Inspire, Equip, Empower: Transformative Speaking for Parents & Educators
Inspire your audience. Equip them with real tools. Bring in someone who gets it.
Miriam Manela Frankel, OTR/L CTC CMLD – Author, Founder of The Thrive Method
If your school, clinic, or community is ready for a speaker who combines warmth, wisdom, and humor
Miriam has dedicated over 20 years to helping parents understand what’s behind their child’s behavior—and how to respond with calm, clarity, and confidence. As a behavioral occupational therapist and creator of the Thrive Method, she brings a unique, story-rich approach that’s both evidence-based and deeply relatable.
🎓 Private Schools & Yeshivas
🧒 Early Childhood Centers
🏫 Homeschooling Groups & PTA Events
🧠 Teacher In-Service Days
🤝 Parent Coaching Circles
🏥 Pediatric Clinics or Therapy Practices
✔️ Deep empathy for overwhelmed parents
✔️ Clinical insight—without the jargon
✔️ Story-driven, practical, and grounded
✔️ Engaging and relatable
✔️ Rooted in neuroscience, told through story
✔️ Every attendee walks away with tools they can use that day
Each workshop is grounded in real-life scenarios and hands-on strategies.
Sessions can be tailored to parents, educators, or mixed audiences.
Speak with confidence. Respond with clarity. Lead with calm—no matter who’s in the room.
Turn chaos into connection—learn how to support children with ADHD from the inside out.
Equip yourself with the tools to unlock focus, ignite learning, and help children stay fully present.
Help children move from fear to freedom—with strategies that calm the nervous system and build emotional resilience.
Give children the tools to manage big feelings—without shame or shutdown.
Give children the gift of the pause—learn how to build impulse control from the inside out.
Decode the sensory world—gain strategies to calm chaos, boost learning, and nurture nervous system balance.
Help kids go from “I can’t” to “I’ve got this”—one small success at a time.
Bridge the gap with your teen—gain tools to connect, communicate, and guide them through the journey to adulthood.
Go beyond behavior—discover how addressing the Moro primitive movement pattern can unlock emotional balance and stability.
Let’s Plan Something Meaningful Together
Contact us for a bespoke workshop or talk!
What Hosts and Attendees Say
“Miriam’s warmth and humor disarmed every parent in the room.”
“She didn’t just give us theories — she gave us tools.”
“We had more than one parent crying — and laughing.”
Kean University
”We are so appreciative of your knowledge and generosity in sharing your time and experience. Many of the students want to do a fieldwork experience with you! They all commented on the informative, interesting lecture.”
“I just had to reach out to commend you on your outstanding recent therapy presentations. I finished watching the recording of your FPR workshop this morning, and it was absolutely excellent. I’ve taken the other two workshops you presented recently as well, and I’m always so impressed by how you take complex clinical concepts and make them easy to understand—while offering clear, practical tools for treatment. Your ability to teach in a way that is both insightful and accessible is truly exceptional!”
After doing a fabulous course with Miriam, positive feedback from the attendees included:
“I thoroughly enjoyed Miriam's course; it was interesting from beginning to end. I loved her visual demonstrations, which gave me hands-on practical ideas to implement in my therapy sessions.”
“Miriam's course was clear and easy to understand. She showed many useful exercises.”
Three months is recommended, but feel free to reach out at any time.
Yes. Miriam can present virtually including talks and panel presentations.
Yes, Miriam speaks to both educators and professionals and can deliver bespoke talks for your organization.
No. Whether it’s 1, 100, or 1000 Miriam is happy to accommodate you.
Your audience will leave encouraged, equipped, and inspired.