Speaking
Headline Speaker - ANISSA HUDAK
As an international speaker, I'm known for telling it like it is! I rarely sugar coat anything... It must be from my upbringing in New York! All kidding aside, I'm passionate about educating audiences about PTSD/trauma, yoga therapy and hypnotherapy. I enjoy a casual conversation type of podcast or talk, however I'm also comfortable with a more traditional interview style podcast or talk. My goal is for your audience to get some laughs, along with some gaining important information that could make a significant difference for them or someone they know.
See below for more information on my signature talks.
top 3 talks from the stage
the science of ptsd/trauma
Who is this for? - if your audience has a heartbeat and a body, this talk is for them.
What is this about? - how ptsd starts in the body before it manifests as mental health symptoms.
Why is this important? - this information isn't being taught in schools (including medical schools or mental health professional programs) or discussed by many. Most people know what to do for a broken bone to heal, yet they don't know how to reset their central nervous system.
Yoga Therapy for PTSD/trauma
Who is this for? An audience looking for a way to heal their trauma - above and beyond talk therapy and meds.
What is this about? how and why to utilize yoga therapy to help reset their central nervous system. included in this talk are the 3 major benefits of utilizing yoga therapy in this manner.
Why is this important? most people only see talk therapy and meds as a way of healing their trauma. although those methods are important, people aren't addressing their body, which is where the ptsd/trauma starts.
Hypnosis 101
who is this for? If your audience is interested in self mastery - they need to hear this.
What is this about? An introduction to hypnosis. What it is, how it works and why use it - especially for ptsd/trauma.
why is this important? most people don't realize that hypnosis can be an effective method of helping them master themselves - ie have greater control over their thoughts, actions and emotions, motivation and success in completing tasks/goals, and upleveling thinking processes and coping strategies.
About the above talks...
I'm open to customizing my talk topics for any event or podcast theme. I can't wait to hear about your audience - Book your pre-call now and let's chat!
Anissa Hudak
C-IAYT
RYT 500
Reiki Master
Yogini
Foodie
Tea Drinker
Yankee Fan
Black Friday Shopper Extraordinaire
Mom of 2 teenage boys & an angel
23 years as a Military Spouse
Rape Survivor
My life has been intertwined with PTSD/Trauma and the military. Not only am I the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran, I was also married to an active duty member (and Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran) for over 20 years. For 3 years, I volunteered at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas providing yoga therapy, meditation, and other holistic treatments to soldiers, family members, and staff. After seeing others struggle, and having my own personal struggles with trauma/PTSD, I was inspired to create the Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program.
As a Yoga Therapist and the founder of the Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program, I guide others in the use of effective, science-based yoga therapy and other holistic techniques for the management/healing of symptoms relating to PTSD and trauma for people who want to control their PTSD - not allow it to control them.
I have earned my 200 RYT, 500 RYT and was awarded my Certification in Yoga Therapy from the International Association of Yoga Therapy. Additionally, I have completed a 120-hour YogaFit Warriors training and the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) online course through the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Currently, a student with the Phoenix Rising School of Yoga Therapy, I'm learning another approach to utilizing yoga to help release trauma from the body. I work with people with all types of physical conditions, but I specialize in working with those suffering from PTSD, TBI’s and all trauma-related issues and have been for over the past 5 years.
The work I do with women who have been sexually traumatized (rape, sexual assault or abuse) is the most important to me. As a 2x rape survivor, I intimately understand the needs these women face, and help them navigate their healing journeys.
Healing from PTSD takes more than talk therapy and meds! Since PTSD starts in the body, we must release it from the body to achieve a more complete healing - this is where the yoga therapy comes in!
I'm all about education, empowerment & advocating for oneself.
When I became educated about PTSD and learned why I emotionally reacted certain ways and why my body physically reacted in certain ways, I then had the choice - I didn't have to react those ways if it wasn't serving me (it usually wasn't).
That choice - being able to decide how I wanted to (or not) react to certain situations was very empowering.
With education and empowerment to back me, I was then able to advocate for myself to get my needs better served and help heal from my experiences and PTSD. I'm not "cured" (I don't think anyone can really say that in this situation), but I have more control and better management of my PTSD. This healing journey is a lifelong marathon.
1 in 4 women are a survivor of some type of negative sexual experience.
My mission is to educate women, so they too will feel empowered to advocate for themselves.