I have been blessed with a tremendous amount of knowledge in trauma informed care, neuroscience, child development, parenting, and relationships and love to share. I create experiential presentations to empower organizations to make systemic, positive change. Please contact me if you would like to learn more I want I can offer your organization.
Below are the speaking engagements I have done and topics I have presented on:
Wallace, D. (2023, February) Interview on Trauma for Mother’s Helpers https://open.spotify.com/episode/632PXyPgY3o3zw9BAdWdvZ?si=xAU9jGlQQD6CZa9OUXYlrg
Wallace, D. (2022, October) Interview on Parenting, trauma and how to heal your own trauma so you don’t hand it down to your kids for Women’s Fire Podcast https://www.wdrt.org/?post_type=post&p=7433
Wallace, D. (2018, April) Promoting Healthy Sexual Development of Children. Two-hour presentation and workshop open to parents of Steiner school at Fossil Bay Kindergarten, Waiheke Island, NZ.
Wallace, D (2015, May ) WaiTalk on What Light Means to Me, 11-min speech for a fundraising event to the public at Cable Bay Winery, Waiheke Island
Wallace, D (2014, February) Anger Management. One-hour presentation presented to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority at
Northwestern Illinois University, Harris Hall, Evanston, IL., USA.
Wallace, D (2013, September) Care for the Caregivers: Importance of Stress Management. One-half hour
workshop presented to Caregivers at The Therapy Tree in Lake Villa, IL. USA
Wallace, D & Luce, S (2013, April) Cultivating Secure Attachment in Pre-School. One-hour presentation to Head
Start Teachers at Waukegan Baptist Bible Church in Waukegan, IL. USA
Wallace, D (2013, May) Positive Reframe: Women and Self-care. Half-hour presentation to Wauconda Women in
Business members at Wauconda’s Chamber of Commerce, Wauconda, IL. USA
Wallace, D (2012, November-2013 February). Cultivating Resiliency between Caregivers and Children
Introduction. One-hour presentation open to the community monthly at Private Practice office, Island
Lake, IL. USA
Wallace, D (2012, April-May) Cultivating Resiliency between Caregivers and Children Six week Support Workshop
Series. Six, two- hour workshops open to the community weekly various locations Waiheke Island, NZ
where the following topics of neuroscience and relationship enrichment covered:
Week One – The Brain and Stress
Week Two – Vital Needs and Self Care
Week Three – Response-able, Oxytocin rich and Trust-based parenting
Week Four – “How to talk to kids so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk…”
Week Five – Mindfulness of our senses, thoughts, behaviors, and feelings
Week Six – Open topic based on needs and scenarios
Wallace, D. (2012, March) Cultivating Resiliency between Caregivers and Children Introduction. One-hour
presentation open to community at Fossil Bay Kindergarten, Waiheke Island, NZ.
Wallace, D. (2011, august ) . 10-minute
presentation to Local Board at Waiheke Service Centre, Waiheke Island, NZ.
Wallace, D. (2005) >em class="ContentPasted1">GLBT Youth: Risk of Suicide & Support for CSU Students in Human Development Class and
for Connections Mental Health Professionals, Colorado USA