The Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™

All of Jamie Dawdy’s services are grounded in the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™, a structured approach to supporting sustainable and healthy behaviour change.

The framework integrates psychological resilience, capacity building, and practical action to help individuals and organizations move from overwhelm and stagnation toward meaningful, lasting change.

Whether through keynote speaking, workshops, consulting, or psychotherapy, this framework provides the foundation for the work.

Who This Work Is For

Jamie Dawdy works with individuals and organizations seeking sustainable and healthy approaches to change, resilience, and performance in demanding environments.

Her work is particularly relevant for:

• Professionals experiencing high levels of responsibility, pressure, or change
• Organizations seeking healthier and more sustainable approaches to performance
• Leaders interested in building resilient teams and cultures
• Individuals seeking meaningful, lasting behaviour and lifestyle change

Through the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™, Jamie helps people and organizations move from overwhelm and stagnation toward sustainable progress and wellbeing.

1 : 1 Support

Capacity-Building Support for Real Life Change

As a Registered Nurse providing psychotherapy, I offer compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to support your mental health and well-being. I use proven therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) skills, and my work is grounded in the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™, a capacity-first approach that helps you stabilize, understand, and move forward in a way that feels safe, sustainable and self-trusting.

Who This Is For

1:1 support is well-suited for individuals who:

• Feel stuck, burned out, or overwhelmed

• Are navigating change, transition, or rebuilding after major life events

• Are wanting to make positive lifestyle and behavioural changes that last, but don't know where to start

• Want to strengthen emotional resilience

• Want change that feels grounded, not forced

This work is not about quick fixes.It’s about creating the conditions that allow change to take hold.

My work focuses on

• Building nervous system stability and regulation

• Making sense of patterns and experiences without shame

• Strengthening agency, choice, and self-trust

• Clarifying values, direction and supporting meaningful, small steps and aligned action targeted towards what matter most to you

• Designing environments and supports that protect your progress

Sessions are collaborative, paced, and responsive to your needs.

What You Can Expect

People often report:

• Safe, inclusive, non-judgemental and compassionate care focused on your wellbeing as a whole

• Reduced self-criticism and improved clarity, steadiness and trust in themselves

• more consistent follow-through in healthy behaviour and lifestyle changes

• a sense of forward movement that feels sustainable

• Steady progress that is values-aligned, personally meaningful and offers confidence-building momentum.

Therapy Session Rate

Initial Consultation: No Charge

Virtual Counselling Session (1 hour): $150

A sliding scale payment option for those that have financial concerns or no insurance coverage is available upon request.

Insurance Coverage

Many private insurance plans offer coverage for psychotherapy services. Since every plan is different, please check with your provider to confirm your benefits and reimbursement options.

Important Notes

This work is:

• designed to complement other supports where appropriate

• Sessions are only offered virtually and capacity is limited

  Referrals or collaboration with other providers are welcomed when helpful.

Consulting

Building Capacity for Meaningful, Sustainable Change

Lasting change does not come from pushing harder, adding more initiatives, or asking people to be more resilient in systems that don’t support them.

It comes from building capacity first — at the individual, team, and organizational level.

I provide consultative support to organizations, teams, and community groups seeking to move beyond awareness and intention toward sustainable growth, meaningful collaboration, and lasting change.

My work is grounded in the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™, a model designed to strengthen the psychological and relational foundations that make healthy, enduring change possible

A Different Approach

Many approaches focus on behaviour change first.

This work focuses on capacity first:

• Regulation before reflection

• Stability before performance

• Capacity before change

Rather than pushing behaviours or outcomes, I strengthen the psychological, relational, and systemic conditions that allow meaningful change to emerge and endure.

This approach is particularly valuable in environments experiencing burnout, change fatigue, complex demands, or initiatives that have struggled to take hold.

