Helping Students Thrive - With Staff & Parents Partnering in Their Success
Keynotes, workshops, and professional development focused on confidence,
self-trust, communication, and emotional resilience.
Keynotes, workshops, and professional development focused on confidence,
self-trust, communication, and emotional resilience.

Kimberly Clark is a national youth speaker, facilitator, and Navy veteran who partners with schools to help students build confidence, self-trust, and emotional resilience in the face of pressure and approval-seeking. Her work equips students, educators, and parents with practical tools that strengthen communication, decision-making, and healthy identity development. Her approach blends real-world experience with actionable emotional intelligence strategies.
The Cost of Being Liked
Student Resilience Keynote
A keynote and workshop series designed to help students understand how approval-seeking and pressure shape their confidence, choices, and identity - and how to build authentic self-trust without people-pleasing or emotional avoidance.
Available for:
Students & Youth Programs
Professional Development for Staff
Parent Engagement Events

Today’s students are navigating constant pressure - to fit in, be liked, perform, and keep up, often without the language or tools to understand what’s happening inside them. This work helps students slow down, recognize internal signals, and make decisions rooted in clarity instead of approval. Rather than focusing on surface behaviors, the focus is on what’s driving them, so growth is sustainable not performative.




















At Kimberly Clark Speaks, we prioritize real-world experience and language that resonates with students and educators. We don’t just talk about emotional intelligence - we show practical ways to apply it in everyday school life so teens feel understood and adults feel equipped to guide them.
Have questions or wondering if this message is the right fit for your school, organization, or event? As an emotional resilience expert, I'm happy to connect, answer questions, and talk through your goals to see how we can best support your students, staff, or community. Feel free to reach out using the form above, and I’ll be in touch soon.
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