Talks and workshops for groups navigating change

For women's groups, professional associations, faith communities, and organizations whose people are in the midst of real-life transitions.

• Practical, story-rich sessions on transition, listening, and self-knowledge.
• Shaped to your audience, setting, and the questions they are actually carrying.
• Available as short talks, retreats, or half-day workshops, in person or online.

I speak to groups about transition, listening, and the kind of self-knowledge that helps people move through change with more steadiness. Every talk is shaped to the room — your audience, your setting, the questions they are actually carrying. The themes below are where I start. The session we build is yours.

Between Stories: Navigating the Space Between Who You Were and Who You Are Becoming

For audiences in the middle of a meaningful transition — an empty nest, retirement, the end of a relationship, a change in health or family role. A practical way to move through the in-between time with less reactivity and surer footing. Available as a talk or a longer workshop.

Participants leave with a simple framework for naming where they are, normalizing the uncertainty of the in-between, and identifying steadying next steps they can take right away.

My Body Knew: The Wisdom That Arrives Before the Words

Most of us learn to override the early signals our bodies send — the fatigue that lingers, the unease before something that once felt easy. This talk reframes those signals as information worth listening to, and helps people catch them sooner.

Participants practice noticing early signals, distinguishing between noise and meaningful cues, and choosing one small experiment based on what their bodies are telling them.

Listening: The Practice That Changes Every Relationship You Have

Real listening is rarer than we think, and it shapes every relationship that matters — spouse, adult children, aging parents, friends, colleagues. This session offers practical tools for helping the people in your life feel genuinely heard.

We explore what gets in the way of listening, practice specific listening moves people can take into their next conversation at home or at work, and name the small shifts that make a big difference over time.

For leaders in workplaces and communities

Leader as Coach: How Managers Develop Capable, Self-Reliant Teams

For managers and lay leaders who keep ending up doing their team's work — at the office, in congregations, in schools, and in volunteer organizations. The questions a coaching-minded leader learns to ask, and the judgment to know when a question serves better than an answer.

Draws on more than 30 years of organizational leadership and an ACC coaching credential. Leaders leave with a set of coaching questions, a clearer sense of when to ask versus when to answer, and a simple structure for one-on-one conversations that grow their people rather than create more dependence.

Closing invitation

I tailor length and format to your group, from a short keynote to a half-day workshop, offered in person or online. To talk about a session for your organization, community, or event, get in touch and we'll shape a session for your people.