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Biography

Dr. Robyne Hanley Dafoe is an award-winning psychology and education behaviorist, recognized as one of the most trusted voices on resiliency, stress and hope. She helps people and organizations achieve meaningful success and productivity, without sacrificing well-being. 

Known for her unique ability to bridge research and real-life application, Dr. Robyne delivers science with heart. Her work makes complex ideas simple, relatable and immediately usable, offering practical frameworks for staying steady, capable and kind in a world that often feels anything but. 

A former high school dropout turned university professor, bestselling author and mother of three, Dr. Robyne’s story is as compelling as her science. She has delivered more than 2,000 keynotes globally and reached millions through her writing, teaching and digital platforms. 

Her award-winning books Calm Within the Storm and Stress Wisely have established her as a global authority on resiliency, sustainable performance and psychological safety. Her latest release, I Hope So: How to Choose Hope, Even When It Is Hard, named a Globe and Mail Best Seller, offers a groundbreaking perspective on hope as a practical skill, a strategic advantage that fuels leadership, protects mental health and strengthens communities. 

Dr. Robyne has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Shondaland and Live Happy. She is a weekly contributor to Psychology Today, was recognized by BookLife as a Grand Prize Non-Fiction Winner and is trusted by Fortune 500 companies, healthcare systems and educators around the world. She is the expert organizations call when they want their people to perform at their best and stay well doing it. 

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Everyday Resiliency: How to Master Working and Living Well

In a world of rapid change and constant challenges, resilience is vital. Join Dr Robyne for a transformative exploration of the five pillars of everyday resilience. This session will equip you with practical tools and strategies to boost both your professional and personal well-being and effectiveness.

Learn how to leverage resilience as your greatest asset in navigating today's dynamic environment. Attendees gain actionable insights that empower them to face challenges with renewed confidence and fully realize their potential to thrive in their work.

Key Ideas and Takeaways:
Recognize, address and optimize everyday stress
Acquire critical insights for why ‘knowing’ better, doesn’t equal ‘doing' better
Discover what helps and hinders resilient practices
Learn how to activate the five pillars of everyday resiliency

Stress Wisely: The Essential Tools for Living and Working Well

The Stress Wisely approach is a kind-hearted reckoning against everything we have learned about stress delivered as a knockout punch.

Dr Robyne, with her signature honesty, humour, relatability and gift of translating scientific research, invites you to lean into the parts of you that intuitively knows there must be a better way to achieve greatness in both livelihood and lifestyle. Using the eight realms of wellness, Dr Robyne presents deep, yet clear and concise, insights and strategies that are instantly actionable.

Learn to harness stress as an ally, not an adversary, and elevate your capacity for peak performance and resilience. It's time to stress wisely and live well. Audience members learn to transform their relationship with stress, gaining actionable strategies to harness it as a powerful ally for achieving peak performance and enhanced resilience.

Hope is the Strategy: Actioning Hope for Resilient Organizations

In times of profound uncertainty, hope becomes more than just an emotion—it emerges as a strategic imperative. Dr Robyne Hanley-Dafoe's pioneering work demonstrates how hope is essential for organizations striving for greatness. It not only transforms challenges and adversity into resilience but also cultivates environments conducive to innovation, high performance, and sustained productivity.

This keynote delves into practical frameworks and evidence-based strategies that empower individuals and organizations to navigate uncertainty with confidence and strategic clarity. Participants will learn actionable habits and mindsets that make teams unstoppable, leveraging hope as a foundational strategy.

How Organizations Can Be Truly Well

In a world that demands more from us every day, achieving sustainable high performance while maintaining our health and wellness can seem like an insurmountable challenge. Enter “How Organizations Can Be Truly Well”, a transformative learning event by renowned educational behaviourist Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe and performance physiologist Dr. Greg Wells. This ground-breaking session is designed for leaders, change-makers, and anyone looking to make a meaningful impact in the world.

What you’ll learn:

• Leadership wellness: Gain insights into how wellness practices can make you a more effective and empathetic leader.

• Sustainable high performance: Learn actionable strategies to achieve and maintain peak performance without sacrificing your health.

• Mind-body connection: Understand the intricate relationship between your mental and physical well-being and how they influence your performance.

• From languishing to thriving: Discover tools to shift from a state of fatigue and languishing to one of vitality and productivity.

Why you should hire Dr. Robyne and Dr. Greg:

• Research-informed resources: Robyne & Greg bring a wealth of research-informed tools and insights to help you level up every aspect of your life.

• Holistic approach: The learning experience integrates practices like mindful breathing, movement, and sleep tactics, aligning with Robyne's and Greg's holistic approach to health and wellness.

• Realize your potential: This is more than a keynote; it’s a catalyst for change, moving individuals and organizations from 'potential unfulfilled' to 'potential realized'.

Testimonials

She had people laughing, crying and reflecting on things they are faced with, in their everyday lives. Dr Robyne was a huge hit! Her ability to shape her presentation to fit the audience was amazing and she had people laughing, crying and reflecting on things they are faced with, in their everyday lives. I had feedback that described her presentation as “moving”, “inspirational”, “thought-provoking” and people shared that they felt her ideas were refreshing and gave them something to try immediately.
– GTACC Chair
Her keynote truly struck a chord with the group. I had the opportunity to speak with our attendees and the feedback was extremely positive. Her keynote truly struck a chord with the group, and it felt like there were numerous valuable insights that everyone walked away with.
– CIBC
Dr Robyne was AMAZING. Her presentation not only made me cry, but many others in the room. She shared insights that were very relatable to everyone’s daily life. The hour flew by!
– Cameco
Dr Robyne was fantastic! Many attendees said she was one of the best speakers we’ve ever had!
– Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association
Dr Robyne was a huge hit! Her ability to shape her presentation to fit the audience was amazing and she had people laughing, crying and reflecting on things they are faced with, in their everyday lives. I had feedback that described her presentation as “moving”, “inspirational”, “thought-provoking” and people shared that they felt her ideas were refreshing and gave them something to try immediately.
– GTACC
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Booksby Dr Robyne Hanley-Dafoe

Stress Wisely

Stress Wisely

Calm Within The Storm

Calm Within The Storm

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