Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

In this talk for busy over-stressed individuals, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith shares keys to thriving in the midst of change and challenges. Discover how better self-awareness of energy draining activities can lead to greater resilience. When you are equipped with a restorative edge strategy, you will experience improved energy levels throughout the day which helps sustain your creativity, mental clarity, and overall productivity.  Dr. Dalton-Smith shares the role of resilience, change management, and self-care in optimizing personal productivity, mastering time/energy management, increasing your efficiency, and cultivating wellbeing.

How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, daily stress, and changes? Based on the research in Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity and her #1 rated “Best Advice Shared” TED talk and featured article, Dr. Saundra breaks down the real reason why so many people are tired all the time. Her seven types of rest are discussed including ways to determine which type of rest you need most and how to get more of each. This practical approach to getting the rest you need in the middle of your busy day without having to take a sabbatical or a vacation gives the exhausted permission to embrace rest, set boundaries, and seek self-care without any guilt. Audiences leave with clear, practical takeaways they can immediately put into practice to overcome burnout and cultivate more happiness in their life.

Change management is not only vital to our personal wellbeing, it’s also central to an organization’s success. Managing change well is the key to employee retention, productivity, and wellbeing. In this talk, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith shares research on how companies can decrease the stress of change and cultivate a work force that is ‘change positive’. She discusses how understanding your personal response to change can help you navigate transitions more smoothly and position you for better outcomes.

Dr. Dalton-Smith’s conversational approach to addressing work-life integration challenges allows for a unique experience for the audience to have their specific questions answered and get actionable steps they can apply immediately. She has been interviewed by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Each engagement is unique and will provide your audience with practical takeaways.

Based on her #1 bestselling book – Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, this workshop takes a deep dive into the seven types of rest found in her research to help attendees first identify their personal rest deficits and then develop a rest strategy for both their personal and professional life. Leaders will also learn how to identify rest deficits within their team and ways to incorporate restorative practices within their departments to create a wellbeing culture where team members feel valued and supported. This workshop is 1-4 hours long and includes assessments, group activities, and pop-up restorative sessions that demonstrate how easy it can be to bring the power of rest into any situation.