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Author Bio, Book Synopsis, Interview Questions
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Podcast Interviews
Keynote/Mainstage Talks
Workshops
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Roya Dedeaux
General Bio
Roya Dedeaux is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a focus on parenting and play. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation and a Master’s degree in Counseling from California State University, Long Beach where she now teaches in the Recreation and Leisure Studies department.
This experience has led her to both a private therapy practice and career in business training. She believes strongly in the importance and power of play for all ages, and has spent the majority of her personal and professional life inspiring others to become more playful. She has been a featured or keynote speaker at over 60 conferences, speaking about the importance of supporting kids interests and using play with purpose to improve relationships, learning, mental health, and overall well-being.
As a grown homeschooler, she conducted the largest study related to mental health and homeschooling in the United States. Her first book Connect with Courage: practical ways to work through fear and find joy in the places your kids take you is now available at all major book retailers.
Roya specializes in using art in her therapy practice, and as her own creative outlet, she creates handmade jewelry out of clay and crochet at Royaboya Handmade. She uses her event management and recreation background with her love of supporting mom owned businesses to host a regular multi-vendor virtual Bazaar for small businesses. She recently launched a youth-entrepreneur sponsorship program which supports kids and teens who are interested in learning how to run small businesses. She also loves to play with her wonderful children, husband, and animals where they live and homeschool in Southern California.
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Podcast Interviews
Living Joyfully
Episode 286
available for download here
Badass Women's Work
Episode 43
available for download here
Honey I'm Homeschooling the Kids
Season 3 Episode 64
available for download here
Sage Family
Episode 40
available for download here
Real Women's Work
Episode 22
available for download here
Living Joyfully
Episode 24, June, 2016
available for download here
Workshops
Anxiety in Boss Moms
presented at: MOB Meetup
April 2021
Assertiveness & Boundaries in Business
presented at: MOB Con
September 2019
Connecting with Courage
presented at: California Homeschool Network Expo
May 2019
Values at Play
presented to Unschooling Mom2Mom Coaching group
March 2019
Discovery of Learning
June 2017
Keynotes/Mainstage Speaking
Keynote Address
presented at California Homeschool Network Expo, May 2021
Commencement Address
presented at California Homeschool Network Expo, May 2021
Confessions of an Unschooled College Professor
presented at Life is Good Conference, May 2021
Anxiety and All It's Friends
presented at Life is Good Conference, May 2021
Values at Play
presented at: California Homeschool Network Expo
May 2019
Commencement Address
presented at California Homeschool Network Expo, May 2019
Keynote Address Part 1: Protect their Passions
California Homeschool Network Expo
September, 2018
Keynote Address Part 2: Protect their Passions
California Homeschool Network Expo
September, 2018
Protect their Passions, part 1
presented at Homeschool Association of California
August 2018
Protect their Passions, part 2
presented at Homeschool Association of California
August 2018
Articles
The Importance of Protecting their Passions
article for the California Homeschool Network
February, 2019
available here