Frederika Roberts

International Day of Happiness 2026

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Supporting Mind: What I wish I'd known sooner: Removing the fear and stigma from important mental health conversations (keynote or workshop)

On 26th September 2024, my youngest daughter, Hannah, was detained under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act and was subsequently held in a psychiatric ward for two weeks under this section. As awful and terrifying as this experience was for her, and for the whole family, we have learnt a lot about the conversations we wish we’d had more openly over the previous 10 years. In this keynote or workshop, delegates will find out how to have these crucial conversations about mental health with family, friends and colleagues, without fear or stigma. This keynote or workshop will be tailored to the particular audience, whether it’s a group of parents, a staff group in a school, leaders and middle managers in a business or other organisation, human resources professionals, or community group. The information I will share will be based on my own and my family’s experience, what I have learnt through supporting my daughter through her mental health challenges, and my previous work as a trainer for a mental health charity (which included becoming a trained mental health first aider).

Books

The Big Book of Whole School Wellbeing

Your essential guide to wellbeing in education. Despite many school leaders and teaching and non-teaching staff working hard to support children’s and their own wellbeing, more needs to be done. This book provides you with the necessary tools and strategies to navigate your way through the changing educational landscape and shape the schools of the future. Written by a diverse range of experts in the field, it explores how all school staff can support their own, their colleagues’ and their students’ wellbeing, how leaders can lead well and be well, and the importance of relationships within the entire school community to promote personal, academic and professional flourishing. This book will make you think and take you out of your comfort zone. It will inspire discussions and support you - whatever your role in school is - to bring positive change to school policy and culture. Kimberley Evans is an experience teacher and founder of Nourish the Workplace. Thérèse Hoyle is an education consultant, leadership coach and trainer. Frederika Roberts is a Positive Education advocate and former teacher. Bukky Yusuf is a senior leader, science teacher and consultant.

For Flourishing's Sake

This empowering, strengths-based book is a friendly companion providing the encouragement you need, along with a healthy dose of practical ideas, to help your school and each individual in its community to flourish.

Character Toolkit for Teachers

This accessible and much-needed resource sets out advice on how to develop character and encourage wellbeing in pupils aged 5-11. Schools are increasingly aware of how beneficial positive character skills can be, but resources on how to develop them are scarce. This book gives teachers the means to promote gratitude, positive emotions, character strengths, and positive relationships through 100+ easy-to-implement activities such as student diaries, classroom displays and letter writing campaigns. It also includes tools and strategies that go beyond the classroom, helping to embed character education into the culture and ethos of the entire school. Each chapter will include a short introduction to the relevant theoretical background, and all activities are based on validated character education and positive psychology interventions. Bite-sized and practical, and full of ideas that can be dipped in and out of in the classroom, this is an ideal book for busy teachers.

Recipe for Happiness: Nine Essential Ingredients for a Happy Life

Research has shown that happiness leads to greater success but author Frederika Roberts - mother, wife, business owner and speaker - believes many of us 'put off' being happy. Within 'Recipe for Happiness' Frederika shares her essential ingredients for a fulfilled and happy present, together with tips and tools that everyone can apply to their life at home and at work for greater success, whatever their goals. Supplementing Frederika's practical advice are some of her favourite recipes, as cooking and sharing food with friends and family is at the core of her life and has helped her cope with her own ordeals and challenges. From Frederika's own creations to Italian classics, the nine recipes included in this book are simple yet delicious. This book will inspire and motivate you towards greater success, and it will leave your taste buds in rapture!

Strength Cards

Character Toolkit Strength Cards

Growing up presents many challenges and positive learning experiences. Helping young people understand, name and talk about their and other peoples' strengths can improve their relationships with their friends, family, and the wider community. The interactive Character Toolkit Strength Cards enable children to learn, recognise and express all sides of their character. The cards promote character strengths such as perseverance, grit and leadership alongside moral and civic strengths such as gratitude and kindness. These cards have been designed to allow teachers, parents and counsellors in coaching settings to explore all character strengths within children. Included is a booklet of different activities that provide suggestions for using the strengths cards. These include activities that encourage children to describe the strength they are most proud of, or how to identify strengths in others around them. These positive, helpful and authentic strengths cards will be a useful classroom resource, focusing on encouraging the next generation to be their best self.

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The Happiness Speaker

Wellbeing Trainer & Speaker (in-person & virtual), Researcher, Lecturer & Author. Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner. Schools, Not-for-profits, public sector, businesses. Wellbeing, positive psychology, positive education, character education.

Press / Media

News / Press Releases Archives - The Happiness Speaker

Media Interviews - Happiness / Resilience

Videos of Frederika Roberts being interviewed on Radio & TV

Interviews - Other

Other media interviews with Frederika Roberts

Recipes

Gloriously Good Food (Recipe blog)

Gloriously Good Food (Facebook Page)

EDUCATION WELLBEING COLLECTIVE

Education Wellbeing Collective

Championing the evolution of wellbeing in schools and their communities

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