Youth & Educator Talks
A lived experience presentation exploring identity, mental health, addiction, resilience, healing, and finding a different path.
Through storytelling, reflection, and honest conversation, Samantha shares her personal journey from survival mode to working within healthcare, education, and advocacy spaces. This presentation focuses on hope, belonging, self trust, and the power of finding supportive people and environments.
Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own goals, strengths, support systems, and the possibilities that exist beyond their current circumstances.
Learning experiences for youth, educators, schools, mentorship programs, and community organizations that are grounded in lived experience, Indigenous ways of knowing, storytelling, reflection, and relationship.
My approach encourages humility, curiosity, self reflection, resilience, belonging, and openness to different perspectives. Sessions are designed to meet people where they are and create opportunities for meaningful learning, conversation, and personal growth.
Areas of Focus
Identity, Belonging & Resilience
Exploring identity, mental health, resilience, healing, belonging, and finding strength through lived experience, reflection, and honest conversation.
Before We Write Their Story: An Indigenous Perspective on Relationship, Curiosity, and the Power of Educators
Exploring how assumptions, relationships, curiosity, and the stories adults create about young people can shape how youth experience education, support, and belonging.
Trauma Informed & Relationship Based Support
Helping educators, mentors, and youth serving professionals better understand how trauma may show up, how trust is built, and how relationships can influence a young person’s experience.
Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Learning
Using storytelling, reflection, Indigenous teachings, and experiential learning to encourage humility, curiosity, relationship, accountability, and respect for different ways of knowing.
Ideal for:
Indigenous youth programs
Schools and educators
Post secondary students
Mentorship programs
Friendship Centres
Youth serving organizations
Leadership programs
Community organizations
Delivery: Available in person or virtually.
Sessions may include storytelling, reflection, facilitated discussion, Indigenous teachings, interactive activities, and experiential learning adapted to the age, setting, and audience.
Duration: Typically 45–90 minutes, depending on the audience and format. Shorter presentations, extended workshops, conference sessions, panels, and customized learning experiences are also available.
Cost: Available upon request.
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Interested in Working Together?
Sessions can be developed around the needs, age group, learning goals, and environment of your organization or community.
Contact me to discuss your audience and the kind of learning experience you would like to create.