Speaking
Talks that give an audience tools, not slogans.
I speak to conferences, leadership offsites and employee-wellbeing programs about attention, resilience and the practical neuroscience of doing good work.
Audiences
Engaging groups that want practical, science-backed takeaways.
Signature topics
Talks tailored to your audience and your goals.
The Attention Economy Inside Your Head
Why focus feels harder than it used to, and what to do about it.
Calm Under Load
Reading the stress response and choosing your next move on purpose.
Mindfulness Without the Mysticism
A secular, evidence-led case for attention training at work.
The Neuroscience of Change
Why habits fail and how the brain actually installs new ones.
Leading a Regulated Room
How a leader's state sets the cognitive temperature of a team.
Recovery Is a Performance Skill
Sleep, energy and rest as inputs, not rewards.
Formats
Choose the format that fits your event.
45–60 minutes
Keynote
A single big idea, told well, with three things the room can use tomorrow.
90 minutes
Seminar
Deeper material with room for questions, examples and live application.
Half or full day
Workshop
Hands-on practice, small-group work and a plan each person leaves with.
“Bernadette closed our conference and the room stayed put. People were still talking about her three practices at breakfast the next day.”
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A calmer, sharper mind — one email at a time
Short, practical notes on focus, mindfulness and performance. No noise, no pop-ups.