Workshops and presentations
Help your staff, team or students build a mental toolkit to arm them for the inevitable challenges of work and life. They’ll be happier too.
Karen’s presentations can be tailored to your training or conference needs.
- Stress to Strength: How to Survive (Even Thrive) in a Changing World
- This is a brand-new (2026) presentation workshop for coping with stress and building resilience, using Karen’s unique tools from her work with clients over 20 years. If you want something more for your staff than “improve your diet, eat well and move your body” book this! Tailored to suit your group.
- Attendees say: “Staff still talking about your presentation…really engaging, positive, interesting and useful.” – from a School Principal “Resilience with an original twist.” – Corporate conference organiser.
For further information email karen@onthecouch.co.nz
Here’s some of the feedback…
A DIY Guide to Living Well in a Crazy World (SMASH Dairy Farming Conference, 2019)
What has been the best feature of this event?
- Karen Nimmo. All the soft stuff always gets forgotten so great to be included.
- Karen was a great finish to end on.
- Karen’s speech.
- Thanks so much – quite inspiring.
- Great stuff. Lots of tools to take home!
Five Things I Learned When Cancer Came to Our Place, Myeloma Summit, Queenstown, NZ, 2018; Nurses Conference 2019
Participant Feedback:
- “Fantastic talk.”
- “That was so great; loved the personal insights.”
- “Such an interesting take on a partner’s perspective of serious illness.”
- “Great combination of a personal story with psychology.”
- “Well done. As medical professionals we need to put more effort into the psychological impact of illness.”
- “You made me cry.”
De-stress for Success
Presentation to Public Libraries of NZ, National Conference, 2018
“Great feedback on your session from our executive committee. Really impressed with your presentation style, content and take-aways. It was a great success. Everyone is invigorated and firing on all pistons. Couldn’t have done it without you.”–Hilary Beaton, Executive Director, PLNZ
“For me, the stand out session was Karen Nimmo. It was wonderful to gain the tips and tools from her, and I will be sharing them at our next staff meeting.”–Clenda Worker, participant, PLNZ national conference.
New Zealand Dental Students’ Association workshop, 2018
“Karen spoke to over 100 of our new students entering the dental profession. The presentation catered fantastically to the students, it was completely engaging providing them with a mental wellbeing toolbox to see them through their careers.”
Dealing with Stress in a Crazy World, NZ Rugby, High Performance Coaches Workshop, 2018
“Coaching can be a stressful occupation and we were keen to give our coaches some tools to manage their mental health and keep a healthy balance in their lives. Karen ran an interactive session which was practical, lively, soundly grounded in scientific evidence and contained usable tools for our coaches to take away. The feedback from our coaches was very positive.”–Dave Hadfield, NZ Rugby High Performance Coaching Consultant
Feedback from coaches:
“Tremendous. A huge help to me in sorting priorities!”
“Great presentation — lots of things I can share with my staff as well as my team.”
“Loved the relationship stuff. I could have done with even more of it. I want skills to be a better husband and dad.”
“So much practical stuff I can use straight away. I liked the fun aspect of the tools – especially the pizza and the pyramid.”
Girls Pathways National Symposium, Woodford House.
“Your energy and expertise inspired others. Very positive feedback…great presenter who really engaged people” – Jackie Barron, Woodford House School Principal, Girls Pathways Symposium
The New Zealand Women’s Conference, Wellington
“One of the most popular speakers over the past two years it has been held has been clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo. Her seminar, titled “Love yourself (In case your friends turn out to be bitches)”, was a guide to building the mental toughness required to conquer low self-esteem, Stewart said.”
– Sunday Star Times
Other Feedback
“Some really simple but hugely important take away points.”
– NZ Rugby Union Staff Development Day
“I enjoyed the presentation. Karen was funny and engaging. I thought it would be about…how to eat better, exercise, stop smoking etc but we already know this stuff (and don’t do it!) so it was nice to have a different approach.”
-feedback from Resilience workshops
“Your presentation was excellent, covering all of the things I asked you to, with other strong messages and constructed in a compelling and cohesive way – very impressive…”
– Waimarama Taumaunu (from address to Wellington region youth netballers
“Best event in week….very enjoyable….great…..very enjoyable.”
– from Positively Clutha Women
“Good practical advice…fantastic real life examples…excellent presentation.”
– from Corporate Wellbeing Conference, Wellington
“Thanks for a great presentation…just pitched at the right level for our managers”
– from Ministry for the Environment presentation to managers
Everyone is buzzing about your session…it was a real asset to our seminar.”
– Netball New Zealand
“Thanks for your inspirational talk to our players…half of them want to be sports psychologists now!”
– from address to development squad netballers