Pathways to Mental Wellness

Imperfect Pathways is hosting mental health training event to promote healthier minds, build resilience, and create a more balanced life.

About this Event

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this one-day event is designed for anyone—individuals, professionals, businesses, and organizations—who wants real tools for better mental wellness. Whether you attend one session, half the day, or stay for the full experience, you'll walk away with practical strategies to manage stress, avoid burnout, set boundaries, and navigate life with more clarity and purpose.

Why Attend:

✔ Gain usable tools for stress management and burnout prevention

✔ Learn to set boundaries that protect your energy

✔ Build emotional intelligence that supports all areas of life & work

✔ Strengthen your resilience and ability to handle change

✔ Reconnect with what matters most to you

✔ Create a more balanced life

✔ Network with others who value real wellness

Special Features:

🍴 Lunch included with half-day and full-day registrations

🎁 Free resources, exclusive discounts, and a consult coupon

🎓 Certificate of completion for each session attended

👥 Team discounts available — contact Jane Nady directly

Choose Your Path:

Attend one session, join us for a half-day (AM or PM), or go all-in for the full-day experience.

Space is limited — registration closes May 25th, 2025.

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Agenda & Session Description:

8:45 - 9:00 AM: Sign-In, Welcome & Introduction

9:00 - 9:45 AM:

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Well-being

This insightful session explores the five core components of Emotional Intelligence (self-awareness, self- regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills) and their profound impact on personal and interpersonal effectiveness, ultimately contributing to enhanced well-being.

Key Ideas

• Decoding Emotional Intelligence
• The Well-being Link
• Practical Strategies for Enhancing EQ
• Focusing Your Growth

Actionable Takeaway: Participants will understand the link between Emotional Intelligence and well-being and commit to one specific action to enhance their EQ.

10:00 - 10:45 AM:

The Art of Boundaries: Protecting Your Energy and Well-being

This practical session explores the crucial role of healthy boundaries in safeguarding personal energy and overall well-being in both professional and personal life. Participants will learn to recognize common boundary challenges and develop effective strategies for setting and communicating their limits.

Key Ideas

• Understanding Boundaries
• Identifying Your Boundary Challenges
• Practical Strategies for Setting Boundaries
• Committing to a Boundary

Actionable Takeaway: Participants will identify a key boundary they need to establish or strengthen and commit to a concrete action to implement it.

11:00 - 11:45 AM:

Taming the Chaos: Simple & Effective Stress Management Techniques

This session provides practical and immediately applicable stress management techniques that can be easily integrated into the workday to promote a greater sense of calm, focus, and control, regardless of industry or role.

Key Ideas

• Understanding Your Stress response
• Quick Stress-Busting Techniques
• Building a Stress-Resilient Routine
• Mindful Moment & Resources

Actionable Takeaway: Participants will learn and practice 3-4 quick stress management techniques they can use immediately in their workday.

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM: Lunch Break (Lunch provided with purchase of AM Half-Day & Full-Day Registrants)*

12:45 - 1:30 PM:

Busting Burnout: Practical Strategies for Sustainable Energy

This proactive session equips participants with tangible strategies to identify early signs of burnout and cultivate sustainable energy levels to maintain engagement and well-being in their professional and personal lives.

Key Ideas

• Decoding Burnout
• The Energy Audit
• Micro-Actions for Macro Impact
• Commit to Action

Actionable Takeaway: Participants will identify their personal burnout risk factors and commit to one concrete action to improve their sustainable energy.

1:45 - 2:30 PM:

Building Your Adaptability Muscle: Empower Yourself by Embracing Change

Change is inevitable. This session focuses on developing a proactive and solution-oriented mindset to navigate transitions effectively, build flexibility, and thrive in the face of the unexpected.

Key Ideas

• The Psychology of Change
• Cultivating a Flexible Mindset
• Building Your Adaptability Toolkit
• Action Planning for Future Change

Actionable Takeaway: Participants will identify their personal strengths in navigating change, build their toolkit and fully develop one proactive strategy for an upcoming transition.

