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About This Speaker
Jake Ernst is the Clinical Director at Straight Up Health, a family mental health clinic in Toronto, Canada. Ernst has over a decade of experience in the helping profession. He is a trusted subject-matter expert in the areas of mental, emotional, and social health – an acronym he refers to as “MESH”. In his work as a therapist, Jake helps individuals and families navigate the stress of modern life so they can feel good, think clearly, and make choices that support their well-being. He has a particular interest in how technology and the changing tech landscape are influencing how we think, feel, behave, and relate.
Jake Ernst is an engaging speaker and educator and has delivered educational keynotes and workshops about mental, emotional, and social health for executives and employees at Google, Starbucks, RBC, Home Depot, Equifax, and Hello Fresh and at countless schools, community health agencies, and conferences, both nationally and internationally. Jake is also a writer and creator, known to his online audience as @mswjake. With a background in relational neuroscience and a passion for helping others, Jake writes about how the world around us impacts the world inside of us. Jake’s work was featured in publications like Men’s Health, Teen Vogue, Healthline, HuffPost, InStyle, and PopSugar. As a regular media contributor, he also appeared on Cityline, Global News, CTV News Toronto, The Toronto Star, and CBC Podcasts. Toronto Life magazine named him in Five Wellness Professionals to Watch.
Jake's booking fee range is $5,000 - $10,000
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Teaching in the Digital Age 
Today's parents and educators are faced with an unprecedented challenge: to parent and help kids grow in the age of the internet. Many of today’s kids are constantly online and many of us are growing concerned about the impact this is having on kids and their wellbeing. In this informative keynote, we’ll talk about the number one factor that impacts whether or not kids get hooked by their device, what apps and websites we should know about, how to avoid common digital parenting and educator mistakes, and how to strike a balance between digital safety and digital freedom. Participants will come away with tips and tools for raising and teaching resilient and responsible kids in the age of the internet.
The Social Health Formula: Reviving The Forgotten Health Indicator
In recent years, we have seen a marked increase in stress-related health conditions, prompting a well-deserved focus on mental and emotional health. Our cultural narrative has heavily emphasized the use of mental health language, the importance of talking about our feelings, and practicing individual self-care strategies. However, this intense focus on the individual has led us to an unintended consequence: we are losing our minds and we are losing each other in the process.
This keynote highlights a critical oversight in our current approach to wellbeing, which is that we have overlooked the fundamental truth that humans are inherently social beings. Our intrinsic need for community, connection, and relational safety has been overshadowed by an emphasis on the self. We are witnessing a breakdown in relationships, exacerbated by the prioritization of individualism over collective wellbeing. In short, we don’t need more self-focus. We need a roadmap back to each other.
This talk explores the vital importance of social health that provides us with a blueprint for addressing both individual wellbeing and the collective needs of a group to thrive and succeed. These concepts help us reimagine our approach to wellbeing, ensuring that we do not forget our essential nature as social creatures who, at our best, thrive in relationship with others.
Participants will learn how to:
• Navigate social connection in the age of distraction, disconnection, and distress.
• Build a community-wide approach to wellbeing, one that is focused on helping others instead of being fuelled by competition and comparison.
• Create Social Spaces rather than Safe Spaces in order to prioritize what matters most.
• Apply the three key skillsets that are essential for the social health of a community.
This keynote highlights a critical oversight in our current approach to wellbeing, which is that we have overlooked the fundamental truth that humans are inherently social beings. Our intrinsic need for community, connection, and relational safety has been overshadowed by an emphasis on the self. We are witnessing a breakdown in relationships, exacerbated by the prioritization of individualism over collective wellbeing. In short, we don’t need more self-focus. We need a roadmap back to each other.
This talk explores the vital importance of social health that provides us with a blueprint for addressing both individual wellbeing and the collective needs of a group to thrive and succeed. These concepts help us reimagine our approach to wellbeing, ensuring that we do not forget our essential nature as social creatures who, at our best, thrive in relationship with others.
Participants will learn how to:
• Navigate social connection in the age of distraction, disconnection, and distress.
• Build a community-wide approach to wellbeing, one that is focused on helping others instead of being fuelled by competition and comparison.
• Create Social Spaces rather than Safe Spaces in order to prioritize what matters most.
• Apply the three key skillsets that are essential for the social health of a community.
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