Upcoming Events
Toy Drive for Happy Play Therapy
Join us for a Toy Drive in collaboration with Palm Beach Outreach, supporting Happy Play Therapy, a female veteran-owned pediatric practice providing speech, occupational, and physical therapy for children. Donors will receive 2 service hours for each donation made.
In Your Toolbox: Healthy Coping Strategies
Life can come with stress, difficult emotions, and unexpected challenges. In this workshop, we’ll explore different coping mechanisms and how they can help us navigate these moments. Students will learn how to recognize what they need, build a toolbox of healthy coping strategies, and find approaches that work for them.
Move Your Mind: Exercise & Mental Health
Explore the connection between movement and mental health and learn how physical activity can support your mood, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. This interactive workshop will also cover realistic ways to incorporate movement into your everyday routine.
Facing the Future: From Values to Action
What do you want your future to look like—and what matters most to you along the way? In this interactive workshop, students will explore their personal values, learn how to turn those values into meaningful goals, and discover how everyday actions can bring them closer to the person they want to become. Through reflection activities and practical strategies, participants will create goals that feel purposeful, realistic, and aligned with what truly matters to them.
More Than a Grade: Navigating Comparison in Academics & Extracurriculars
It’s easy to compare yourself to classmates, friends, or peers based on grades, achievements, leadership positions, or extracurricular involvement. In this interactive workshop, students will explore why we compare ourselves to others, how comparison can affect our confidence and motivation, and how to break unhelpful comparison cycles. Through reflection activities and real-life scenarios, participants will learn strategies for shifting their perspective, focusing on their own growth, and recognizing that their worth and success are about more than a grade, award, or accomplishment.
Drawing the Line: Setting Healthy Boundaries
Learning to set boundaries is an important part of taking care of yourself and building healthy relationships. In this interactive workshop, students will explore what boundaries are, why they matter, and how to recognize when a boundary may be needed. Through real-life scenarios and interactive activities, participants will practice communicating their needs, saying no respectfully, and setting boundaries while maintaining healthy and supportive relationships.
Secrets, Safety, and Support: What to Do When a Friend Confides in You
What would you do if a friend shared that they were struggling with self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or another serious mental health concern? This interactive teen workshop helps participants learn how to respond with empathy, recognize when it's time to involve a trusted adult, and balance trust with safety.
Beyond the Surface: Discovering Your Values
What truly matters to you? In this interactive workshop, students will explore their personal values and discover how these values influence their choices, relationships, goals, and everyday decisions. Through reflection activities and real-life scenarios, participants will identify what is most important to them and learn how to make decisions that align with who they are and the person they want to become.
Master Your Minutes: Building Better Time Management Habits
Between school, extracurriculars, work, friends, and family, it can feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day. Join Minds Over Matter, in partnership with the Dirty Mechanics Robotics Team, for an online interactive workshop led by a licensed therapist as we explore practical strategies for managing your time, reducing stress, and finding balance. Learn how to prioritize what matters most, overcome procrastination, and build healthy habits that help you stay productive without burning out.
More Than a Grade: Navigating Comparison in Academics & Extracurriculars
It’s easy to compare yourself to classmates, friends, or peers based on grades, achievements, leadership positions, or extracurricular involvement. In this interactive workshop, students will explore why we compare ourselves to others, how comparison can affect our confidence and motivation, and how to break unhelpful comparison cycles. Through reflection activities and real-life scenarios, participants will learn strategies for shifting their perspective, focusing on their own growth, and recognizing that their worth and success are about more than a grade, award, or accomplishment.
Mental Health and Academic Pressure Workshop
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by assignments, exams, expectations, or the pressure to succeed?
Join us for an important conversation about how academic pressure impacts students’ mental health and how we can better manage stress, build healthy habits, and support ourselves and others through challenging times.
Drawing the Line: Setting Healthy Boundaries
Setting boundaries isn't about pushing people away—it's about creating healthier relationships with yourself and others. In this interactive virtual workshop, participants will explore what healthy boundaries are, why they matter for mental well-being, and how to recognize when their boundaries are being crossed.
Booth at RTR 5K for Recovery
Minds Over Matter will be hosting a booth at the RTR 5K for Recovery, focused on promoting youth mental health awareness and providing accessible resources. Stop by to learn more about our workshops, connect with our team, and grab informational materials designed to support teens navigating stress, burnout, and everyday challenges.
