Engage Marianna for:
- Lunch and Learn or staff development sessions.
- Five-hour stress program, delivered once-weekly. Maximum 10 participants.
- One-on-One sessions for adults, teens and children.
"I found the session ‘Stress – Getting to the Heart of the Matter’ by Marianna Paulson to be both informative and invigorating. The information was detailed, well-presented and provided opportunities to engage the participants with hands-on activities. I was inspired both personally and professionally to learn more on this topic and will use the techniques outlined to cope with stress in my daily life." - Janice Adams, Manager/Employment Counselor at Employment Services in Fort Nelson, BC
2019 Highlights
- February 7th: It's Not Just Stress! Brookswood Food & Friends, Langley, B.C.
2018 Highlights
- February 2nd: It's Not Just Stress! TOPS Meeting at St. Marks' Church, South Surrey, B.C.
2017 Highlights
- March 6th: It's Not Just Stress! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
2016 Highlights
- October 17th: It's Not Just Stress! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- July 18th: It's Not Just Stress! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- June 13th: It's Not Just Stress! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- April 11th: It's Not Just Stress! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- February 19th: All Stressed Up, Know Where To Go - It's a Matter of Heart! Professional Development Day for ESL Teachers at Windsor Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Burnaby, B.C.
- January 22nd: It's Not Just Stress! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
2015 Highlights
- October 1st and 8th: Living Well: Add HeART and Address Your Stress. Community Centred College for the Retired, Burnaby, B.C.
- September 26th: All Stressed Up, Know Where To Go - It's a Matter of Heart! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- June 8th: All Stressed Up, Know Where To Go - It's a Matter of Heart! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- May 6th: Mental Health Wellness Fair. Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C.
- April 13th: All Stressed Up, Know Where To Go - It's a Matter of Heart! Ethos Career Management Group, Mission, B.C.
- March 27th: It's Not Just Stress! TOPS Meeting at St. Marks' Church, South Surrey, B.C.
- January 17th: Learn, Live and Play - By Heart! Your Amazing Operating System and How to Use It in the Classroom. Children the Heart of the Matter Conference, Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey, B.C.
2014 Highlights
- August 15th: #LivingARTHfully Blogger's Event. Toronto, Ontario.
- March: Monthly writing gig about rheumatoid arthritis for HealthCentral.com.
2013 Highlights
- October/November: Feeling RA Burnout? Let "Auntie Stress" help you tame it. Health Monitor Interview - U.S. publication
- Thursday, October 10th: How to Breathe to Transform Your Stress. Interview on Social Work Career Development blog
- Saturday, October 26th: Wealth of Health Show 10 am to 3 pm at Arbourside Court, 13751 74th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia
- Tuesday, October 8th: All Stressed Up, Know Where To Go! 11 am to 12 pm at Crofton Manor, 2803 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, 604-263-0921
- July: Reduce Your Stress from Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms. Interview by Lori Newman, Staff Writer for Lifescript - Hollywood, California
- June: A Mentor Among Us. Interview by Carrie Gadsby for Impact - the newsletter of The Arthritis Society, B.C. and Yukon Division
- May 31st: Pfizer's First Rheumatoid Arthritis Blogger Summit New York City, New York

- May 15th: Spa Night at North Surrey Indoor Pool Surrey, British Columbia
2012 Highlights
- October 10th: How Stress Can Impact Your Client Relationships Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver, British Columbia
- April 3rd: Boss can break the chain that leads to stress Interview by Sheldon Gordon in The Globe and Mail
2010 Highlights
- March 8th: Career Management Association of BC Conference.
2009 Highlights
- October 23rd: All Stressed Up, KNOW Where to Go – It's a Matter of Heart. Boys and Girls Clubs of Thunder Bay, Ontario
- June 16th: All Stressed Up, KNOW Where to Go – It's a Matter of Heart. Happen, Vancouver
- May 26th: Stressing Leadership. Certified Management Accountants of B.C. Spring Conference in Burnaby, B.C.
- March 4th: Stress - Getting to the Heart of the Matter – How stress touches many aspects of your Core Competencies. Career Management Association of B.C. Conference in Vancouver, B.C.
- January 15th: All Stressed Up, KNOW Where to Go – It's a Matter of Heart. Vancouver Community College – English for Academic Purposes.
"I knew stress was bad but I didn’t fully understand to what level. What I loved about Marianna’s presentation was that it was factual, based on scientific studies about stress combined with her personal story on living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and the improvement she achieved with the techniques." - C.L. of Vancouver, BC