What my talks are built on

These talks are shaped by real experiences of trauma and recovery, delivered in a trauma-informed way that prioritises safety, understanding, and respect for every individual.

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Honesty

Small groups benefit massively from consistent support and accountability.

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Judgment

No pressure to share. Listening is always enough.

Recent speaking engagements

A selection of talks delivered across various platforms

what trauma taught me about resilience

Behaviour
Resilience
Response

This staff session uses lived experience to explore how trauma influences behaviour, emotional responses, and resilience. The focus is on real-world insight rather than theory, helping staff apply trauma-informed understanding to everyday practice.The session supports confident, consistent responses to challenge, with an emphasis on understanding behaviour, maintaining boundaries, and practical learning for frontline roles.

staff training talk on how to look for sympotoms when a younger person is going through tough challanges

Choices, Consequences, and Change

Decision Making
Accountabilty
Progress

This talk explores how everyday choices shape outcomes over time, drawing on lived experience to highlight the link between decision-making, behaviour, and long-term change. Rather than focusing on circumstance, the session centres on accountability, self-awareness, and the impact of actions.

speaker leading a youth session on resilence and life challanges while students listen in a community space

Behavioiur is communication

Understanding
Pesponse
Relationship

This talk helps staff understand behaviour as a form of communication rather than defiance or disruption. Drawing on lived experience and frontline insight, it explores what behaviour can indicate about unmet needs, emotional regulation, and underlying experiences.

This talk helps staff understand behaviour as a form of communication rather than defiance or disruption.

Get in touch

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Joel@againsttheoddsmovement.co.uk
Manchester, United Kingdom
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