Workshops, Speaking, & Retreats

Featured Topic:

“You Are Nature” — Based on Adam’s 2026 book, You Are Nature: On Walking, Forest Bathing, and Coming Home to the Natural World.

You Are Nature is an invitation to slow down and reconnect—with the forest and with yourself. Part memoir, part guide, this book weaves together childhood creeks and forest bathing, Sunday walks and the science of how nature brings us back home.

Perfect for keynotes, personal development, nature-based workshops, and more:

  • Timely topic: Addresses screen addiction, burnout, disconnection — offers forest bathing as scientifically-backed alternative

  • Science meets story: Blends personal memoir with neuroscience research on nature's impact

  • Experiential approach: Author offers forest bathing workshops, "Walk Your Problems" sessions, and nature-based event

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Workshops

Optimism, resilience, navigating change, empathy. These aren’t soft skills. They are power skills.

We create practical, tailored workshops that teach, equip, and create meaningful insights that lead to action—all from a foundation of Positive Psychology (the science of human thriving) and firmly focused on crafting sustainable change. (Virtual or in-person delivery available)

Recent Workshops Include:

  • Building Resilient People and Teams

  • Learned Optimism: Choosing to Find Possibilities

  • Navigating Change with Skill and Heart

  • Productive Rest: Why Recovery is Essential for Performance

  • The Art of Intentional Neglect: Choosing What Matters Most

  • Walk Your Problems: Nature-based Strategies for Optimism and Resilience

  • Leading Through Loss: Grief and Compassion at Work

  • Putting the Season to Bed: A Quiet Inventory of Your Year

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Recent Podcasts

Retreats

Optimistic Coaching is ready to partner with you to create a truly unique, personalized, and transformational retreat experience. Any and all of our services can be incorporated into a retreat.

  • One-day personal retreats with coaching, Forest Bathing, and personal growth exercises.

  • Half-day up to multi-day group or team retreats, including workshop sessions, nature-based coaching experiences, and relationship-strengthening activities.

  • Multi-day Forest Bathing and Nature-based Coaching for individuals, groups, and clubs looking to integrate holistic practices for mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

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Speaking

Dynamic conversation that is human, not scripted and dry delivery, is how you engage the hearts—and then the minds—of your people.

Partner with Optimistic Coaching for keynote, conference sessions, and podcasts on topics related to emotional intelligence, coaching, empathy, optimism, resilience, and more. (virtual or in-person delivery available)

Recent Topics Include:

  • Leading with Empathy: The Brain, Behavior & Business Impact

  • Making Decisions Emotional: Why It’s Not Enough to Be Rational

  • Grounded Optimism: Choosing to Find Possibilities

  • Practicing Positivity Without Being Toxic

  • The Six Essential Skills of Resilient People

  • Practicing Human: Making Presence in an Overwhelming World

  • Empathy and Compassion: Skills for Every Relationship

  • Still an Optimist: Work, Life, and Purpose After Loss

  • Forest Bathing and Other Strategies for Being Whole