Women, Running & Endurance Speaker
Women in Endurance Sport: Honest Stories of Strength and Resilience
I’m a keynote speaker specialising in women’s experiences in endurance sport. I speak from lived experience as an ultra-runner, an AuDHD woman, a counsellor and a mental health advocate, bringing together performance, psychology and honest storytelling.
My talks explore ambition, identity, confidence, wellbeing and resilience through the lens of women in endurance spaces. I speak openly about the realities many women face: pressure to perform, to endure, to stay quiet about struggle, to experience gender bias towards womens sport and to constantly prove belonging in environments that were not built with us in mind.
As a women in sport speaker and endurance speaker, I don’t offer polished motivation or empty empowerment. I offer truth. I speak about strength and vulnerability side by side, about self-trust built slowly, and about the emotional cost and power of choosing to keep showing up.
My sessions invite audiences to expand their idea of what is possible, not by becoming harder or louder, but by becoming more connected to themselves.
Why I Speak About Women & Endurance
My voice sits at the intersection of performance and vulnerability. I understand endurance not just as a physical challenge, but as an emotional, psychological and identity-shaping experience.
I speak openly about body image, mental health, eating disorders in sport, RED-S, identity disruption and neurodivergence. These are not side issues in women’s sport, they are often central, yet rarely spoken about honestly.
Through my own journey in multra-marathons, including attempting the North Coast 500, I’ve experienced the intensity, the pressure and the invisibility that many women carry in endurance spaces. I know what it’s like to push towards big goals while quietly struggling, and to question whether strength always has to look like sacrifice.
What makes my talks resonate is the way I combine lived experience with psychological insight. I don’t just tell stories, I help audiences understand what sits underneath them: the patterns, the pressure, the nervous system responses, and the emotional cost of endurance culture.
This work is about making the unseen visible.
Topics I Speak On
Women in Endurance Sport
I speak about confidence, fear and self-belief in endurance settings, and what it means to take up space in environments that are often male-dominated. My talks explore injury, recovery and the identity shifts that can come when sport is taken away or no longer feels safe.
I also address female physiology and performance in an accessible, non-clinical way, alongside the emotional reality of endurance achievements- the anticlimax, the self-doubt, the pressure to immediately do more.
These sessions resonate strongly with women who love sport, but feel conflicted within it.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Mental health is woven through all of my work. I speak about anxiety, burnout and emotional regulation, particularly in the context of long-term ambition. I talk openly about my experiences with eating disorders , RED-S, neurodivergence and the disconnect that can develop between body and mind when performance becomes the primary measure of worth.
Rather than framing wellbeing as something that competes with ambition, I explore how sustainable performance actually depends on self-awareness, recovery and compassion.
Neurodivergence in Sport
As an AuDHD woman, I speak honestly about intensity, hyperfocus, overwhelm and sensory load in training and competition. I explore masking, burnout and the pressure to appear “together” in sporting spaces, as well as why many neurodivergent women are drawn to extremes like endurance sport.
These talks help audiences understand neurodivergence not as a weakness, but as something that requires different forms of support, pacing and understanding.
Resilience & Identity
Endurance sport has taught me that resilience is rarely built at finish lines. I speak about lessons from ultras, failed attempts, injury and disruption, and what it means to rewrite your story when things don’t go as planned.
Identity, particularly for women, is often tied to achievement. My talks explore how we redefine success, build multifaceted lives, and learn to hold ambition alongside self-compassion.
This work speaks directly to women navigating change, pressure and transition.
Who I Speak To
I speak to a wide range of audiences, tailoring each talk to the environment and group.
I work with sports clubs, including women’s teams, running groups and endurance clubs.
I speak within elite athlete programmes and performance pathways.
I deliver talks in schools and universities, particularly for girls’ sport and wellbeing initiatives.
I’m invited into corporate wellbeing events to explore ambition, resilience and identity.
I speak at running events, race expos and festivals, as well as women’s conferences and empowerment events.
I also contribute to mental health and resilience discussions where depth and lived experience are valued.
What Audiences Take Away
Audiences leave my talks with a stronger sense of confidence in their own abilities and a deeper understanding of what resilience really means. They gain tools for managing burnout, stress and identity pressure, and insight into how to balance ambition with wellbeing.
Many people describe feeling permission to slow down, to question narratives they’ve internalised, and to take themselves seriously without having to be invulnerable. There is inspiration, but it comes through honesty and recognition, not comparison.
Organisations gain practical insight into how to better support female athletes and participants, and a more inclusive, realistic understanding of women in endurance spaces.
My Speaking Style
My speaking style is honest, raw and human. I lead with story, but always with psychological depth and care. I create spaces that feel safe, inclusive and reflective, rather than performative.
I’m grounded rather than overly motivational, relatable across ages and experience levels, and attentive to emotional pacing. As an inspirational keynote speaker, my aim is not to impress, but to connect and to leave audiences feeling steadier, not stirred up and dropped.
Talk Formats
I offer a range of formats depending on the event and audience, including keynote speeches of 20–60 minutes, workshops focused on confidence, resilience, neurodivergence and performance wellbeing, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, school assemblies or student talks, and corporate wellbeing sessions.
All talks are tailored to age group, setting and goals.
Why This Work Matters to Me
This work matters to me because I know how isolating endurance can feel when you’re a woman carrying invisible struggles. My journey from marathon running into ultras was shaped by ambition, mental health challenges, identity disruption and learning to live with AuDHD.
I’ve had to learn, often the hard way, how to balance drive with self-compassion, and how to listen to my body without losing my sense of purpose. I speak because I want women to feel seen, supported and capable, not just of enduring more, but of choosing themselves.
I believe endurance is emotional as much as physical. And I believe storytelling can be a powerful tool for empowerment, reflection and change.
Booking & Availability
I’m available for in-person and online speaking engagements. All talks are tailored to the audience, with pre-event planning calls included to ensure relevance, safety and impact.
I’m flexible around event dates and happy to work around race schedules where needed.
Get Started
If you’re looking for an endurance speaker who brings lived experience, emotional depth and genuine inspiration to your event, I’d love to talk.
Frequently Asked Questions
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My talks are designed for women and mixed-gender audiences involved in endurance sport, including runners, athletes, coaches, students, professionals and organisations interested in performance, wellbeing and identity. I tailor each session to the audience and context.
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No. While I speak from experience in ultra-endurance sport, my talks resonate just as strongly with recreational runners, women new to endurance, and those navigating sport alongside work, family and life pressures.
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Yes, but always responsibly. I speak from lived experience and professional grounding, using a trauma-informed and boundaried approach. Content is never graphic or sensationalised, and always delivered with care and emotional safety in mind.
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Yes. My speaking style is emotionally intelligent, paced and inclusive. I do not ask audiences to disclose personal experiences, and I create reflective spaces rather than high-intensity or performative environments.
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Yes, in an accessible, non-clinical way. I explore how women’s bodies, energy, recovery and emotional experiences intersect with endurance sport, alongside the social and cultural pressures women face in these spaces.