I speak to what resonates deeply for people - care, connection and mattering - transforming lives and workplaces.
Looking for a speaker for your next conference or event, someone who your boss and audience will thank you for booking? Let’s chat.
The sacredness of events
As an event organiser, you’ll have a lot to sort. Events require careful planning and they are a significant investment in your people. I’m here to help you make the most of your event, to invoke real and lasting impact.
When I’m working with groups, I seek to evoke a resonance with my message so that when they hear it, they can’t unhear it, they can’t ignore the call to do things differently, to show up for others in a whole new way.
Events have a sacredness to them. For me it’s a privilege to be part of an event, to take the stage, to be entrusted with the mindsets and hearts of those in the audience. And it’s an opportunity I take seriously.
The power of resonance
Connection and mattering are human needs. That’s why my message resonates with audiences. I am yet to find a conference or event focus, where my message on showing up for others, isn’t relevant.
Connection and mattering provide a powerful way-in to unlocking people’s known and spoken, and unknown and unspoken, barriers or resistance to showing up for others. By speaking to these human needs, audiences experience my message deeply. The line between personal and professional becomes blurred. I speak to people’s hearts and heads. I get to the core of one’s humanness. That’s the transformational power of what I do. What previously felt ‘too hard’ (showing up for others), becomes do-able; awkwardness and anxiety is replaced with clarity of action and confidence.
As a researcher, I am also meticulous about ensuring what I share is research-based. I have been described as “the Brene Brown of mattering”. While that feels like an extraordinarily generous compliment, I do aim to turn research findings into practical ‘nuggets’ in a way that truly resonates. I share relatable stories and specific actionable steps on how to show up for others.
Keynote topics
I offer a range of keynotes related to showing up (care and support) for others and oneself, connection and mattering. I will work closely with you to understand your specific context and needs, and customise my keynote, accordingly. Here are some of my most requested speaking topics:
Showing Up for Others: The New Essential Leadership Skill
Care & Connection: the Essentials of Workplace Well-being
Showing Up for Each Other: Cultivating Teams that Flourish
Beyond Care Paralysis: Putting Empathy into Action
See Me, Hear Me: Rethinking How We View and Care For Grieving Children
Showing Up For Yourself : You Matter Too!
From Invisibility to Mattering: rethinking care and support for grieving children
Recognised as a global authority on children’s postvention and grief support, I invite you to watch my TEDx talk. Here I share the findings of my PhD research that lead me to develop the approach, mattering-reinforcing care.