I work collaboratively with leaders, teams, and communities to:

• Strengthen individual and collective capacity for stress, uncertainty, resilience, and change
• Support trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware practice
• Translate evidence and theory into clear, practical strategies
• Build cultures that support regulation, reflection, agency, and sustainable action
• Align values, vision, and day-to-day practice
• Foster trust, psychological safety, and shared responsibility

How I Work:

Consultation may include organizational assessment, capacity-first strategic planning, leadership coaching, resilience-building strategies, facilitated workshops, and structured support during periods of transition or complexity. All engagements are tailored to the unique context, goals, and challenges of the organization.

Who This Is For

Healthcare, education, social services, nonprofit, and public sector organizations — as well as leadership and community groups — navigating complexity, burnout, or change fatigue and seeking to strengthen resilience and support sustainable change.

What Makes This Different

This is not a motivational program or short-term initiative. It is a capacity-building approach grounded in one core principle:

Healthy, sustainable change happens when people and systems have the stability, safety, and support required to carry it.

Speaking

Understanding Change — and What Actually Helps It Last

Most people already know what they “should” do to create change.

The challenge isn’t a lack of insight or motivation.
Often, it’s a lack of the capacity required to sustain action over time.

Stress, uncertainty, burnout, and overwhelming demands can make even meaningful goals difficult to carry forward.

My talks help audiences understand why change can feel so hard — and what actually supports people and systems in moving forward in healthy, sustainable ways.

Grounded in the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™, these presentations integrate evidence, clinical insight, and practical tools to help individuals, teams, and organizations strengthen the foundations that make lasting change possible.

Formats

Available in person or virtual

• Keynote presentations
• Conference sessions
• Panel discussions
• Custom presentations tailored to organizational needs

What Audiences Gain

Participants often leave with:

• A clearer understanding of why change can feel difficult — even when people want it deeply
• Relief from self-blame and burnout narratives
• Practical language and tools they can immediately apply
• Greater clarity, steadiness, and direction in navigating change

The work meets people where they are and helps them move forward with intention.

Signature Themes

Talks commonly explore:

• Why change efforts often fail — even with strong motivation
• The role of capacity, safety, and regulation in resilience
• Moving beyond “try harder” and self-blame narratives
• How insight becomes action — and why it often doesn’t
• Creating environments that support sustainable change
• Understanding resilience as a process, not a personality trait

What Makes These Talks Different

Audiences experience:

• A clear, memorable framework they can apply in real-world contexts
• Language that reduces shame and strengthens agency
• Practical tools that help translate insight into action
• A grounded, compassionate perspective on change and resilience
• Space for reflection without emotional overload

The goal is not simply inspiration — it is understanding, integration, and sustainable action.

Who These Talks Are For

These talks resonate with audiences across many sectors, including:

• Healthcare, education, and social service settings
• Leadership teams, interdisciplinary professionals, and community groups
• Conferences and professional learning events
• Nonprofit, public sector, and advocacy organizations
• Individuals and communities navigating complexity, burnout, or significant change and desiring healthy coping and adaptation

All talks are thoughtfully adapted to the audience, context, and goals of the event to ensure the work is relevant, grounded, and immediately applicable.

Training & Workshops

Capacity- First Professional Trainings & Workshops

These trainings are designed for professionals working in emotionally demanding, complex, or fast-paced environments who are committed to strengthening health, wellbeing, and sustainable performance — both for themselves and the people they serve.

Workshops are particularly relevant for

• Nurses and healthcare providers

• Mental health clinicians and counsellors

• Educators and school staff

• Social workers and child-serving professionals

• Supervisors, managers, and leadership teams

Sessions focus on building practical psychological capacity, reducing burnout risk, and strengthening the conditions that allow individuals and teams to function well over time.

Grounded in the Resilience-Inspired Action Framework™, each workshop translates psychological science and public health principles into clear, actionable strategies that can be applied immediately within real-world professional settings.

The result is not just insight — but sustainable change that supports both workforce wellbeing and organizational impact.

Participants learn how to

• Assess foundational capacity gaps
• Identify why past efforts collapsed
• Sequence change strategically
• Build habits that are supported, not forced
• Develop systems that prevent burnout and relapse

Available as

• Half-day intensives
• Full-day training sessions
• Multi-session series
• Professional development programming