All of us have greatness within us but many of us lose touch with this greatness when we experience trauma, stress, oppression and discrimination, and get discouraged by life and work. When we are disconnected from our greatness we are more likely to feel like imposters, procrastinate, get caught up in perfectionism and overworking, and become burned out and exhausted. In order to thrive personally and professionally and utilize your greatness to make a positive impact on the world it is essential to reclaim your greatness. 

In this dynamic and engaging talk (or workshop) Dr. Adia will share five essential truths about greatness, will guide the audience to identify what is keeping them from their greatness, and will share her signature framework for reclaiming your greatness by reclaiming your story, your energy, your relationships, your vision, and your courage.  

Through this talk attendees will…

• Understand five essential truths about greatness. 

• Identify what it looks like for them when they’re disconnected from their greatness. 

• Utilize five powerful strategies to reclaim their greatness. 

• Leave feeling empowered and energized.

Owning our worth involves being grounded in the fact that we are unconditionally worthy. When we embrace our unconditional self-worth, we are no longer caught in the struggle to try to prove our worth. Owning our worth enables us to show up and share our gifts and talents at work without burnout. In this session Dr. Adia will share how conditional self-worth shows up at work, how unconditional self-worth provides a foundation for thriving at work, and powerful strategies to help attendees own their worth and thrive at work. This can be a talk or interactive workshop depending on the timing available. Attendees will be guided through a powerful visioning exercise, have the opportunity to ask questions, and reflect on their personal experiences. 

Through this workshop your team will...

• Understand what self-worth is and how it differs from self-esteem.

• Identify how self-worth challenges show up in their lives and work.

• Envision what their life will look and feel like when they know they are worthy.

• Utilize strategies to help them embrace their unconditional self-worth and thrive at work.

Effective self-leadership is required to persevere through challenges, succeed, and thrive at work. Self-leadership involves cultivating self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-management, and a growth mindset. The practices that help people to claim their worth also foster self-leadership skills. Further, knowing you are worthy serves as a strong foundation for self-leadership. When people engage in effective self-leadership they demonstrate grit and resilience in the face of challenges. 

In this interactive workshop attendees will learn the core tenets of self-leadership and will be guided through mindset shifts and practices to claim their worth and improve their self-leadership skills, get their questions answered, identify how they will use these skills in their daily life. 

Through this workshop leaders will...

• Understand the connection between self-worth and self-leadership.

• Engage in practices to foster their self-worth. 

• Utilize self-leadership skills to navigate challenging situations.

Imposter syndrome is something that many high achieving people experience, and it can lead to stress and impede people from reaching their full potential. Low self-worth is an often-overlooked root cause of imposter syndrome and when people connect to their unconditional self-worth, they are able to overcome imposter syndrome. This experiential workshop will help attendees to understand the link between self-worth and imposter syndrome, discuss their experiences related to imposter syndrome, and begin to practice strategies to connect to their unconditional self-worth and overcome imposter syndrome. 

Through this workshop your team will...

• Understand what imposter syndrome is and how it impacts their life and work. 

• Understand the link between self-worth and imposter syndrome. 

• Gain practical strategies to overcome imposter syndrome. 

• Feel empowered to change the way they see themselves and show up at work.

Research demonstrates that practicing self-compassion fosters resilience and mental wellness. Further, when people are compassionate with themselves, they are more understanding, supportive, and compassionate with other people. In this talk Dr. Adia will discuss the importance of practicing self-compassion for professional success, break down the components of self-compassion, and provide practical strategies to integrate self-compassion in attendees’ daily lives. 

Through this workshop your team will...

• Understand how self-compassion promotes resilience and mental wellness. 

• Identify the core components of self-compassion.

• Integrate self-compassion practices into their daily life.

Through this workshop, Dr. Adia uses her signature self-compassion framework along with her expertise as a clinical and community psychologist to guide leaders to cultivate more compassionate environments for employees. Research demonstrates that compassion contributes to motivation, resilience, and self-worth all of which help employees to be more productive and share their strengths at work. This workshop will help leaders to understand the benefits of compassion as well as how to utilize this framework to support employees to thrive at work. 

Through this workshop leaders will...

• Understand how compassion can benefit their teams. 

• Identify the three core components of compassion.

• Understand how to integrate compassion into their management and team culture.

The strength and resilience of Black women is widely recognized. What is often overlooked is the silent suffering and mental health challenges Black women experience as they navigate racism and sexism in their daily lives. In this talk, Dr. Adia draws on her expertise from clinical work and research with Black women to provide insights on the unique mental health challenges Black women experience, how Black women can cope with and overcome these challenges, and how organizations can support the mental health and wellness of Black women. 

• This talk can be a supportive and healing space for Black women to process their experiences and learn practices for healing or thriving. 

• This talk can also be given for practitioners and leaders who work with Black women and would like to gain further insight into how to best support Black women in their healing and thriving.