Tara Rolstad

Tara Rolstad makes mental health real, makes you laugh about the hard stuff, and sends you home with a plan!
She is a professional speaker, author and advocate who helps organizations break open powerful conversations about mental health. Tara uses her unique combination of expertise, authenticity, and humor, and her inspiring personal journey as a parent and foster parent of children with mental illness. She helps audiences walk away with actionable tips and practical strategies they can implement immediately to help themselves, their organization, and those around them.
Tara’s audiences include many association, nonprofit and corporate audiences. She has been a consultant and program partner with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) organizations in Oregon and Texas, and is the founder and director of the conference Parenting & Mental Health.
Tara’s latest book is "What to Do Right Now When Your Child is Suicidal." Her other books include "HEALING WITH HUMOR, Mental Illness to Mental Health: One Laugh, One Joke, One Inspiring Story at a Time," and "We’ve Got This: Journal for Parenting Kids with Mental Health."