Speaking & Keynotes

From Willpower to Capacity: A New Model for Sustainable Change

Most audiences aren’t struggling because they lack discipline. They’re exhausted from trying to sustain change in systems that don’t support it.

Jamie delivers a powerful, neuroscience-informed shift away from burnout culture—helping audiences understand why they keep starting over, and what it actually takes to create change that lasts. As a Registered Nurse and Psychotherapist, she bridges clinical science with real life, translating complex concepts into practical, immediately usable insights.

Her talks don’t just motivate. They rewire how people understand change.

Signature Keynote: The Willpower Trap

The Big Idea

Willpower isn’t the problem, and it was never the solution. When capacity is low, biology will always override intention.

The Takeaway

An introduction to the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™ and a clear, actionable roadmap for building the capacity to follow through—especially in high-demand, high-stress seasons of life.

Ideal For Organizations and Audiences Navigating:

  • Burnout, high stress, and performance pressure

  • Women’s leadership and high-demand life transitions

  • Health, behaviour change, and sustainable well-being

Jamie Dawdy, mental health advocate, keynote speaker on resilience and sustainable behaviour change
Jamie Dawdy, mental health advocate, keynote speaker on resilience and sustainable behaviour change