Positively, HAPPY Teens Workshop
How to stop negative self talk and build tools for confidence, healthy friendships & mental wellbeing.
Habits,
Alternative
Perspectives &
Positive mindsets for
Young people to flourish
Insights for teenagers into another way they can approach relationships, wellbeing & focus in their daily challenges.
Benefits
Bringing calmness, kindness and empathy to friendship groups
Boosting self-confidence, concentration and focus
Developing healthy habits for improved mental wellness
How we talk to ourselves matters
Our brains are hard-wired to notice more of the negative thoughts, feelings and emotions than they are the positive ones. This means that we are impacted in an unbalanced way by our negative self talk, and by negativity in our environment, circumstances and our exchanges with others. It’s an unfair balance, a negative bias. So creating a positive mindset becomes more important to our wellbeing.
Bringing empathy to ourselves, and to others is a starting point which builds understanding, respect and reciprocity, and critically – Kindness….
Imagine a world in which Kindness is in abundance.
A world in which kindness flows freely between friends
Between neighbours
Between strangers
Between nations.
When kindness permeates, we can feel calmness, we can feel safe and secure.
When kindness percolates, we can start to think clearly, feel more confident, and act with laser focus on the things which matter.
When kindness is present we can grow as an individual and connect in our community.
Friendship groups can thrive together, and pull each other through as those pools of positive people grow to become more than the sum of their parts.
Something magical happens….
We start to live life more through positive emotions.
We stick together to support each other through the challenges life throws at us.
We see through the eyes of others, and make allowances for the times when our friends are struggling.
We become less quick to react – and more empathetic to respond… with kindness, and listening and understanding.
We start to feel heard, seen and understood.
We build confidence, trusting we can bring all of our strengths, talents and unique quirks - and be celebrated for our true essence, not fearful of being judged.
We let the negativity go.
We put down our weapons and disarm sharp tongues.
And tap into our inner kind souls
To speak from a place of compassion, acceptance and non-judging.
To live as our full selves, thriving and making a positive impact in our world - with kindness.
Workshop aims & outcomes
This interactive workshop is designed to share with teens that there is another way –
Insights - We recognise we all have an inner Judge, and nine accomplice saboteurs. These characters have been impacting our relationships, performance and our wellbeing.
Tools - We will explore some simple techniques for shifting towards a more positive being – our Sage.
Body & Mind - We drop into the body as a tool to inform how we are feeling, and use embodiment techniques and breathwork to calm & re-centre. We explore ways our body can ground us and empower us.
Perspectives & Mindset - We build Positive Mindset, Growth Mindset & use PQ Sage perspectives
Strategies - We will learn how to tap into all of our hidden strengths in a more intentional and productive way.
Working towards a life of Ease & Flow, Teens learn tools which calm and reset, whilst getting themselves into clear-headed laser-focussed action.
We can’t stop life from throwing us curved balls – but we can grow our skills and mindsets to ensure that we are fitter at handling life’s knocks. This is about building resilience, living more in positive emotions and recovering faster.
Teens leave the session with practical tips they can use in any situation to support their wellbeing, improve their relationships and keep their focus. Workbooks are designed to become a personalised resource to support wellbeing.
Hi, we are Helen Blantz and Melanie Braam, PQ coaches with a common interest in bringing mind, body & wellbeing together to cultivate resilience. We join forces to deliver the Positively, HAPPY Teens workshop.
It is our mission to upskill young people so they can feel connected and secure in a society which is respectful and prosperous for everyone. We share tools with teens to build self-awareness, compassion, responsibility and resilience through positive mindsets and intentionality.
About your workshop leaders
Helen Blantz is a Wellbeing & Career Coach at AYM Coaching.
Helen started her career in legal publishing. An early pivot into the world of legal conferences, she worked her way to director level at what was then the world’s largest exhibition company, and since 2006, has run her own successful events consultancy.
In 2020, Helen founded AYM Coaching, driven by a desire to support others in navigating life’s transitions with aligned purpose and resilience. She became a Positive Intelligence (PQ) Coach in 2021, adding powerful mindset tools to her coaching approach.
Alongside her corporate and coaching work, Helen has spent over 20 years teaching T’ai Chi—a practice she loves for its ability to bring calm and balance to the often hectic world of events and deadlines.
Helen is especially passionate about working with young people, helping them grow into the best version of themselves and pursue dreams that truly matter to them—whether that’s choosing a meaningful career or creating a lifestyle that aligns with their values and supports their mental wellbeing.
Melanie Braam is a Performance Mindset Coach, PQ Coach, and Pilates Instructor who brings warmth, insight, and a deep sense of purpose to everything she does.
Mel’s journey began as a professional dancer, where she developed a strong foundation in discipline, dedication, and excellence. Later, she became a Pilates instructor and business owner in France—experiences that not only shaped her professionally but also deepened her appreciation for community and connection.
Now based in the UK, Melanie combines her expertise in movement and mindset to support clients as both a Pilates Instructor and Life Coach. Her approach is holistic and heart-led, always rooting for her clients while gently challenging them to unlock their strength, direction, and purpose.
Melanie credits her greatest life lessons to her children, who have taught her the true meaning of love, resilience, and authenticity.
In partnering with Helen for the Positively, HAPPY Teens workshop—Mel is passionate about helping young people shift away from anxiety and self-doubt, and toward a more empowered, positive mindset.
Key features of workshop
Two co-hosts (PQ Coaches)
Pre-work means teens can maximise the learning experience on the day (and in the body)
Embodiment and breathwork are an integral part of the workshop
Dovetails into work teens will may have undertaken on Growth Mindset, Teen Brains, Respect, Healthy habits, resolving Friendship issues, Values, Resilience & Performance.
Workbooks shortcut students to owning where they are at and what’s next for them
Key concepts from Positive Intelligence (PQ) foundational programme - Judge; saboteurs; shift to Positive Mindset; understanding there are always different (Sage) perspectives; clear-headed laser focussed action
Includes visualisation work on Empathy
Teens leave with tools for choosing another way - employing all the inner strengths they have. And tapping into their Sage.
What’s included in the workshop?
Pre-work enables Teens to have the full learning experience on the day
2 hour workshop
Option for Assembly on the day of the workshop
Workbook, follow-up tasks with teacher’s notes
Book your Enquiry Call now to discuss how we can work together to help create Positively HAPPY Teens.