“Suzie was fantastic and helped our staff tremendously with our compassion fatigue issues. Her presentation provided us numerous ways to address our problems and reduce stress levels. The meditation she led at the end of the workshop was fantastic. I highly recommend her for any organization who may have trouble with compassion fatigue in their workplace.” 

– Mark Eby, President/CEO, Kansas Humane Society

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“Suzie understands how working for others often places us in a stressful environment and that taking care of oneself is essential to successfully influence change. She walks you through relaxing exercises, many of which have immediate affects and only take a few minutes. Take care of yourself and plan to attend one of her seminars or workshops as soon as you can.”

 – Stephanie Flaming, Operations Director, Nonprofit Chamber of Service


“Suzie is anorganized andknowledgeable speaker who brings top-notch personal and professional experience to the table. I washighly motivated after her presentation and continue tobe inspired by her every time I see her. I will most definitely attend her other workshops in the future.”

– Kresta Dundas, Manager of Membership Development, Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce

“Suzie is a genuine and dynamic speaker! She walks the talk. Give yourself the gift of taking care of YOU and attend one of Suzie’s training workshops as soon as possible.”

– Becky S. Corbett, MSW, ACSW, President & CEO, BSCorbett Consulting, LLC.


“Suzie recently presented the ethical practice of self-care for professional caregivers at our Spring Forum. It’s an important issue for all of us who work with individuals in emotional pain as we often immerse ourselves in our work without thinking through the impact of our own emotional and physical health.

Suzie shared great wisdom gleaned from her personal and professional experiences. We all walked away with self-care tools for ourselves, our students, and our clients. 

Thank you, Suzie, for the breath of fresh air you provided and permission to take time for ourselves.  This presentation is for all of us in this very chaotic and demanding world that we live in!”

– Cathy Accurso, LSCSW, Associate Director of Field Education, University of Kansas

 “We recruited Suzie DeVaughn with Self Care Specialists for a session during our team’s annual retreat. Her presentation was just what the doctor prescribed! As dedicated, hardworking employees who work in health and senior care, our team benefited immensely from Suzie’s educational presentation, uplifting lecture, relaxation / de-stressing techniques, and breathing exercises. Suzie’s stellar speaking abilities and unparalleled relationship building skills helped us feel reinvigorated and ready to take on new challenges. I highly recommend Suzie to address any professional group and apply her expertise for the good of your organization as I’m confident she’ll help unite your team while re-energizing them and making them stronger.” 

– Shakila Saifullah, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Via Christi Villages, Inc.

“Suzie recently facilitated workshops for our staff who work in child welfare and juvenile justice programs during a staff retreat and in service training event. She did a nice job of relating to her audience and providing helpful tools they can use personally and professionally to manage stress and promote a healthy work/home life balance. She customized her approach to best suit the needs of our program and was very accommodating in offering suggestions for follow up to benefit all who attended. I would recommend her to any organization that deals with compassion fatigue in their workplace. It was well worth the investment in terms of cultivating an emotionally healthy workplace.”

-Ellen Standlee, LMSW, Operations Director Eckerd Connects

"We work with clients going through stressful health and financial challenges. We're aware of compassion fatigue, and the need for self-care, but not experts. We want to fully show up for each client, even in the most challenging cases. We decided to look for someone with experience in these topics to speak with our team. After interviewing several potential speakers, we hired Suzie DeVaughn to be a keynote speaker at our remote (virtual) semi-annual meeting for our attorney team. Suzie did a great job going from the basics of compassion fatigue and self-care to more specific suggestions for our team. Suzie is a great speaker; she knows these topics."

- Joshua Eyestone, Attorney, Heard & Smith Disability Lawyers

"Suzie recently delivered an enjoyable stress management presentation that was truly thought provoking and a real eye opener. It gave our staff the knowledge and tools to better our quality of life both professionally and personally. Remembering self-care must be a priority and Suzie's presentation equips you with the awareness to do so."

-JOSHUA TURNER, PRESIDENT, LANDMARK COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

See what participants have said about our training workshops!

  • “I thought this was a very beneficial training to attend and I will be recommending this training to everyone. I can’t wait to see you get this training out there and I know many caregiver facilities will be implementing this into their fields! Loved it!!”

  • “This was new information for me. I really enjoyed it. I came in thinking this was an ok subject, but kind of fluffy. I left seeing it as personally valuable.”

  • “It’s been years since I’ve attended a workshop – do everything on-line now. I almost bypassed this one because of the hassle of traveling, sitting all day, etc. I am so glad I didn’t. Thank you!”

  • “Excellent workshop! Suzie gave practical info that can be adapted to each person, profession, etc.”

  • “I truly respect your mission to IGNITE better self-care and thank you for all you are doing. This was truly helpful and may just inspire me to pursue similar work.”

  • “Great course! It should be mandatory by the BSRB for clinicians to have self-care CEUs.”

  • “Suzie was very non-judgmental, knowledgeable, and passionate about the subject. This is a course that should be offered more often as it was very helpful.”

  • “I LOVE the service you provide and the way in which you present!”

  • “Great workshop and presentation! I enjoyed the mindfulness portion and the meditation was very refreshing.”

  • “Engaging and the day went fast. Really good concepts to be aware of!”

  • “The meditations were very soothing and I already notice the changes.”

  • “Great for my job as well as my home life. It was great!!”

  • “Thank you!” I needed this, inspirational.”

  • “This was the BEST workshop I’ve ever been to regarding self-care.”

  • “Loved it! Great ideas to apply to the real world with mindfulness and reducing stress. Thank you!”

  • “Thanks Suzie! I will pursue this further. You have a great grasp of the topic! Very interesting – I am now inspired to do some of my own inner-work.”

  • “So organized – Impressed with ease and power of your presentation. It impacted me greatly!”

  • “Thank you, Suzie! This may be the first time I stayed engaged for an entire workshop!”

  • “I have never meditated prior to this training – I guess I figured it wouldn’t work – when guess what…IT DID!”

  • “An absolutely informative workshop. The material presented can be used immediately in the workplace.”

  • “I recommend this workshop to all mental health students, especially those of the social work program. They should be required to take this class.”