A professional leadership talk & workshop empowering young adults to step into their dream careers with self-compassion and trust. Mary has spoken to over 300 university students across the country.
In this interactive talk & workshop, Somatic Coach, Mary Kethya Khuon SEP, empowers young adults to build relationships with their emotional parts to effectively manage stress, regulate their nervous system, and foster a healthy professional life to pursue their dream careers.
Over 20,000 people in the Write & Release method have experienced the following benefits so they can pursue their dream careers with confidence:
Effective emotional/nervous system regulation practices
Easy access tools for stress management and relief
Trauma-informed/DEI support to promote social engagement with one another
Mindfulness/somatic education to improve mental and emotional health
Leading by example through storytelling & vulnerability is how we create change in the next generation.
Watch Mary share her career story at the Moth’s Storyslam in Louisville, Kentucky.
Read the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Vault experience of Mary’s Write & Release Workshop on their blog.
What students are saying….
When we hosted you at our workshop back in October, we did an exercise where we wrote an email to our future selves about our dream lives and the steps that we can take to manifest them. I remember writing in mind that I was going to be working at Gucci doing something in the realm of business in a creative space. And lo and behold, a few months later, I got my acceptance into my dream program with Gucci! it was everything I had ever dreamed of, and I stumbled upon my letter that we had done at our workshop a few days ago, just thinking about how crazy it was that I was able to visualize my dreams. I think writing all of those manifestations down more eager to work towards that goal and that’s why I was so adamant about doing outreach for the program and doing anything I could to be accepted!
-Melina Zarboulas, Student at University of Wisconsin Madison
“Mary Kethya Khuon this was one of the most inspiring and influential speeches I have heard. Thank you for teaching us about how to not only how to identify our dreams, but how to manifest them into a reality, while building our emotional resiliency. I will continue to grow these ideations because this is a workshop I will never forget!”
-Marlo Pulliam, Student at University of Wisconsin Madison
“I had such a great experience during this presentation. Although it was centered around fostering emotional resiliency in the workplace, I think what I learned is truly applicable to all aspects of my life, and I’m so excited to put what I learned to use!”
-Adele Hoinacki, Student at University of Wisconsin Madison
“Mary’s workshop helped me understand that I am exactly where I need to be in my educational and professional pathway. The exercises she provided gave me an idea of how I’m able to regulate my emotions in many different environments on a regular basis.”
-Charlie Durochik, Student at University of Wisconsin Madison
ABOUT MARY KETHYA KHUON
Mary Kethya Khuon, SEP, is an international speaker and trauma-trained somatic coach who empowers people to cultivate emotional resiliency to become the leaders of their dreams. She founded her digital wellness brand, Sincerely Miss Mary, in 2020 after 9 years of working as a luxury handbag designer in NYC, reaching over 1 million people across all social media platforms. She is the creator of the Write & Release framework, where she helps people regulate their emotions and nervous system through writing, an accessible tool to provide mental health equity for marginalized groups. Mary facilitates her workshops for public schools, universities, mental health institutions, and prison reform organizations.
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100% of workshop participants felt confident pursuing their careers post-college after learning to regulate their emotions using somatic writing tools.
“I really liked the "Write and Release" experience. Most notably, I felt empowered after the "creating my future self" writing activity. It was inspiring to hear about how these feelings of inspiration will be greater than any fear I might have of achieving my dreams. It helped me a lot after Mary said that journaling is a place free of judgment. It helped me fully express my feelings, without any other worries.”
-Elena Bui, Student at the University of Wisconsin Madison
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What Organizations Are Saying
Mary brought a great degree of presence and creativity to leading an embodied writing practice that left participants feeling empowered and connected to themselves!
-Caitie Corradino, Founder of Full Soul Nutrition
Throughout the workshop, we learned valuable tools for integrating our stories into our daily lives, and for using them to create positive change in the world. As a result of this workshop, participants grew and transformed in profound ways. Overall, I would highly recommend Mary's workshop to anyone who is looking to deepen their connection with themselves and with the world and to use their own stories as a tool for healing and transformation. She is a gifted facilitator and a true inspiration, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to have learned from her.
-Somatic Experiencing International Institute
As a result of this talk & workshop, participants grew and transformed in profound ways. We learned to connect with ourselves and with each other on a deeper level, and we developed a greater sense of compassion and empathy for ourselves and for the world around us. We also gained valuable skills for using our stories to create positive change in the world, and we left the workshop feeling empowered and inspired to take action in our own lives and in the wider community. Read the blog post here.
-UW Vault, Student Organization at the University of Wisconsin Madison
This workshop truly was what helped this program, Reclaim Your Story, click into place with psychodynamic theory into internal family systems. The program has been focused on expressive arts therapy, and there is an unspoken psychodynamic framework to support the methodology, and it was incredibly helpful to name the different parts that are important to name in the creative and healing process.
-Vanessa De Leon, LCPC, BC-DMT, Founder of Self-Reclaimed Support Group for SA/DV survivors
Through the personal reflections and planning activities are real and relevant to students. The interactive nature of the writing activities was engaging, helpful, and fun.
-Chou Yee Ngue Her, Program Advisor at the University of Wisconsin Madison
Mary created a space where empathy prevailed and that allowed individuals to be vulnerable when sharing but also empowered.
-Melissa O’Dell, Executive Director, Defy Ventures Illinois
PRESS AND MEDIA
Mary has been a featured speaker for PAVE (Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment), American SPCC (American Society for the Positive Care of Children), Trauma Healing International, Therapy In A Nutshell With Emma McAdam (1.8 million YouTube subscribers) and has interviewed numerous trauma-informed healers on her podcast, Mental Breakthrough.
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MEET THE BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR WRITE & RELEASE
Katie Arpin is an experienced educator and instructional coach who has taught in public and private school settings. She believes that building rapport and trust with her students and team are the keys to cultivating a successful learning environment. Katie started her own tutoring business after leaving the classroom in the spring of 2021. Today, she supports students and educators alike in adopting strategies to help build confident, independent learners.
Jordan Jean-Jacques is a former New York City and Georgia Special Needs Teacher with 15 years of experience.
He is single father of three who wanted to pay tribute to the courage,
strength and confidence he saw in his Students with Special Needs and their families.
Jordan uses an online clothing store (www.jordanjeanjacques.com) with motivational messages to motivate single parents to get past their mental exhaustion to win the day…while looking amazing!
Every quarter, Jordan Jean-Jacques LLC, partners with a non-profit organization to contribute to and to help rebuild the community.