Practical, grounded conversations for parents,
churches & communities.
Wendy Kihiu, MA, LMFT, speaks on parenting, emotional health, anxiety, attachment, relationships, and the challenges facing teens and young adults today.
Clear, grounded, and immediately useful.
Her presentations blend clinical insight, real-life experience, practical tools, and faith-shaped hope in a way that feels approachable, engaging, and immediately useful.
Wendy speaks with:
- Churches & women’s ministries
- Parent groups & workshops
- Schools & staff teams
- Community organizations
- Mental health events
- Conferences & panel discussions
- Research-informed teaching in everyday language
- Practical tools people can use immediately
- Real-life stories and relatable examples
- A calm, grounded, and engaging speaking style
- Trauma-aware and faith-shaped perspectives
- Encouragement that is both honest and hope-filled
Topics that equip and encourage.
Rethinking Parenting in the Launch Years
Helping parents navigate the transition from managing children to mentoring young adults with greater wisdom, connection, and healthy boundaries.
Loved · Stretched · Responsible
A practical framework for raising emotionally healthy, resilient, responsible young adults without over-functioning or losing connection.
Anxiety in Kids, Teens & Young Adults
Understanding anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and the nervous system — and how parents and communities can respond in ways that create safety and resilience.
From Manager to Mentor
How parenting changes during adolescence and young adulthood — and how to reduce power struggles while increasing responsibility and emotional connection.
Faith & Mental Health
A grounded conversation about emotional health, attachment, anxiety, suffering, resilience, and spiritual formation in today’s world.
Parenting in a Screen-Saturated Culture
Helping families navigate technology, social media, isolation, identity, emotional health, and connection in the digital age.
Emotional Health & Relationships
Communication, attachment, emotional regulation, boundaries, and building healthier relationships within families, marriages, and communities.
Flexible for your event and audience.
Let’s plan your event.
Wendy is available for speaking engagements across Indiana and beyond. Whether you are planning a parent workshop, church event, conference, school training, or community conversation, Wendy would love to hear more about your audience and event.
It helps to include:
- Your event type and date (if set)
- Expected audience size and composition
- Location — in-person or virtual
- Topics you are most interested in
- Any questions or special considerations