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Frederika Roberts - About

Frederika Roberts, Professional Speaker, Laughter Yoga Leader, Author

Frederika Roberts is a professional speaker and Immediate Past President of the Yorkshire region for the Professional Speaking Association (PSA). She is also Co-Founder of the ‘RWS | Resilience Wellbeing Success‘ programme.

Between them, Frederika’s daughters – Charlie (18) and Hannah (16) – have had two cardiac arrests, three open heart surgeries and numerous other hospital stays. Frederika, her husband and her two daughters have not just survived these ordeals, but found a way to thrive and enjoy what at times seemed impossible: a ‘normal’ family life, full of laughter, fun, school runs, work, arguments, banter and teenage angst.

Frederika regularly speaks to the press and media about her expert subject and other topics. She is available to speak on:

Happiness, Resilience, pastoral education in schools, emotional wellbeing of pupils in schools, reducing teacher stress and avoiding burnout, Laughter Yoga, the business case for employers to focus on happiness and employee wellbeing, parenting, parenting of teenage girls, dealing with your childrens’ illnesses, surviving hospital with your children, cooking, recipes, food blogging, Italian food.

Press/Media Interviews and Features

International Day of Happiness 2018 | BBC Northampton

On International Day of Happiness 2018, Frederika was interviewed by Helen Blaby on BBC Radio Northampton about Happiness – what it is, how we can become happier and how we can overcome unhappiness. Also: Are we responsible for other people’s happiness?

TRT World | Roundtable | World Happiness Report 2018

Panel debate about the World Happiness Report 2018 and happiness as a policy issue, on TRT World’s Roundtable programme, presented by David Foster. Other guests were Prof. Eugenio Proto (Professor of Economics, University of Bristol), Prof. Paul Frijters (Programme Co-Director, Wellbeing, LSE Centre for Economic Performance) and Dr Edward Skidelski (Philosopher & Lecturer, University of Exeter).

Why it pays to join in | Quote in Tesco Magazine | June 2017

Frederika was interviewed for, and quoted in, the June 2017 edition of Tesco magazine. You can find her quote on page 93 in the excellent “Why it pays to join in” article.

Children’s Mental Health | Schools | Frederika Roberts on BBC Sheffield

Frederika Roberts (RWS co-founder) talks to Paul Walker (in for Toby Foster) about children’s mental health on BBC Sheffield. They discuss the ‘RWS | Resilience Wellbeing Success’ programme, the need for more funding for mental health provision in schools, and whether schools should teach children about mental health.

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