Topics We Can Talk About to Your Group

If your group is looking for a dynamic speaker, Drs. Coons, Helge and Krause are well known for their interactive workshops for patient, professional and corporate groups on a host of topics. We speak to local and national audiences on a range of issues listed below, and can easily adapt talks on other issues at your request. We also work with groups to provide one time or multiple workshops.

Dealing with Stress at Home and Work

• Tips for reducing stress at home and work
• Reducing irritability when you are overwhelmed
• Sound tips for sound sleep

Pregnancy and Fertility Related Issues

• Post-partum depression and anxiety
• Sexual health after childbirth
• Couples communication before and after the baby arrives
• Pregnancy loss during
• Managing mood and relationship issues during fertility treatment

Women with Cancer

• Coping with cancer during and after treatment
• Sexuality and sexual functioning in women after cancer treatments
• Chemo brain: Improving concentration and memory during and after treatment
• Strategies for coping with advanced cancer
• Talking with your family about cancer
• Dating after cancer treatments
• Coping with a second cancer after childhood cancer
• Women “at risk” for breast, ovarian and colon cancer

Health Concerns

• What gets in the way of women taking care of themselves
• Sexual health and functioning for women across the life span
• Smoking cessation
• Coping with chronic medical conditions such as PCOS, pain problems, epilepsy, etc.
• Coping with an ill spouse, parent or child
• Stress and mood related eating

Mood and Self Esteem

• Improving self esteem and body image
• Treating depression among women of any age
• Improving personal and professional relationships

Coping with sudden loss or trauma

• Common reactions to sudden loss or trauma
• How to reduce distress and cope healthfully after loss or trauma
• When to seek treatment from a professional