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BOOM! Yalden Book Launches Sunday

This Sunday, the BOOM is going to drop, and author Jeff Yalden couldn’t be more stoked. Yalden’s brand new book, BOOM! One Word to Instantly Inspire Action, Deliver Rewards, and Positively Affect Your Life Every Day! is set for release on Kindle, in paperback and as an audiobook this Sunday, May 28. Part of Yalden’s […]

Mental Health Awareness at Anoka Ramsey Community College

Jeff Yalden Electrifies Cambridge, MN By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker On Wednesday, March 22, Jeff Yalden brought his motivational and mental health expertise to Anoka Ramsey Community College in Cambridge, MN, where he spent a full day with the psychology club and the counseling department. Anoka Ramsey was a top-ten finalist […]

Jeff Yalden Inspires Lindenwood University

By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker After he was already booked to speak at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO, North America’s Number One Youth Motivational Speaker Jeff Yalden got an email that there had been a student suicide on campus. “The young man was a sophomore and part of the men’s […]

“Say Something: Teen Suicide and a Friend’s Responsibility

Say Something: Teen Suicide and a Friend’s Responsibility Top Teen Motivational Speaker on Suicide Prevention By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Teen Motivational Speaker What if we knew we could have prevented a friend’s suicide but didn’t do or say anything? Meet Jeff Yalden – Teen Suicide Prevention Crisis Intervention Expert. This video shows Jeff […]

Des Moines, Iowa: Lincoln High School Loses One of its Own

Suicide: The Forever Decision By Roger Yale for Jeff Yalden, Youth Motivational Speaker On February 7, 2017 – not even a week after Jeff spoke at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa – he got the news that high school senior Quai Horton had taken his life. “I have a picture of him about […]

Jeff Yalden visits the (Haunted) Largest HS in Iowa – Lincoln High School

Top Teen Motivation Speaker: Expect the Unexpected High School Motivational Speaker, Jeff Yalden in Des Moines, Iowa: Believe in Yourself and Engage! Jeff Yalden began his two-day stint in Des Moines, Iowa by speaking with student leaders in the ninth-grade building at Lincoln High School on February 1, 2017 – meeting them “at their level” […]

Top 3 Mental Health Challenges Facing College Students

 The Top 3 Mental Health Challenges Facing College Students   Research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness on mental health on college campuses shows that: One in four students have a diagnosable illness 40% do not seek help 80% feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities 50% have been so anxious they struggled in school […]

Top 5 Mental Health Challenges Facing College Students

Research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness on mental health on college campuses shows that: One in four students have a diagnosable illness 40% do not seek help 80% feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities 50% have been so anxious they struggled in school While there are certainly growing concerns over other mental health […]

3 Ways to Accept Others for Who They Are

Hey friends, Jeff Yalden here. You know, for many years I always thought my way was the right way. Tell me I’m not the only one, right? I had a moment a month ago or so – where I learned to live and let live and that I need to accept things for the way […]

Namaste – Living My Life!

Namaste!, my friends.  My name is Jeff Yalden.  I’m a suicide prevention expert, youth motivational speaker speaking at high schools around the country, and do a lot of work with teen mental health and teen suicide. It seems that every time a community is interested in bringing me in after they’ve experienced a teen suicide […]