Speaking and Workshops
Burnout, Brains & Sustainable Success
Talks and workshops that help high-achieving teams understand cognitive load, executive functioning, and the invisible impacts of modern work—so they can perform sustainably, without burning out.
Because high performance isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, in ways that actually work for human brains.
The people who care the most often burn out first.
Today’s workplaces are full of brilliant, high-capacity women who push themselves far beyond what is sustainable—because that’s what they've always done. They’re competent, capable, over-responsible, emotionally attuned, and often quietly overwhelmed.
Meanwhile, organisations are struggling to retain top talent and create cultures that support neurodiversity, innovation, and wellbeing.
My speaking work bridges those worlds.
I bring a mix of lived experience, neuroscience-informed education, corporate strategy background, and grounded humanity to help audiences rethink:
how we work
how we lead
how we manage cognitive load
how we create environments where different brains thrive
Why this work matters
Most burnout frameworks focus on resilience and self-care.
Mine focuses on structures, expectations, nervous systems and capacity.
Because burnout isn’t a personal failing—it’s the predictable end result of chronic mismatch between demands and support.
Whether I’m speaking to execs, HR or legal teams, educators, founders, or women in leadership, the intention is the same:
Reduce friction. Increase capacity. Build sustainable success.
Signature Topics
These can be delivered as keynotes, lunch and learns, virtual and in-person workshops, or full day sessions.
The High-Achieving Brain: Why “Doing More” Stops Working
How giftedness, perfectionism, people-pleasing and internalised pressure lead to overload—and how to design a life that’s sustainable.
The Neurodivergent Burnout Cycle
What burnout looks like in ADHD & autistic brains, why masking accelerates it, and how to prevent recovery-to-collapse loops.
The Mental Load & Executive Functioning at Work
How decision fatigue, emotional labour, and task-switching drain capacity—and how workplaces can redesign processes to protect attention.
Leading Without Burning Out
For senior women balancing leadership, caregiving, perfectionism and identity shifts.
Neurodiversity in Professional Spaces
Supporting different brains without diagnosis gatekeeping or performative inclusion.
Self-Trust, Identity & Life Direction for Women in Transition
For organisations supporting women in mid-career evolution.
Custom topics available on request.
Why Book Me
This isn’t academic theory delivered from a podium.
I blend:
Professional experience — background in strategy, branding & executive-level communication
Formal training — ADHD life coaching + executive functioning frameworks
Neurodivergent lived experience — I’ve been through burnout cycles, panic-productivity, masking fatigue
Narrative storytelling & humour — audiences stay engaged, not lectured
Trauma-aware, inclusive delivery — accessible to both diagnosed & self-identifying brains
My tone is candid, grounded, compassionate, and deeply human.
Ideal Audiences
Law firms & Professional Services
Leadership & women-in-business programs
Corporate wellbeing/ERG events
HR & Learning teams
Educators & Health professionals
Startups, NFPs & impact-driven organisations
Conferences & Summits
Formats
Keynote (45-60 mins)
Interactive Workshop (90–180 mins)
Full-Day Masterclass / PD
Virtual Lunch & Learn
Panel, podcast, or fireside chat
All sessions include optional supporting resources.
FAQs
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Not at all—most workplaces have mixed-brain teams. These sessions are designed to support every human, not only those with diagnoses.
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Yes—where relevant and supportive. My experiences with burnout, overachievement, and late-understood neurodivergence are woven into sessions without making them about me.
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Yes. I regularly work with senior women, executives and high-performance teams.
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Yes—Australia-wide and online globally.
If your organisation wants to support high performance without burnout…