The adults in a child's life don't just influence bravery — they model it. And the most powerful thing you can do for the brave kid in your life is find your own brave first.
You can't pour from an empty cup — and you can't model brave from a frozen place. If fear is running your life — if you're stuck in what you believe about yourself, paralyzed by conflict, or white-knuckling survival — the students and children watching you are learning that pattern too.
One brave adult creates a ripple that reaches every child in their orbit. Find Your Brave: Be Someone's Honeybee is built specifically for the educators, parents, and counselors who shape brave kids every day — but who often forget to find their own brave first. Using Kristen's story (the library kid, Honeybee, the letter), her B.R.A.V.E. framework, and the Honeybee Effect, this keynote reminds the adults in the room that they are someone's Honeybee — and that the brave they model today becomes the brave their kids carry for a lifetime.
Every keynote is custom-built from Kristen's modular story library — selecting the exact combination of themes that best fit your audience's specific needs. No recycled content. No generic inspiration.
Kristen was the student who fell through the cracks. The one who needed a Honeybee and didn't always find one. She also became the woman who went back — to classrooms, to stages, to safe houses — to be that person for others. When she stands in front of educators and parents, she's not speaking as an expert. She's speaking as the child who needed someone like you to find your brave first.
Kristen helped reduce anxiety in the kids and provided them with coping strategies. I would definitely recommend this program. The students were engaged, laughing, and learning — all at the same time. We're still using the language weeks later.
One brave adult ripples into every child they touch. Let Kristen help yours find that brave — and show them what it looks like to model it.