Hi, I’m Sara Westbrook. I created UPower® presentations & workshops to strengthen resilience and emotional well-being because life can get messy!

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If you are looking for presentations and workshops that provide user-friendly strategies to enhance resilience and emotional and mental well-being, you have come to the right place!

Over 500,000 students, educators, and parents have experienced UPower® Presentations. They are a unique hybrid of speaking and singing to share strategies that participants can use to strengthen their resilience and emotional and mental well-being.

Students, educators, and parents are expected to make responsible, respectful choices in spite of challenging circumstances and the emotions those challenges trigger.

An awareness of emotions, intentional reflection on how they impact choices, and the resilience to overcome challenging circumstances and tough emotions is essential to overall well-being and success. Suppressing, avoiding, and reacting out of emotions negatively impacts relationships, choices, and behaviour, causing stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.

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Presentations for Students, Parents & Educators

All presentations are available for virtual or in-person audiences

UPower® Student Presentations

Students face many challenges that impact their emotional and mental health. Feeling like a failure, believing they are not good enough, and not trusting in their own uniqueness are common challenges that trigger tough emotions. Emotional awareness, self-regulation, and resilience are skills that are essential for overall well-being and success!

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UPower® Parent Presentations

It's so important to help children learn to understand their emotions and to learn strategies to move with and through them in. This positivity impacts their behaviour and strengthens confidence and resilience.

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UPower® Educator Presentations

Educators have a tough job! Throughout the day, they are dealing not only with students' emotions and behaviours but also with their own emotions. It can be exhausting and very stressful. Is there a way to make their day easier? Yes! By learning the strategies of emotional awareness, emotional management, and emotional resilience.

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Keynote Presentations for Educators or Parents

What makes me unique as a speaker is my ability to share a CHOICE MAKING FORMULA™ through personal stories and songs. This combo keeps your audience engaged and makes the skill I share easy to digest.

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UPower Athlete Presentations

Athletes naturally experience a wide range of emotions, from the excitement of victory to the disappointment of defeat. The pressure of competition, the highs of success and the lows of setbacks can stir intense emotions. While they are naturally inclined to experience these emotions, they aren’t born knowing how to regulate them.

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What They Say

'Thank you very much for joining us this morning and delivering your outstanding workshop to our Grade 7/8 class. The students personally came up to me to thank us for coordinating your visit. The feedback I received was, "She was amazing", "We really liked her", "She is so cool"! On behalf of Pierre Berton PS we thank you!'

'Thank you for a rewarding and enlightening presentation. I liked how you made it simple and actionable! I can't wait to begin using the resources you provided.' Parent

‘Sara Westbrook is an excellent presenter for students of any age in a time when students need guidance and direction the most. Recently at St. John Chrysostom she spoke to students about feelings of anxiety and being overwhelmed. Sara was wonderful with students in reassuring them that it is natural to have a variety of emotions. The strategies she provided to assist students in acknowledging and processing feelings were engaging, interactive and maintained their interest. The follow up activities for teachers to use in their classrooms were appropriate and useful and assisted teachers in carrying on Sara's message.’ Sulinda Cerqueti, Administrator

'As parents support their children and adapt to the "new normal" way of education today, Sara Westbrook is a much needed presentation, as her expertise provides parents with the tools and supports to nurture the mental health and well-being for all of our parents and students.' Wayne Brunton, Superintendent of Education, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

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