In this keynote, Brooke discusses the mounting pressures of growing up as a child actress, correlating the experience to the pressures to be "perfect" in modern society. Between social media, increasing cultural pressures, and family dynamics, students are experiencing unprecedented amounts of anxiety and burnout at younger and younger ages. In this keynote students leave feeling seen, heard, and understood. They also leave with practice tools they can use today to improve their overall mood.

Designed for middle and high school students and the educators who support them. This talk addresses the gap between emotional literacy and genuine regulation — why students can name their anxiety, describe their stress, and still feel completely stuck — and what actually helps. Grounded in neuroscience and somatic practice, with real tools students can use immediately.

The Practice of Holding Multiple Truths Without Abandoning Yourself — designed for student assemblies, DEI programming, or faculty professional development. This talk explores identity, belonging, and the neuroscience of why binary thinking makes it impossible to bring your full self anywhere — and what it actually takes to hold complexity without abandoning yourself. Given Kirby's commitment to diversity and inclusion and their recent Argentina immersion experience, I think this one could land particularly powerfully with your community.