WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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ACHIEVE YOUR FULL POTENTIAL & MAINTAIN YOUR HEALTH & WELLBEING

• Inspiring, motivating and supporting individuals and teams to achieve their full potential while maintaining their mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing

• Raising awareness of the signs of burnout, breakdown, depression, addiction and chronic stress through compelling personal testimony of an eating disorder, addictions, burnout and breakdown while reporting for Reuters from the UK Parliament and by sharing strategies and tools to support people to avoid burning out and breaking down
  

• Inspiring leaders and teams to embrace vulnerability as a strength and as a powerful tool to connect with others and pave the way for healthier, happier workplace relationships

The most successful organisations prioritise the mental, emotional and physical health of their employees, knowing that wellbeing is not only good for the individual, but is essential for effective teamwork, productivity and performance.

"The wellbeing of the individual is reason enough to act, but poor mental health can also have a debilitating impact on a person's performance and productivity," said World Health Organisation Direct General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on releasing the WHO's first ever set of guidelines on improving mental health in the workplace.

If you are committed to creating an environment that supports individuals to flourish - to thrive, not just survive - I'd be delighted to speak with you.

SPEAKER SHOWREEL

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KEY AUDIENCE OUTCOMES

Visiting No. 10 Downing Street as a Reuters political correspondent

My motivational talks equip individuals, teams, leaders and organisations to:

• Spot the warning signs and red flags of chronic stress, addictions, burnout and breakdown
  
• Understand the barriers and blocks that prevent people from asking for help
• Create an atmosphere of psychological safety so that employees feel able to bring their whole selves to work and ask for help before it's too late
• Implement clear pathways to support employees to balance productivity and performance with self-care, wellbeing and personal and professional fulfilment
• Develop awareness of the roots of stress, perfectionism and procrastination and implement tools to avoid self-sabotage and self-harm
• Build emotional resilience at the individual and organisational level
• Form, develop and maintain effective and productive working relationships based on honesty, truth and clear, empathic communication
• Lead courageously, with authenticity and vulnerability
  

SHARING A COMPELLING STORY

As a former international journalist for the global news agency Reuters, I am an accomplished storyteller with a powerful story to tell. My journey includes experience of and recovery from:

• A binge eating disorder, alcohol abuse, crippling perfectionism, high stress and chronic over-work while reporting for Reuters from the UK parliament
• Burnout and breakdown while at the peak of my journalism profession, covering elections, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks
• Low self-esteem and imposter syndrome
  
• Dysfunctional relationships
• Depression

Travelling the globe with former PM Tony Blair and the British press pack

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AUTHENTIC, PROFESSIONAL, PITCH-PERFECT

“Thank you, Katherine for sharing your story with us at the Valuation Office Agency on Time to Talk Day. I know it resonated with a lot of people in one way or another and made us stop and think, wherever we are on our wellbeing journey, which can be a different place every day. I know colleagues felt really safe to share personal stories they may not have done previously. So thank you for creating that environment” – Charlotte Corkish, Head of Operational Leadership Capability and Wellbeing at the Valuation Office Agency

"Katherine is an inspiring speaker and her webinar on 'Strengthening Confidence to Optimise Performance' was appreciated by all attendees. The talk blended Katherine's personal experience with her vast professional experience. If I had the opportunity, I'd take advantage of Katherine's motivational speaking services again" – Florentina Diacu, Bureau van Dijk

"I think the talk was pitch-perfect in what it covered and how it was delivered, and I think the attendees really benefited from it ... I would wholeheartedly recommend Katherine as a speaker. She understood what we were trying to achieve with her presentation and was helpful and professional, and the actual talk was beautifully presented and of immense benefit to the audience" – Karen, Office Manager, Voucher Codes

"Katherine was very personable and very easy to listen to and her talk was informative and relatable. The brief was met totally and the structure of the talk was good. Every time I thought of a question, it was answered. I think a lot of people may have recognised some of the signs in themselves and realised they were engaged in addictive behaviours" – Kate Adamczyk, Director of Marketing & Business Development, Electrical Industries Charity

“Katherine is an excellent speaker and her Pondero talk about managing difficult feelings in healthy ways was engaging, enjoyable and honest. She connected with the audience so that everyone benefited from her insights” – Ronnie Cloke Browne, Founder, CareerBreakPeople and Pondero

"Thank you, Katherine. It was such a courageous story and yet inspirational for others (including myself) on how to spot the warning signs and how to look after yourself before you become burnt out. Your words were very wise and soothing" – Tracy Nicholson, Regional Valuation Lead at Valuation Office Agency

