Dr Katherine Iscoe - Mindfulness & Mental Health - Keynote Speaker and Author

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Dr Katherine Iscoe

Keynote Speaker and Author

Dr Katherine Iscoe is a keynote speaker, author, board member, former CEO of a dual-listed public company, academic mentor and summa cum laude graduate with multiple scholarships and awards.

Despite these achievements and perceived public success, Katherine’s mental health was teetering on collapse; she endured a debilitating eating disorder for over a decade, and persevered through severe depression and thoughts of suicide.

Katherine’s breaking point was when she was no longer proud of the life she lived: her decade-long relationship was hanging by a thread and her career success was smoke and mirrors.

She had two realisations:

As a people-pleaser, she held in her frustration and anger to keep the peace and avoid conflict which only further fuelled more internal anger and frustration.
As a high-achiever, her choices to fuel her outward success were solely based on impressing others so she could be respected, yet the harder she tried to be validated by others, the less she respected herself.

It is precisely these deeply personal experiences that have shaped Katherine's latest research focus: the inseparable connection between self-respect and its influence on a high-achieving-people-pleaser’s ability to:

Live without fear of criticism or judgement;
Love by practising healthy selfishness and
Lead one’s professional life with pride and honesty.

And that’s what The Self-Respect Revolution is all about: changing the relationship that we have with ourselves to enable us to change our relationship with the world around us.

Alongside her professional escapades, Dr Katherine is a dog-obsessed, murder-documentary loving nerd, who uses sewing as therapy and shoes as her healthy addiction.

Testimonial

"Dr Katherine Iscoe was a very inspiring presenter. Our attendees were engaged and energised by her passion and ability to transfer her past experiences to any setting, be it professional or personal. She was able to perfectly intertwine the message of her session with our Postgraduate event. Dr Katherine was even ready to engage with the attendees after the event. She is a rock star and a great addition to any event you may consider having! Thank you, Dr Katherine, for inspiring the next generation on behalf of Curtin."

Curtin University

"I participated in your sessions and observed that your approach to time management, especially in dealing with attendees who contributed more information than others, was highly organised. Your creation of a secure and inclusive atmosphere allowed all participants to feel at ease and accepted. This was clearly demonstrated by the fact that many attendees engaged in sharing, discussing, and resonating with your message."

WiTWA

"Dr Katherine is a true changemaker: a compelling storyteller with a vision for a more confident, connected community. She strikes the perfect balance between meticulously researched, evidence-based advice and unicorn farts, delivering her important message with intelligence, compassion and humour. We all need a dose of Katherine in our lives."

Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre

"Dr Katherine generously donated her time and energy to MC our first fundraising event. We were absolutely blown away by her dedication, interest in the cause, humour, and ability to keep everyone’s attention. Dr Katherine will always hold a very special place in our hearts & we are honoured to have her associated without our organisation."

Endometriosis WA

"We were fortunate enough to have Dr Katherine Iscoe present as the keynote speaker for our 2022 Future Female Leaders Program Gala event. All I can say is - WOW! Katherine brings with her not only a wealth of knowledge and experience, but she shares it all with her audience in an engaging, captivating manner through impressive storytelling and the perfect amount of humour. The feedback we received from attendees following the event was phenomenal"

Future Female Leaders Program

"Your speech was warm, funny, relatable, personal – all the things we asked from you and more. There was genuine caring in what you said and a desire, not only to provide meaningful insight, but also to help. Thank you, thank you, thank you: from the University, from the Graduations team and, most importantly, from our newest grads who would no doubt be raving about how awesome you all are. First and foremost to me, you are a true UWA leader and I am incredibly grateful for everything you do to make our community better, stronger, more significant. It is, as always, a tremendous pleasure and privilege to work with you."

University of Western Australia

"We host an annual networking & fundraiser event for 50+ people, we were lucky enough to get Dr Katherine along as our guest speaker ... she was a real hit! We got a lot of great feedback and some of the guests were asking how to get in touch with her for their events. Dr Katherine is fun, informative, entertaining and manages to interact and engage with the crowd to keep them all involved and enjoying themselves. I highly recommend Dr Katherine as a speaker at your next event."

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