Inspirational Speaker
It was my tough times and the years I spent in the wilderness that defined me. And now, I’d like to share one of my stories with your people and perhaps it will help them view the world a little differently – just like it did for me.
Having spent many years thinking I was wired wrong, and it was only me who felt and thought this way.
I share my personal journey of my challenges with limiting self-belief and lack of self-confidence and how I would spiral into deep depression on many occasions. This had major impact on my health, HR career and relationships – with family, friends and romance.
I am really passionate about getting the impact of poor Mental Health out in the open and talked about with family, friends, in clubs and in the workplace.
What changed?
Being diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer and appendicitis at the same time. It enabled me to view myself differently and how to live with my mental health in the best possible way for me.
My keynote talk “Unpacking Mental Health with a Curve Ball” takes you on that personal journey, I share it warts and all to inspire everyone to get talking, and more importantly, listening.
Through my story, I also inspire you and your fellow listeners to:
- start believing in yourself.
- find the positive in the most unusual circumstances.
- make small impactful changes by sharing the learnings and tips that I have adopted.
Believe me, it’s not easy, I have over 25 years of self-loathing to overcome, however, I have my own toolkit to help me continue my positive change of life.
Subjects I talk about are
- depression and anxiety,
- breast cancer,
- self-loathing,
- vulnerability
- resilience and
- loneliness
I have spoken at company events for organisations such as Core to Cloud, Enterprise, Altus, Forging People, Hum4ns and groups, clubs and societies including Rotary International and Women’s Institute.
In addition, I have appeared on many podcasts across the world (visit my list here to have a listen) and local radio stations sharing my experiences with both depression and breast cancer.
If you are holding an event where mental health and inspiration are at the top of your agenda, then let’s chat.
Louise delivered a powerful, interactive talk to our team that was hard-hitting but resonated with many in the room. We appreciated her honesty while talking about certain, very personal subjects that most would find difficult to discuss even with those closest to them, let alone in an unfamiliar group. Louise was very happy to support anybody in our team who came forward after the talk to speak with her on an individual basis, of which there were several. I would absolutely recommend her to other businesses who are seeking new ways to promote wellbeing amongst its employees.
Louise shared her story which was truly inspirational and really resonated with our employees and myself which was thought provoking, motivational and empowering. It was a true eye opener to show that you are not alone and there are always choices to be made to help everyone attain their goals in life and business.
I arranged for Louise to give a talk to our team. Her talk was very inspirational. By sharing her own experience, Louise gives a very honest account of what she was going through, how she was feeling and how we too can find a way to deal with what we are going through. She left us with some very useful tools we can apply every day. Louise is very personable and a great speaker.
If you would like me to speak at your event and inspire your audience, please get in touch below.
Louise certainly stands out from the crowd. A real life journey where she talks about her challenges with depression, anxiety and breast cancer. Sadly subjects that many would have experienced BUT the way that Louise deliver her talks to the audience is with humour as well as feeling.”