2:45 - 3:30 PM:

Mapping Your Why: Crafting a Roadmap to Intention and Fulfillment

This interactive workshop serves as a powerful closing to our event, guiding participants in uncovering or rediscovering their core "why" – the driving force behind their actions and aspirations. Through guided reflection and practical exercises, attendees will begin to map out intentional actions across various life domains, identify potential obstacles, and develop personalized self-care strategies and self-compassionate affirmations to support their journey towards a more purposeful and fulfilling life. Participants will leave with a tangible starting point for their roadmap.

Key Ideas

• Uncovering Your Why: Guided Discovery
• Mapping Your Intentional Path
• Your Self-Care and Self-Compassion Toolkit
• Take Action: Committing to Your First Step

Actionable Takeaway: Participants will leave with a tangible starting point for their "roadmap" – a written articulation of their "why," initial intentional actions, identified self-care strategies, and a personal self-compassion affirmation to jump start their journey towards a more fulfilling and intentional life.

3:30 - 3:45 PM: Post event Networking

*Single session registrants will not receive lunch.

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Pricing:

• Individual Sessions (per 45-minute session): $30
• AM Half-Day Package (Includes 3 sessions, lunch, resources, consult coupon, discount coupons, certificate): $80
• PM Half-Day Package (Includes 3 sessions resources, lunch, consult coupon, discount coupons, certificate): $80
• Full-Day Package (Includes all 6 sessions, lunch, resources, initial consult coupon, discount coupons, certificate): $150

Special Team Discount: 

Organizations sending three (3) or more employees can take advantage of a 10% discount on their registration. To secure this team discount, please book directly with Jane Nady, owner, by emailing .

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Meet our coaches/trainers:

Jane Nady, MCPC, M.Ed.

Owner

Human Behavior Expert

Master Certified Mindset, Resilience & ADHD Coach - Master Educator & Trainer

Jane specializes in resilience, mindset, emotional intelligence, leadership development and mental wellness. As a former Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Iowa National Guard and a former First Responder, Jane brings a wealth of experience in navigating high-pressure situations and fostering mental strength. Her coaching empowers individuals to build resilience, cultivate a solution-based mindset, and prioritize their well-being, drawing from her unique personal and professional journey.

Becky Coady

Certified Mindset Coach and Trainer

Becky brings a compassionate and experienced approach to coaching, specializing in navigating life and career transitions. With a background supporting military families and as a trainer, she offers practical guidance grounded in empathy and a deep understanding of overcoming challenges. Becky empowers individuals to set goals, develop coping strategies, and cultivate a stronger, more resilient mindset.

Cannady Fritzjunker

Certified Women's Life & Wellness Coach

Cannady offers compassionate coaching drawing from her diverse background as a social worker, doula, and experience supporting women through perimenopause, menopause, foster care, adoption, and motherhood. She specializes in empowering women, and all people, to find purpose, build resilience, and cultivate overall well-being at every stage of life.

Learn more about our coaches/trainers at www.imperfectpathways,com/about

If you have any questions, need to order tickets for a group, or have trouble registering for any reason, feel free to contact Jane Nady by calling 515-414-2306 or emailing amFuZSB8IGltcGVyZmVjdHBhdGh3YXlzICEgY29t

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Agenda


🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Sign-In, Welcome & Introduction

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Well-being

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
The Art of Boundaries: Protecting Your Energy and Well-being

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Taming the Chaos: Simple & Effective Stress Management Techniques

🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch Break (Half Day & Full Day Participants only)

🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Taming the Chaos: Simple & Effective Stress Management Techniques

🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
Building Your Adaptability Muscle: Empower Yourself by Embracing Change

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Mapping Your Why: Crafting a Roadmap to Intention and Fulfillment

🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Post event Networking

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