Plugged In: How Tech Shapes Mental Health
Join us for an open and engaging mental health event designed specifically for teen boys, focused on the impact of technology on mental health—both the challenges and the benefits.
In partnership with Q.Cuts, we’ll also be offering limited hair touch-ups during the event as a way to build confidence and community connection.
Deerfield Beach Ignite - "Burnout and Balance: Recognizing and Preventing Overwhelm"
A practical, engaging workshop that helps middle and high school students recognize the early signs of burnout and overwhelm. Students will learn simple, real-life strategies to manage stress, set healthy boundaries, and create better balance between school, activities, and personal life. The focus is on building awareness, improving coping skills, and preventing exhaustion before it starts—so students can feel more in control, focused, and supported in their daily lives. Register here: https://ow.ly/zlUv50YTaqu
Carson Scholars Award Ceremony
Minds Over Matter was honored to participate in the Carson Scholars Award Ceremony, where we hosted an informational table and displayed a poster highlighting our mission, programs, and impact within the community.
Wellington Day of Youth Event
Visit the Minds Over Matter booth at Wellington's Day of Youth! Stop by to learn more about youth mental health, explore our programs, and discover ways to get involved in creating a more supportive community.
FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship (2026)
At the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship, Minds Over Matter partnered with the Dirty Mechanics Robotics Team to support student well-being by providing stress-relief resources for the event's Quiet Room. We donated puzzles, fidget toys, and other calming activities to create a welcoming space where students, mentors, volunteers, and attendees could take a break, recharge, and practice self-care during the fast-paced competition.
Bake Sale
Our Bake Sale Fundraiser brought together students and community members to support a meaningful cause while enjoying homemade treats. Every purchase helped raise funds to expand and strengthen Minds Over Matter's mental health clubs, allowing us to provide free educational materials, interactive activities, guest speakers, and resources that empower students to prioritize mental wellness.
Florida Atlantic WAVE Poster Showcase
Minds Over Matter was proud to present at Florida Atlantic University's WAVE Poster Showcase, where we shared our organization's mission, programs, and community impact through a research-style poster presentation. Throughout the event, we connected with faculty, students, and community members while highlighting our efforts to expand youth mental health education, advocacy, and peer support.
We were honored to receive the First Place Community Service Organization Award, recognizing our commitment to creating meaningful change and empowering young people to become mental health advocates in their schools and communities. This achievement reflects the dedication of our team and inspires us to continue growing our impact across South Florida and beyond.
Toy Drive for Happy Play Therapy
Join us for a Toy Drive in collaboration with Palm Beach Outreach, supporting Happy Play Therapy, a female veteran-owned pediatric practice providing speech, occupational, and physical therapy for children. Donors will receive 2 service hours for each donation made.
Chipotle Fundraiser
Join Minds Over Matter at Chipotle to support children’s mental health. Every purchase helps us provide new toys for pediatric therapy — giving kids the tools they need to express, heal, and grow through play. View event to learn more.
Minds Out Loud Workshop-Secrets, Safety, and Support: What to do if a friend confides in you
Minds Over Matter is excited to partner with Minds Out Loud to host a presentation on the importance of responding safely when a friend shares something serious. View event to learn more.
Florida Atlantic WAVE Program
Minds Over Matter participated in Florida Atlantic University's WAVE Program, an entrepreneurial experience designed to help students transform innovative ideas into impactful ventures.
Launching a Suncoast Club
Minds Over Matter proudly expanded its impact by launching a new student-led mental health club at Suncoast Community High School. This milestone brought our mission of promoting youth mental health, reducing stigma, and creating supportive spaces to even more students.oom.
Increase Mental Health Awareness and Literacy
Minds Over Matter had the opportunity to lead a workshop at the Minds Out Loud Student Event, focusing on increasing mental health awareness and literacy among young people. Through an engaging presentation and interactive discussion, participants explored what mental health is, why it matters, and how understanding it can help reduce stigma, build empathy, and encourage early support-seeking.
Launching Our First School Chapter
The Break Room at FAU High School marked the beginning of Minds Over Matter's mission to bring student-led mental health support directly into schools. As our first chapter, it was created to provide a safe, welcoming space where students could learn about mental health, develop healthy coping skills, and build meaningful connections with their peers.