Speaking Engagements
From Teens & Technology to Understanding the Teenage Brain
Forget the psychobabble. Danelle is authentic, original, and carefully describes complex teen issues, with real-life understanding. Her presentations are simple, easy to follow, and packed with her own personal experiences with her teen clients. She has an intuitive sense of what her audience is looking for, is caught up on the latest research in adolescent brain science, and has a wealth of knowledge on what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to teens, tweens and their younger counterparts.
But most importantly… because Danelle is surrounded by easily influenced youth all day long… she stores her sarcasm, her preference for puns, and her dry (perhaps unedited) sense of humour for her adult audiences.


Teens & Screens
The Teenage Brain
Navigating Girl Relationships
Studies show that self-control is a better indicator of success than intelligence. Learn how to help your child develop these ‘self-control’ brain patterns as it relates to technology. The results being: less anxiety, better sleep, healthier relationships, and improved emotional well-being.
Begin with a basic, yet comprehensive, explanation of adolescent brain development.
Why boredom, downtime, and play are essential for the developing brain.
Learn how technology can impact: sleep, relationships, focus, memory, learning & overall emotional wellness.

Recognize the neurological impact of social media and video games.
How to set healthy boundaries when it comes to screen time (by guiding vs. punishing!)
Understand the importance of modelling healthy "netiquette" as a family.
Begin with a basic, yet comprehensive, explanation of adolescent brain development.
Why boredom, downtime, and play are essential for the developing brain.
Learn how technology can impact: sleep, relationships, focus, memory, learning & overall emotional wellness.
Recognize the neurological impact of social media and video games.
How to set healthy boundaries when it comes to screen time (by guiding vs. punishing!)
Understand the importance of modelling healthy "netiquette" as a family.

This 90 minute presentation is designed to provide a thorough understanding of healthy teen brain development. More specifically, it will provide participants how they can directly shape a young growing brain, to avoid things like: anxiety, disordered-eating, obsessive-compulsive patterns, depression, self-harm or maladaptive perfectionism.
Understand the emotional health issues of children & adolescents from a brain development point of view.
How to support high academic achievement, without creating increased anxiety or maladaptive perfectionism.
Why healthy relationships are essential for adolescent well-being.

Why non-catastrophic mistakes & failures are necessary.
Understand why boredom, downtime and play are essential for healthy brain development.
How to help children & teenagers navigate things like good sleep etiquette, technology-use, and other cultural pressures.
Understand the emotional health issues of children & adolescents from a brain development point of view.
How to support high academic achievement, without creating increased anxiety or maladaptive perfectionism.
Why healthy relationships are essential for adolescent well-being.
Why non-catastrophic mistakes & failures are necessary.
Understand why boredom, downtime and play are essential for healthy brain development.
How to help children & teenagers navigate things like good sleep etiquette, technology-use, and other cultural pressures.

A summary package of the entire presentation will be provided.