“EmpowerED works to strengthen the mental well-being of educators, faculty, and administrators to help them empower themselves while navigating the demands of everyday stressors.”

​A.Ready Founder of Ready to Empower

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• Who We Are
• Curriculum
• Facilitators
• Partners & Testimonials

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Who We  Are

>> EmpowerED is a transformative program designed to equip educators, faculty and administrators with the mental health tools and strategies needed to thrive in today's demanding personal, professional and educational environments.

>> Through a blend of expert-led workshops, lecturers, interactive discussions, and practical exercises, participants will gain invaluable insights into cultivating resilience, managing stress and promoting mental wellbeing.
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Why Choose Us

Tailored Content:
Specifically designed to address the unique challenges & stressors faced by educators, faculty, & staff. Addressing the demands of everyday life and in the education sector, we tailor our content to provide practical strategies and support relevant to their roles.

Experienced Facilitators:
Our facilitators are highly experienced professionals with expertise. They understand the nuances of supporting mental well-being in educational settings. Understanding the nuances of supporting mental well-being in educational setting and are skilled at creating a safe and supportive learning environment.

Practical Tools and Resources:
Participants will leave our workshop equipped with practical tools, resources, and strategies that they can immediately implement in their professional and personal lives.
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Our Services

  EmpowerED Talks

• Understanding Mental Health & Its Nature
• Learning Coping Skills
• Learning Empowering Strategies for Improved Mental Health
• Improved Emotional Intelligence
• Duration: 1hr
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  Resilience Workshops

• Building Emotional Resilience
• Improved communication skills & Building connection
• Improved Self-Care, Self-awareness 
• Improved Self-esteem
• Duration: 3hrs
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  Empowerment Courses

• Improved Emotional Intelligence
• Building Stress tolerance 
• Enhanced Communication Skills
• Improved more self-control & Mental Resilience
• Duration: Customized 
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THE NEED >> 

"Teachers are the #1 most burnt-out profession in the U.S."

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OVER 70% OF TEACHERS SELF-ASSESSED THEIR DAILY STRESS LEVELS AT A 4 OUT OF 5 OR HIGHER.
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85%

Of educators struggle with the workloads and expectations.

68%

Of teachers feel their mental health has a direct impact on their students.

61%

Of teachers described their work as always or often stressful.

28%

Of educators experience symptoms of depression, almost double other professions.

76%

Of educators struggle with the workloads and expectations.

37%

Of educators who work with pre-K or high school students are planning on leaving.

75%

Of teachers have reported having stress-related health issues.

55%

Of the teachers said that they are ready to leave the profession due to excessive burnout.

(Costa, 2023)

​"1 out of every 2 teachers has had to seek external support for work-related stress or anxiety"

Curriculums

​Anxious to Empowered

Shifting perspectives on Anxiety. Building a healthy relationship with anxiety by understanding anxious thoughts and brain dynamics to help participants cope and navigate strong emotions.
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Trauma and The Brain

Understanding and Navigating Trauma Responses: Exploring the impact of trauma on emotions and behavior. Developing skills to identify and navigate trauma responses, to help prevent stress and burnout for both educators and students.
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Understanding Anger

Learning practical strategies and techniques to navigate and address anger both personally and professionally to build resilience, control and coping plans to navigate anger.
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Resilience Roadmap

Navigating Sadness and Lack of Motivation when feeling stuck. Learning how to navigate and cope with complexities of depression.
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Elevate Your Mood

Empowering helpers to improve their mood by understanding the importance of self-esteem, self-care, and self-compassion.
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Navigating Tensions

Mastering Conflict for Enhanced Communication: Tools and strategies for effective conflict resolution and improved communication skills.
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Beyond Burnout

Empowering Educators for Sustainable Well-being. Understanding burnout and developing strategies to cope with the everyday stressors of workloads.
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Cognitive restructuring

Understanding the impact of narrative shifting: Leveraging the power of perception by learning cognitive restructuring techniques to challenge & reframe negative thoughts into more positive and realistic perspectives.
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Facilitators

​Facilitators

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Amanda Ready LHMC, LPC
Founder & President of Ready to Empower 
Founder of Ready Therapy Practice 
Co- Founder of Árbol De Esperanza

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​A licensed mental health counselor, licensed professional counselor, entrepreneur, & advocate. She offers mental health wellness, educational support, and job training stateside and globally through her private practice Ready Therapy Practice and nonprofit work. In addition to Ready Therapy Practice, she has founded two nonprofits: Ready to Empower, a US-based foundation, and Árbol de Esperanza, a Costa Rica–based association that provides support to help women empower themselves. Ready has been recognized in 2024 by Nasdaq for her empowering work with Ready to Empower,  honored in 2018; Humanitarian of the Year Award, bestowed by the I’m Here For the Ladies And You for advocating women’s empowerment, 2015; Amway Hero Award in the Generosity Category, recognizing the commitment one person makes to improving the world through extraordinary volunteerism or philanthropy, 2014; Unsung Hero Award, given by the Westchester Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, for outstanding achievement in protecting the safety and well-being of Westchester’s children, 2014; Rising Star Award given by The Business Council of Westchester, recognizing Westchester County’s best young talents.

EmpowerED Testimonials & Partners

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"Your visit was overwhelmingly positively received by our Faculty & Staff! I have been getting thank you's left and right for having you in, as well as requests for you to come back and speak with our adults again but also our students!”

“I attended your presentation on Friday, and was very inspired.”

“I want to first and foremost thank you for such a thought-provoking presentation today. I can't remeber the last time I listened to a PD that I so thoroughly enjoyed.”

“Your presentation was outstandiing!”

“I have to say you BLEW ME AWAY! I honestly didn't expect to really be so absorbed...there are so many meetings that are a waste of our time. This was absolutely not one of them. You are hysterical! So, so funny and engaging. Your presentation examples were really like looking in the mirror. You are awesome!!”

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​Key Partnerships