Life is Worth Living
Now offering Virtual Presentations!
Jaclyn and Callie Kennedy
Life is Worth Living speaking engagements are dedicated towards spreading awareness and decreasing the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide. After Jaclyn and Callie lost their older sister, Brianne, to suicide when she was only 19, they began to share their story in hopes of preventing other families from losing a loved one to suicide.
These twin sisters believe each and every one of us have a story that relates to mental health or suicide and it is time we are able to speak openly about them. They began sharing their story at the age of 15 and have been speaking publicly for almost 13 years. Brianne showed them how to be brave and how important their voices are. These two sisters hope through Life is Worth Living that they can show you the same.
Photo by Desiree Martin Photography
Callie and Jaclyn share the story of losing their sister to suicide and how it has impacted them and their family. Together, they educate their audience on recognizing warning signs of suicide and how to help connect someone who is feeling suicidal with the proper resources. To close off, they end on a positive note by focusing on the importance of managing your mental health and self-love.
Photo by Desiree Martin Photography
The Life is Worth Living presentation is an hour long virtual presentation. Jaclyn and Callie have experience speaking at a variety of locations including high schools, community events, conferences, and workplace seminars. If you are interested in booking a Life is Worth Living Virtual Presentation for a group event, please fill out the form below.
If you would like to purchase the Life is Worth Living Virtual Presentation for personal use only, you can purchase the self-guided course which includes the presentation and workbook below:
What others are saying about…
Life is Worth Living virtual presentations
Jenna Neufeld, Mental Health Worker
Canadian Mental Health Association, Saskatoon Branch
One of the first things I felt while watching this film was the spirit of Brianne. I could feel it in the story, and in the words of her sisters as they work tirelessly to decrease the stigma around suicide. As a mental health worker, but also as a human, I connect with this message wholeheartedly. The Kennedy sisters do an amazing job of not speaking to one person, but speaking to all of us in our darkest times. I believe that this conversation will spark hundreds of other conversations that will save more than one person’s life.
As a mental health worker with CMHA Saskatoon, LIWL has done multiple presentations to youth we are working with in the school system, and every time I am blown away by the profoundness and sensitivity of their message. This message comes from the heart, and this film captures everything their presentation does but on a much broader level. It speaks to all ages, and all people. The workbook that goes along with the presentation encompasses much of the deep work and practice that must be done around suicide prevention. But the most important piece that I can see, is that this makes it okay to talk about, and not only normalizes the conversation, but gives each person a chance to reach out to someone else and be a light in the dark for someone else.
Life is Worth Living live presentations
Lorrie Anne Harkness, Superintendent of Education
Prairie Valley School Division
Powerful. If I was limited to one word about your presentation that would be it. This is my 24th year in education and as a teacher and psychologist I have been to many mental health presentations for students and schools. Yours was the most impactful. Today you managed to keep almost six hundred middle years students absolutely quiet for ninety minutes. That doesn’t happen very often. Thank you for sharing your story with us and in extension Brianne’s story. Your presentation was everything we wanted—indeed, everything we needed. We will continue to follow up with our students as we travel together in our mental health journey. Brianne’s story, your story, your sharing of resources, your urging to be brave, be courageous, to speak up, and to love ourselves will help us do that.
You are welcome back with us anytime—although we will keep your words with us until you return.
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