The Mental Health Symposium is a full day of carefully curated programming designed to spark discussion, open doors of healing, and inspire change for individuals and the community. 

The Engage and Heal Foundation proudly presents the third annual Mental Health Symposium. This year’s event, designed to bring together an open-minded community of experts, activists and learners on the continuum of mental health is themed “Sharpen Your Mind: Cope, Thrive, Heal, and Nourish.”

Modeled after the recently launched Engage & Heal Foundation MindMap app, this year’s symposium offers tools and resources to tap into your best year of mental wellness yet!

AGENDA

8:00-8:30 | Arrival & Light Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Welcome and Overview of the Day - “Sharpen Your Mind: A Pathway to Coping, Thriving, Healing & Nourishment” - Amelia Floyd & Kathleen Hassenfratz, LPC

9:00-9:45: | Keynote #1 — Kate Lower, UT SHIFT Lori Holleran Steiker Endowed Director 

9:45-10:00 | Break

10:00–12:00 | Breakout Block 1 — Cope & Heal Themes (Choose one from each time block)

10:00-10:45

1. Workshop A

   • Cope 1: Stronger Together: Empowering Youth to Navigate Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges in Today’s World: AJ Inglis, UT’s SHIFT Outreach and Program Manager

   • Cope 2: Active Listening is a Superpower! : Stephanie Threinen  

11:00 - 11:45

1. Workshop B

   • Heal 1: The Weight They Carry: Examining Youth Mental Health in a High Stress Era (Amanda Roberts, LCSW and Joelle Nagel, LCSW) 

   • Heal 2: Faith in Mental Health: Understanding Impact Without Taking Sides (Danielle Lair)

12:00–1:00 | Lunch 

1:00–1:45  | Keynote #2 — Kim Hess, President of Cassidy Joined for Hope Foundation

1:45-2:00 Break

2:00–3:45 | Breakout Block 2 — Thrive & Nourish Themes (Choose one from each time block)

2:00-2:45

• Thrive 1: Creating Your Vision Board (Jenny Hofmann, Bee Cave Arts Foundatin/The Hive)

• Thrive 2: Stress Happens! (Experiential) (James Butler, UT Mindfulness Campus Coordinator)

3:00-3:45

• Nourish 1: Mother/Daughter: Journey into Wellness “What She Needed, What I Learned: A Shared Story” (Amelia & Margo Floyd)

• Nourish 2: Mindfulness and Wellbeing Through a College Student's Lens (James Butler and UT Mindfulness Program Students: Katie Hurley, Ashni Guneratne and Farah Kazi)

3:45-4:00 Closing Remarks (Mayor of Lakeway, Tom Kilgore)