Empowering Action & Conversations on Title IX + Mental Health

Sara is the only Title IX speaker with lived SA experience, psychology expertise, and an award-winning entertainment background.

seen empowering allies & survivors at:

Sara in Action

this keynote is ideal for

Orientations, Sexual Assault Awareness,

& Mental Health Awareness Months

Bring Award-winning heart & humor to

Title IX and Mental Health Conversations on Campus

Students love Sara’s unique speech that blends her experiences as a rape and PTSD survivor with her roles as a therapist in training and award-winning comedian. Her inspiring journey, which includes 2 remarkable appearances on Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid, offers a powerful perspective on overcoming adversity. Through her award-winning storytelling and humor, Sara transforms difficult topics like mental health and Title IX into engaging, actionable conversations, empowering audiences to find resilience and make a difference in their own lives and communities.

Key Takeaways: 

  • The 3 D’s empowered bystanders

  • The ‘SAX’ tool to stop red flag situations in their tracks

  • Turning anxiety and fear into advantages

  • Cultivating kindness and compassion for the mental health of self and others

  • Transforming adversity into adventure with Joyful Resilience

Sara’s speech is great for college orientations, greek life, student groups, mental health awareness, and sexual assault awareness events needing simple actionable tools delivered with an infusion of inspiration and escape. 

Past audiences like Dartmouth, SFSU, WSU, and Barton College love her authenticity and actionable tools.

  • "I really didn't think I'd be able to laugh at this event. I loved how you connected with us, and shared your story. I wish (other keynotes) were all this fun."

    Noah, SFSU Freshman

  • "Her storytelling approach captivated the audience, keeping them actively engaged throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed absorbing her wealth of experience and knowledge. "

    Stacey Moore, Executive Assistant HCC

  • "I relate to all of this. Thank you for sharing your story, and showing us what to do if something weird happens. I wish I knew this before."

    -Barton College Student (name protected for privacy)

Off the Stage, and In to Action:

Empowered Campus Workshops

College life comes with relentless stress that sparks crisis-level sexual assault and depression rates. Many feel overwhelmed just trying to survive and yearn for a sense of peace and empowerment not just for themselves as students, but for their communities as allies.

Sara’s workshops help students break through the noise and stress of college life, and reconnect with their self care, mental health needs, and empwoered advocacy of self and others. Her work as a therapist in training, wilderness guide, and certified mindfulness teacher gives students a supportive array of tools to help them confidently navigate the highs and lows of young adulthood.

Ask about her self care, mental health, and empwoered advocacy workshops today!

Key Takeaways: 

  • Communication Frameworks for addressing “grey areas” in intimacy

  • The 3-step solution to

  • Reclaiming your mental health and story using the Joyful Resilience Framework

  • The pink flags of unsafe situations (and what to do about them)

  • Use simple  survival mindsets to thrive in modern life

  • Transform stress and anxiety into competitive advantages

Let’s Get Started 

Bring Sara to your Campus

Sara’s bio

Want to foster a campus culture of empowerment, consent and equality? As a 2x Discovery Channel Survivalist, award-winning entertainer, and trauma survivor, Sara helps students navigate mental health and Title IX situations with humor, heart, and easy-to-implement tools. Students walk away with simple tools to be empowered bystanders, recognize (and avoid) hazardous situations, and respond with grace when difficult situations happen. Her keynote boosts mental health and cultivates an adventure mindset to turn obstacles into opportunities. Using her background as a comedian, mindfulness teacher, survivalist, and Therapist in training, Sara uses sincerity, humor, and authentic connection to inspire action and conversations on campus that create safe spaces and empowered students.