Disruptive & progressive thought leadership.
Speaking and writing engagements that disrupt the way we lead (and live).
We're entering a new era of leadership.
One that doesn't glorify burning the midnight oil (or burning yourself out). Leaders now need to think differently, adapt to new situations, and see through the muck, all while feeling grounded in their purpose.
This is the conversation I'm moving forward, based on my 15+ years of leadership experience and extensive training in neuroscience, trauma-informed practices, and mindfulness.
Come be part of the shift.
Areas of disruption and expertise: redefining success on our own terms, sustainable paths to productivity and profitability, trauma-informed leadership, reclaiming joy at work, demystifying stress and burnout, empowering women to bridge the gender gap and more.
Recent speaking and writing engagements
Podcast guest, Relationships at Work
Topic: How to practice trauma-informed leadership
The episode explores how leaders can effectively integrate trauma-informed practices into their workplace leadership, drawing on my insights as an expert in trauma-aware management.
Main Stage Speaker, WNORTH 2025 Conference
Topic: Building brave spaces: how trauma-aware leadership drives gender equity
In my talk, I emphasize that trauma-informed leadership is a daily, embodied practice—about shifting from reactive habits to responsive, values-aligned choices. I share how tuning into our nervous systems and creating intentional pauses can help build safer, more resilient workplace cultures.
Guest writer, Digital Entrepreneur
Topic: Gut check: why logic alone won’t lead your business
Discover why trusting your gut is the ultimate entrepreneurial superpower—and how to rebuild it through emotion, intuition and nervous system regulation.
Workshop host, TOAST women in tech community
Topic: Staying loud in a time that wants us to stay small
Together, we explored ways you can speak up for yourself and others while navigating the gender gap in the workplace.
Guest writer, Digital Entrepreneur
Topic: Women who dared to defy the norm
In this article, I tell my story of going against the mold, standing up to societal expectations, saying no to the naysayers and shaking up gender norms by launching Awarely Embodied Leadership.
Panel Host, Royal Roads University and WNORTH roundtable
Topic: Defining success on our own terms
Together we explored the evolving definitions of success and how we can shape our own paths with confidence and intention as women.
Podcast Guest, Clocking Out
Topic: From stressed out executive to empowered entrepreneur
In this episode, I tell my heartfelt journey of how I reclaimed and redefined my professional identity, which ultimately led to launching Awarely Embodied Leadership, my company focused on helping women reclaim their well-being.
Guest Speaker, Camosun College Leadership Wellbeing and Resilience Course
Topic: Redefining work/life balance for the modern workplace
How moving from work/life balance to work/life integration transformed my relationship with stress and burnout.
Instagram Live Guest, Women In Leadership Foundation
Topic: Reclaiming joy - the role of fun and play at work
Finding joy, fun, and play at work isn’t just a luxury—it’s necessary for thriving! Check out this Instagram LIVE where we talk about leading with connection, building capacity, and mobilizing change.
Podcast Guest, Bold Hearted
Topic: Trauma-informed leadership and quitting your dream job
Trauma plays a role in how we show up at work... regardless of whether we want to talk about it.
🎙 Tune in to hear about:
- Trauma-informed leadership and how to show up better for your people
- Paying attention when your nervous system is under attack
- And if all else fails, how to quit your dream job
Guest writer, Douglas Business Magazine
Topic: Make stress work for you
The INTEL article on workplace well-being explored:
- The difference between good stress and bad stress
- Repurposing energy towards solving problems at work
- Tips and tools for recognizing stress and shifting our relationship with it
From a happy reader:
“What a great article! The emphasis on self-awareness as pivotal to well-being resonated deeply with me. The three questions have been a game changer for helping me identify when good and bad stress shows up and how to effectively manage and mitigate it.
- Founder & CEO, leadership development.”
