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Empowered for Mental Wellness

A Christ-centered, whole-health, discipleship approach


Magda combines her professional and personal experience to bring hope and healing to her audiences. 

  • Her transparency creates a safe place for mental health sufferers.
  • Her background as a former physician offers practical insight.
  • Her leadership experience ties it all together into one engaging, encouraging, empowering package.
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Magda’s Top Speaking Presentations

Magda offers both in-person and live online speaking presentations. Online events have the advantage of reduced speaking fees and increased availability for Magda.

Lunch & Learn 1-Hour Presentations

A Common-Sense Approach To Mental Wellness
Effectively combating the epidemic rates of mental health issues requires learning about and addressing the root causes. Linking scientific evidence on depression and anxiety treatments to practical strategies, Magda’s common sense approach is based on how God would have us live.


Thinking About What We Think About: Practical Tips on Taking Thoughts Captive
Christians are exhorted to take control of their thought life – but how does that really work? In this session Magda gives practical, Biblical strategies and specific steps to start making progress.


Digital Dangers: How to Recognize and Overcome Compulsive Connectivity
Teens and young adults are not the only ones affected by smartphone addiction. In this session, find out why digital discipline is vital, discover how you score on a smartphone compulsion test, and learn practical steps you can take to develop better control.

Exercise – Miracle Gro for Your Brain?
Yes, exercise produces physiological changes. This session explores the critical role of exercise in mental health, as well as providing practical tips to help you ‘just do it’.

2-Hour Presentations

Mental Wellness 101
This session looks at all the foundational factors needed for mental wellness. First, Magda examines the foundational role of faith and specific ways it affects mental and emotional states. Then she explores the elements of lifestyle proven to powerfully influence the brain. Practical strategies are also discussed so that you can start improving your mental wellness immediately.

What in the World Should I Eat? Optimal Dietary Choices for Mental and Physical Wellness
Are you confused about what ‘eating healthy’ really means? Are cholesterol and fat the culprits? What about carbs? In this session, Magda shares the evidence on what helps your body and brain function better.

Balancing Brain Chemistry: It’s More Than Serotonin Deficiency
Conventional medical treatment has been focused on brain neurotransmitters like serotonin for decades – and yet the mental health epidemic is worse than ever! This session looks at the whole body and explores all the hormonal influences proven by science to affect brain function. Discover foundational truths that can help you reset your brain! 

Don’t Stress Because Your Loved One Is Depressed: A Practical Guide for Caregivers
This session will minister to those who assist loved ones with mental health challenges. You’ll learn strategies on how to best support your loved one, and how to balance caregiving with caring for yourself. 

Overcoming Anxiety: Practices that Produce Results
Most people experience periods of abnormal anxiety, while for some it can be a severely limiting medical condition. Come discover the origins of anxiety, how it can escalate into a disorder, and what you can do about it - no matter what stage you’re at!

Whole Day Workshops

Reversing the Broken Brain Epidemic
Do you know anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, or dementia? Or perhaps someone who is chronically unmotivated, lacking energy, or living with brain fog? The rates of all these types of “broken brain” conditions have increased dramatically in the last few decades.

Come discover what the newest research shows about the underlying causes of brain disorders and get details on what you can do to restore vitality. 

What in the World Should I Eat?

This full day workshop is designed to give practical education on nutrition as well as hands-on experience preparing healthy soups and salads for the group's lunch and snacks for the afternoon break.

The main topics covered include learning how to read food labels, choose truly multigrain foods, incorporate healthy fats consistently, and improve gut health.

Testimonials

“Really appreciate the calm and grounded approach to this excellent information.”

- Kathleen Chury, R.N. Certified Wellness Coach

“Every church needs these practical tools in their tool belt, beyond just a single-minded focus on the spiritual.”

- Greg Butt, Mental Health in Ministry Participant

“Her material just made sense.” 

- Mood Mastery Participant



“Magda is a hero of mine. She’s awesome. She’s so easy to understand, and makes you so comfortable that you feel you can say anything to her. She makes it feel like a safe place.” 

- Phil Peterson, Mood Mastery Participant



“Very, very good. I consider myself to be very informed, yet I learned more today! Such wonderful courses and training! Awesome!” 


- Debbie Scherle-Sauer, Mental Health in Ministry Participant



“Magda explains things really well. Her personal experience adds much credibility.” 

- Wendy Pugh, Client Services Manager, Boomerang Workplace Wellness

Interested in booking Magda to speak?