This transformative presentation reframes burnout as disconnection, not depletion—positioning it as wisdom rather than weakness. Dr. Shaffer guides audiences through the four dimensions of burnout while offering concrete strategies for embodied learning and rhythmic productivity. With 82.5% of Canadian students experiencing procrastination and academics as "highly distressing," this talk provides urgent solutions for educational institutions and workplaces facing a wellbeing crisis.

Your audience will:

• Map their own burnout story through the four dimensions (disconnection, systemic pressure, ongoing process, inherent wisdom), discovering burnout as valuable feedback rather than personal failure

• Experience embodied practices for rhythmic productivity, learning to recognize and respond to capacity signals before reaching depletion

• Develop a breakthrough blueprint that transforms exhaustion into sustainable engagement through aligned priorities and protective boundaries

Drawing from her TEDx talk, this keynote unpacks procrastination not as a character flaw but as brilliant self-protection gone sideways. Dr. Shaffer reveals the hidden intelligence behind procrastination—how it signals missing skills, protects from failure, and offers instant rewards—while providing her revolutionary Flow Sequence Model that transforms paralysis into progress. Perfect for organizations tired of productivity hacks that ignore human psychology.

Your audience will:

• Experience a paradigm shift from shame to understanding as they discover procrastination's hidden intelligence—self-protection, feedback signals, and adaptive responses—transforming their relationship with delay

• Practice the Flow Sequence Model in real-time, learning to match tasks to energy states and create momentum through strategic sequencing rather than forced willpower

• Leave with a personalized action plan that honours their unique procrastination patterns while building sustainable productivity rhythms

Stop treating student mental health, equitable access, and academic achievement as competing priorities. This groundbreaking keynote reveals how learning strategies serve as the ultimate multi-solver—simultaneously addressing wellbeing crises, systemic barriers, and performance gaps. Dr. Shaffer demonstrates how teaching students how to learn creates a triple win: reduced anxiety through capability-building, increased access through neuroinclusive methods, and improved outcomes through evidence-based approaches. Perfect for institutions juggling multiple mandates with limited resources.

Your audience will:

• Discover the multi-solving power of learning strategies through case studies showing simultaneous improvements in wellbeing, access, and achievement

• Map their organization's competing priorities to identify where learning strategies can serve as leverage points for multiple mandates

• Design pilot programs that demonstrate measurable impact across all three domains, creating evidence for systemic investment

Address the "wicked problem" destroying our education ecosystem: overwhelmed students, depleted educators, and exhausted families trapped in a vicious cycle. This systems-thinking keynote maps the interconnected crisis while offering holistic interventions that heal rather than Band-Aid. Dr. Shaffer shares how learning strategies can become the intervention point that shifts the entire system—giving students agency, teachers sustainable practices, and parents permission to step back. Essential for leaders ready to move from firefighting to transformation.

Your audience will:

• See their individual struggles as part of an interconnected system through ecosystem mapping that reveals how student overwhelm, educator depletion, and family stress perpetuate each other

• Identify intervention points where small changes create cascading benefits—discovering how teaching students agency reduces teacher burden and parent anxiety

• Collaborate on collective solutions that address root causes rather than symptoms, moving from individual resilience to systemic transformation

Challenge the false choice between rigour and wellbeing. This keynote dismantles toxic achievement culture by demonstrating how holistic learning strategies create equitable, neuroinclusive environments where everyone thrives. Dr. Shaffer shares evidence that wellbeing isn't an add-on but the foundation of sustainable excellence—perfect for institutions ready to move beyond performative wellness to genuine transformation.

Your audience will:

• Witness the false dichotomy between excellence and wellbeing collapse as they explore evidence showing holistic approaches improve both performance AND mental health

• Engage in equity audits of their own learning environments, identifying systemic barriers and discovering neuroinclusive alternatives

• Co-create implementation strategies that make justice tangible through specific practices, policies, and cultural shifts

Nobody teaches students how to learn—until now. This practical, paradigm-shifting talk reveals why traditional study methods fail diverse learners and introduces Dr. Shaffer's comprehensive framework for learning beneath the content. Drawing from her forthcoming book "A New Way to Learn," she demonstrates how teaching meta-learning creates cascading benefits for mental health, academic success, and life satisfaction.

Your audience will:

• Uncover the missing meta-learning layer beneath all subject content, understanding why nobody taught them how to learn and what that costs learners

• Experience breakthrough moments trying evidence-based strategies they've never encountered—from memory consolidation techniques to attention management tools

• Build a learning strategy toolkit customized to their context, whether supporting students, managing their own learning, or leading organizational development

Transform family dynamics around homework and achievement. This warm, revolutionary talk equips parents with learning strategies that reduce conflict while building capability. Dr. Shaffer shares how parents can seed-plant strategies without hovering, honour neurodiversity without lowering expectations, and create home environments where learning feels good—not like a battlefield.

Your audience will:

• Transform from homework hoverers to strategy seed-planters, learning to support without rescuing and guide without controlling

• Practice conversation starters and intervention techniques that reduce conflict while building capability and confidence

• Create family learning agreements that honour neuroinclusion, respect boundaries, and make space for both achievement and joy

A keynote that honours teachers as whole humans while revolutionizing classroom practice. This game-changing presentation reveals how teaching students how to learn (not just what to learn) creates a profound dual benefit: students become capable, confident learners while teachers reclaim the joy and sustainability of their practice. Dr. Shaffer shares evidence-based strategies that reduce the exhausting cycle of repetition, resistance, and “remediation,” replacing it with engaged, equipped learners. Perfect for educators ready for something to wildly shift classroom challenges.

Your audience will:

• Master the art of embedding learning strategies into existing curriculum without adding prep time—discovering how teaching students to manage time, prioritize, and study effectively reduces marking load and follow-up support

• Experience the liberation of watching students solve their own learning challenges using tools you've taught them, transforming classroom dynamics from dependency to partnership

• Create a personalized implementation plan that protects teaching energy while multiplying student success, building metacognitive skills alongside content mastery