Speaker for Youth & Educational Organisations
Overcoming Adversity, resilience, coping skills and wellbeing are key issues for today's youth. These topics and many more are covered through my personal story and adventures with life's challenges.
It is not just my story that is important though, it is the lessons and insights I’ve uncovered that can help others through their challenges in life.
Because of these challenges I understand resilience and developed the coping skills that are essential, but often lacking, in today's young people.
I now see life's difficulties as a catalyst to unearthing character. Instead of being depressed when things don't go my way, I show gratitude, as every difficulty has growth hidden within it.
These lessons are unearthed by the telling of my story. By bringing the audience on an emotional journey, as I believe information without emotion can not be retained. Therefore I openly share the pain and emotional turmoil I experienced on my journey to health and wellbeing. This helps others uncover theirs.
I discuss this life path with humor, articulation and total honesty. I revel in questions and answer sessions and enjoy interacting with everyone at the event.

Experience and Learning
- Degree in Sports & Fitness Studies (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
- Masters in Health Promotion (NUI Galway, Ireland)
- Several years as a substitute teacher. Both primary and secondary schools
- Speaker at the EU Parliament. Both Brussels and Strasbourg.
- Guest lecturer in University college Dublin
- Previous speaker for Foroige, Comhairle na nOg and hundreds of schools and events
- Two transplants and over 1,800 hospital sessions provides real life stories of adversity, and growth
Topics and insights
- Wellbeing and its importance
- Genuine, real life stories of adversity and how I overcome them
- The importance of Role Models to young people
- How the challenges, pace and difficulties of the modern world can be looked at differently
- Why it's more important to “create” a better version of yourself than “change” who you are.
- Transformative power of changing perspectives
- Personal leadership through personal responsibility
- The importance of sport and exercise to your health and life
- A warm, engaging style helping to connect with young people easily
Through my knowledge, real life experience and over 15 years developing speaking skills specifically in school and college settings, I know I can have a positive and impactful effect on the young people you work with.
If you need a speaker on the important topics pertaining to youth and trusted to perform at the EU parliament, conferences and events across Ireland and Europe, get in touch today.