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Tara Rolstad

Powerful, Funny and Real: Your Go-To Mental Health Expert

Travels from Portland OR, USA

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Speaks on:

Mental Health Awareness

Caregiver Support

Organizational Culture

Stress Management

Workplace Wellness

Formats:

Keynote

Workshop

Audience members say

Generated by Talkadot based on 943 audience feedback

Tara transforms mental health conversations with her authentic blend of personal experience, compassion, and practical wisdom. She creates safe spaces where audiences feel "heard" and "understood," balancing challenging topics with well-timed humor that makes difficult discussions accessible. Her "easy, doable options" and "tangible steps" empower attendees to immediately enhance their mental well-being, unlike traditional clinical presentations. Described as "amazing" and "inspiring," Tara connects deeply with parents, caregivers, and community members through relatable stories and actionable strategies. Her "valuable and needed" sessions spark hope and motivation, equipping participants with tools to prioritize self-care and support others struggling with mental health challenges. Attendees leave feeling part of a community, empowered to break isolation and initiate crucial conversations about well-being.
Key Audience Outcomes

  • Participants felt a sense of community and reduced isolation, realizing they are not alone in their struggles.

  • Attendees gained practical self-care tools and techniques they can immediately implement in their daily lives.

  • The session inspired individuals to prioritize their mental health and well-being, recognizing its importance.

  • Participants felt empowered to initiate conversations about mental health and seek support when needed.

Generated by Talkadot based on 943 audience feedback

Tara's Bio

Tara Rolstad, MBA, is a mental health speaker with a unique combination of training, expertise and personal experience. She’s real, direct, funny, and powerful. She is a passionate speaker with a gift for creating a space to engage even the most skeptical, reluctant audience & making this tough topic approachable AND actionable. Tara is a mental health expert, author, and trained advocate with 15+ years of experience who helps organizations break open powerful conversations about mental health, wellness, and resilience; transform their culture to support mental health; and create audience members equipped to support their own mental health as well as those around them. Tara's audiences receive: - Actionable tips and practical strategies to implement immediately, - What she's learned about the power of our communities to affect productivity, wellness, and healing, and - Inspiring stories from her journey as a parent & foster parent of kids with mental health issues

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Tara Offers the Following Talks

Mental Health AwarenessOrganizational Culture

Mental Health in the Workplace

  • A better understanding of mental health, and strategies to improve team culture and resilience

  • Knowledge of available resources to help, and practical ways to support their own mental health

  • Confidence in supporting other team members, friends and family members

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Workplace WellnessStress Management

Meaningful Self-Care that Makes a Difference

  • A better understanding of why self care is so important

  • A self-care plan that is customized, personalized, and doable, even in demanding environments

  • Practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and depression

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Mental Health AwarenessCaregiver Support

What Working Parents Need to Know about Mental Health

  • Help parents recognize when their children may be struggling with their mental health

  • Inform and equip parents to impact the growing rates of adolescent mental health, anxiety, depression and suicide

  • Teach parents when to get help for kids mental health

  • Share strategies for being your best at work when balancing complicated parenting issues

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Tara's Links and Media Mentions

@tararolstad

@tararolstad

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