state.
  • 3 Identifying specific communication skills to express emotions constructively, & foster better relationships.
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Food, Mood and YOU

From Craving to Calm: Understanding Your Food and Mood Connection

The Walk Aways:

  • 1 Understanding the link between mood, emotions, and food and their influence on eating behaviors.
  • 2 Gaining insight in to the differences between genuine hunger and emotional cravings.
  • 3 Learning practical strategies to manage cravings and make intentional food choices.
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