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Speaking engagements have included keynotes, medical, pharmaceutical, and non-profit presentations; panels, screenings, and training events; and radio and television interviews. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a36658c9f8dce70d3004910/3a6407b2-12df-462b-acdb-64f544c687ea/long+blue.jpg Speaking Engagementsold - The Patient's Perspective Help Your Patients Become Resilient Amidst Their Own Storms How well do you understand your patients outside of the clinic? This program is perfect for the entire medical community to better understand how denial, fear, stubbornness, and serious side effects play into the daily patient/caregiver/family relationship. Stacia shares Brainstorm examples. The audience will leave with: • A renewed sense of passion for their important work • Ideas to better understand their patients and help them get optimal care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a36658c9f8dce70d3004910/3a6407b2-12df-462b-acdb-64f544c687ea/long+blue.jpg Speaking Engagementsold The Missing Component to “Don’t Give Up” How can we change our mindset to influence our circumstances? A seizure turned Stacia's life upside down, but she flipped the script and now she’s sharing her story of resiliency—how she battled epilepsy and got through the worst day of her life, to eventually make the best decision of her life. 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I shot, wrote, and edited daily news reports, as well as longer-format stories. My work as a video journalist was recognized in 2015 with a Michigan Emmy® Award. I had no intention of leaving the world of daily deadlines, but a seizure ended my career and opened the door for a new one in 2015. That’s when I learned I was a candidate for brain surgery to cure my epilepsy. As a journalist, documenting this experience was a natural decision. I directed, co-produced and edited Brainstorm, which premiered on Twin Cities PBS in November 2016, and starting airing on select public television stations nationwide in November 2017. Brainstorm is a 2017 Upper Midwest Emmy Nominee, an Impact DOCS award-winner, and a Docs Without Borders Film Festival official selection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a36658c9f8dce70d3004910/92b3a9b6-fe40-41bf-a800-0190caf60a6f/Kalinoski+headshot+.png About Stacia - Author, Speaker, Award-winning Journalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a36658c9f8dce70d3004910/1538629884101-TDRC6VRP6PGSDR8VCFP1/Picture_NoLogo+%282%29.jpg About Stacia My reporting career started at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and led me to television stations in Nebraska, Oregon, and Michigan from 2007 - 2014. I shot, wrote, and edited daily news reports, as well as longer-format stories. My work as a video journalist was recognized in 2015 with a Michigan Emmy® Award. I had no intention of leaving the world of daily deadlines, but a seizure ended my career and opened the door for a new one in 2015. That’s when I learned I was a candidate for brain surgery to cure my epilepsy. As a journalist, documenting this experience was a natural decision. I directed, co-produced and edited Brainstorm, which premiered on Twin Cities PBS in November 2016, and starting airing on select public television stations nationwide in November 2017. Brainstorm is a 2017 Upper Midwest Emmy Nominee, an Impact DOCS award-winner, and a Docs Without Borders Film Festival official selection. https://www.staciaamee.com/home daily 0.75 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a36658c9f8dce70d3004910/1514476518528-13VI9OGFDZLH0TKU86MT/blue-8-02.jpg Contact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a36658c9f8dce70d3004910/1514476563683-KJPS0UI5OBQPZL5AUF98/AckermanGruber_Kalinoski_024-2.jpg Contact - Get in touch Please feel free to reach out for writing and collaboration opportunities, speaking engagements, or general inquiries. staciakalinoski@gmail.com Thank you! 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