“Transitioning from School Life to Life Life” Program
Equipping young adults with solid coping and resilience tools
To help them navigate challenges specific to this moment in their lives… and whatever their future brings.
Wanna Chat?Specially Designed For
- Young Adults 14-24
- Foster Care Youth
- Foster Care Aged-Out Youth
- Middle School / Junior High Students 14+
- High School Students
- College Students
- Gap Year Students
- Reentry Youth
- At-Risk Youth
- High School Dropouts
- Unemployed / Underemployed
Why Them?
In addition to obstacles and stressors youth may be battling in their own particular circumstances, ALL youth 14-24 face at least some challenges specific to this moment in their lives: learning to drive; taking exams; preparing to graduate; finding a job and keeping a job; choosing a career; moving away from home for the first time…
Our Solution
Equip them with the coping tools NOW so young adults can embark on a lifelong positive path of self-reliance and inner resolve to help them grow and flourish as happy, productive, and resilient employees / business owners / community members / family members / parents / citizens.
Just a Few of the Workshops We Offer
The Joy of Celebrating Every Little Stupidity
Sounds crazy? You know what’s even crazier? Punishing ourselves for every little stupidity. And how often do we do that? “I can’t believe I screwed up again! What an idiot!” I forgot to get gas. I said something stupid. I lost my key. I tripped over my own feet. I overslept. I was late for work. I failed another test. What a loser I am!
Most of us have grown accustomed to being overly self-critical. Maybe it’s in our DNA. Maybe it’s the environment we grew up in. Either way, how can a young adult expect to be successful in life, triumphing over the naysayers, if they are the worst one of all?
Behavior modification can sometimes be a complex process. Learning to focus on finding the positive nuggets in everyday life moments is easy, fun, and a very effective introduction to how this whole CBT stuff works.
Are YOU Positive? Are Ya Positive?
It’s not what you think. It’s how you think.
“Who here is a negative person? Nobody ever raises their hand. But we can’t feel anxious, overwhelmed, sad, angry, frustrated or hopeless without first having a negative thought. And how often do we feel overwhelmed, sad, angry, frustrated, or hopeless? Negative thinking is a learned bad habit. The good news? It can be unlearned.
Physical, social, emotional, and life changes can easily lead young adults to a barrage of negative thoughts and feelings such as anger, frustration, low self-worth, and hopelessness.
This lesson helps participants recognize negative thoughts as quickly as they appear and replace them with more positive ones that make them feel more confident, capable, appreciated, valued, worthy, smart, talented, good, creative…
Connecting with Our Quiet Core Confidence
(Conveniently located just west of that drive-thru meal you ate in 2012)
We were all born with a treasure chest deep inside of us where all our goodness, love, kindness, grace, generosity, natural talents, empathy, compassion, intuition, and creativity live. Learn how to not only unlock it… but live in it.
Young adults 14-24 are often highly influenced by forces outside themselves: from social media to unhealthy friendships and dysfunctional family relationships. They may often feel like everyone else has all the answers on what is right and best for them but themselves.
This lesson helps youth become more confident and self-reliant by diminishing the outside noise and getting to really know and believe in all their own good.
Problems Solved
- Stopping social media comparison anxiety
- Preventing impulsive reactions to stress
- Avoiding mental overwhelm and burnout
- Combating aimless drifting in life
- Preventing social isolation and withdrawal
Limiting Associated Risks
- Continuing generational rut cycles
- Justice involvement
- Unhealthy emotional escape habits
- Chronic financial instability
Flexible Program Implementation Options
- 30-75 minute Workshops
- Stand-alone Workshops
- 3-5 part series
- In-person
- Virtual
- Hybrid In-Person / Virtual
- English / Spanish
Prices vary based on each client’s specific needs: $300–$18,000.
We love serving those who serve others: we offer discounts for 501(c)(3) and military / veteran-owned businesses.
Perfect Fit For
Middle and High School Students
- Assemblies
- Orientations (for students / parents)
- Health Class Guest Speaker
- Health and Wellness Events and Initiatives
College Students
- Community College Transition Seminars
- First-Year Orientation & Welcome Week Programs
- First-Generation Student Support Programs
- Campus Counseling & Student Wellness Events
Young Adults in Transition
- Alternative High Schools & Academic Recovery Centers
- GED / Adult High School Classrooms
- Foster Care Transition & Independent Living Programs (ILP)
- Juvenile Justice & Re-Entry Diversion Programs
- Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelters / Transitional Housing
- Community Center After-School & Weekend Programs
Job Seekers
- Youth Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Hubs
- Pre-WEX (Work Experience) Readiness Bootcamps
- Summer Youth Employment Camps
- Job Corps Centers & Trade School Cohorts
“This presentation was something that our attendees really needed. I recommend Lori for any group that is looking for a humorous, energetic presenter.”— Lisa White, Editor and Event Coordinator, Cary Magazine, Cary, NC

Your Facilitator
Lori Shandle-Fox is the Owner of Laughing Is Conceivable…And Humor Heals, LLC. She is a former stand-up comic and 24-year anxiety and depression survivor. Combining the two, her sessions are each carefully designed and delivered to help organizations and their people reach their personal and professional goals in an innovative, entertaining way.
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