Having survived two years of the pandemic and losing her aunt, Lisa McCully, in the worst mass shooting in Canadian history, Sophia brings to this workshop the lessons and teachings that enabled her to grow through the trauma of these challenging experiences. She will speak about the power of mindset and learning to see the opportunities that lie within every crisis. Sophia will also offer suggestions and discuss mental health support techniques for students through these emerging post-pandemic times.
Sophia Kierstead Abbass is a bilingual high school student, a singer/songwriter, intensively trained dancer, actress, mental health advocate and public speaker on trauma and teens, having presented in schools and conferences throughout Canada. She’s danced on national televised platforms, performed in her mom’s TEDx talk with her sister Bella, and achieved the top 100 in the CBC Searchlight Competition. Her latest endeavor as co-host and producer of a new Podcast, Spark, A Mother-Daughter Journey has recently hit top 15% for new podcasts in Canada.
Please join Sophia and the Centre Of Excellence to learn more about Sophia’s story and learn techniques that can help support student’s mental health.
