Karen Eddington

What happens to people when pressure builds? What if we could turn it around? We are taught to be strong, to be the leader, to serve, to give, yet we also need conversations about our “stretch point” and what to do when there is too much pressure.

This content filled session is based on Karen’s original research on The Under Pressure Project and has been shared from East to West Coast.  Karen will advocate for you, while sharing proven methods to combat stress, with engaging stories, and understanding, while keeping an upbeat tone.  This session includes help for when stress turns to burn out when decision fatigue is pressing, and understanding strain when you don’t have the luxury of repair time.

-Find out the pressure level where we are the most productive. Too much pressure we shut down, not enough pressure we shrink, take note of what your “stretch point” is and consider when you are the most productive.

-Learn how to rest and repair when you’re tired.

-Discover what makes you feel strong.

Come away knowing different forms of rest, what pressure is, and get a sense of how much you matter.

Do you have an agriculture based audience? Let’s get even more specific.

In agriculture, the same independent strength we use to protect land and life at all costs can be the same drive that prevents us from being able to connect, relax, or accept help. When we take risks, work incredibly hard, and power through difficulties we can benefit from feeling a sense of community.

If the story of your life could be told by drawing a line, what would it look like? Perhaps it looks like a heartbeat, a wave, or matches a graph of commodity prices. This session is all about navigating the waves of life. Stress is part of life. While we can’t prevent it, we can help relieve it. Learn how to rest and repair when you are tired.

Karen invites your audience to explore stress in its opposites: fun, relaxation, and meaning. Using both a light, but relatable approach, she will invite people to see how stress is connected to a meaningful life, that our community is a research-based solution, and when all other options fail us how we can make it safer to ask for help.

In life there are highs and lows. What do you do when you are in a low place, and it stays low a little too long? Learn how to pass through a breaking point.

-Explore what an “IMPACT WAVE” looks like, why sometimes our morale can go up after something like a natural disaster strikes, and what you can do when it dips.

-Learn what it means to “Ride the Wave,” and get skills to navigate the ebb and flow of life.

-Discover how community, laughter, and fun can be part of our tool kit to help with stress.

Find more peace, more connection, more productivity, and create ways to have a better quality of life while feeling understood.