Kristy Wood-Giles

The purpose of this program will be to demonstrate how to feel strong and confident both inside and out. Participants will learn how to develop and maintain a positive self-image through self-awareness, acknowledging strengths and embracing uniqueness. The participant will come to be able to evaluate and identify their perceived weakness in a new way, celebrate individuality and avoid comparisons with others. Participants will understand more the influence of powerful self -talk and how to benefits from this information and counteract less supportive efforts. A simple but valuable tool will be developed to help build resilience. An understanding of the role self-care and self-compassion play in true empowerment and resiliency. Overall, the seminar aims to provide participants with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to develop a positive body image and maintain it as they navigate life.

For more than thirty years, Kristy Wood-Giles has explored the connection between people and the natural world. As a biologist, conservation leader, health educator, and community wellness facilitator, she has come to believe that the greatest environmental issue of our time may not be what is happening around us—but what we have forgotten about ourselves. Through her signature keynote, Home in Your Body, Wild at Heart: Remembering Your True Nature, Kristy invites audiences to rediscover the wisdom, resilience, and unique essence that already lives within them. Because perhaps the deepest work of our lives is not becoming someone else, but becoming fully ourselves.