“I was delighted to have Katherine join as a guest speaker for the ‘Dorset Leaders Wellbeing Summit’ in association with Light On and Dorset Mind. Katherine is authentic, inspiring and speaks from the heart. She gave an engaging session on how we can all aim for ‘Full potential with wellbeing’” – Laura Taylor, Founder of Collaborative

"I met Katherine at The Inspire’d Stage in London, where she delivered a talk that was refreshingly real and from the soul. In a world where hiding our feelings and looking for quick fixes on the outside seems to be the advice du jour, Katherine is a breath of fresh air" – Lidija Markovic Rosati, International NLP Trainer and Master Coach and creator of Momentum Coaching Method

“I loved the book. It was fantastic. I was really inspired by it. I learned lots from reading the book and I knew that we needed to get Katherine to come and talk to our Psychologies audience” – Suzy Walker, Former Editor-in-Chief of Psychologies magazine, Author and Coach

VULNERABILITY IS COURAGE

I speak with vulnerability, authenticity and passion and draw on my personal experience as well as my professional expertise to craft powerful talks.

During a 15-year career in international journalism, I reported for Bloomberg and Reuters as a foreign correspondent based in Mexico and Brazil and then as a political correspondent based in the UK Houses of Parliament. I travelled the world with former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, visited Downing Street and the White House and reported on tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks.

Flak jacket and lipstick. Reporting for Reuters from Afghanistan

While I performed to the highest of standards, at the same time I was using unhealthy coping mechanisms to manage stress, anxiety, imposter syndrome and crippling perfectionism. Those coping mechanisms included binge eating and binge drinking, compulsive working to the point of exhaustion and dysfunctional relationships, leading to burnout and breakdown in my mid-thirties.

From this dark place, I rebuilt my life. I have been on a profound personal development and healing journey for two decades, learning an array of tools and techniques to heal my unhealthy coping mechanisms, work to my potential while staying healthy and well and flourish in my new career as a speaker, coach and writer. I now share these tools with others.

FLOURISHING & THRIVING - NOT JUST SURVIVING

Speaking on the Inspire'd Stage in London

I speak on the following topics:

• Achieving our full potential and maximising our true talents while staying healthy and well
• Managing stress, anxiety and difficult emotions in healthy ways
• Avoiding self-harming behaviours and addictions including eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse and workaholism leading to burnout
• Letting go of perfectionism and procrastination in order to thrive, not just survive
• Developing confidence, healthy self-esteem and emotional resilience
• Forming and maintaining healthy relationships with ourselves and with others
• Leading with authenticity and vulnerability
  

PERSONABLE & PROFESSIONAL

I combine excellent communication and presentation skills, honed over 20+ years in high-level journalism across print and broadcast media, with vulnerability and authenticity to produce a powerful mix. I am professional and adaptable and do my utmost to plan and prepare a pitch-perfect talk for your audience. I am available for briefing sessions as well as follow-up calls.

In addition to keynotes for corporates, I host engaging workshops on topics including wellbeing, mental health, eating disorders, anxiety, stress and healthy relationships. I also speak to school-age and college-age children and young people.
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ADDITIONAL TESTIMONIALS

"It was a really great talk. Very engaging, honest and thought provoking. Thanks for speaking Katherine, and thanks for organising it, Valuation Office Agency," - Helen Booker, Rent Officer at Valuation Office Agency

"Candid, insightful and informative. It was really meaningful to hear such a brave and personal account of such difficult experiences," - Audience Member, Voucher Codes

"Katherine's openness and bravery to share really helped to make her talk authentic. She was able to share her experience in a positive way to help others and her passion for this shone through. Her talk helped me to identify red flags and gave me positive, practical tips to deal with things and turn them around. I would absolutely recommend Katherine as a speaker" - Audience Member, Electrical Industries Charity

"I was particularly struck by your story about being in the hotel room and eating the minibar. I think it really gave the rest of your talk authenticity and honesty because you really had gone through it and come out the other side," - Karen, Office Manager, Voucher Codes

"I felt understood and could relate to how you felt. You covered everything I hoped to hear about - your story, your suffering, your healing, signs to look out for and how to start conversations with others. I'm more aware of how I see food, my control over it and my body, and my relationship with the scales. Katherine's talk was empathetic and sensitive, and her concern for other people and their mental and physical health was obvious," - Audience Member, Voucher Codes

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