Resilience
Why Willpower Isn’t Enough (and What Actually Builds Resilience)
Resilience isn’t about gritting your teeth through hard times. Here’s what actually builds it, and how laughter fits in.
Read more →SPEAKER • EDUCATOR • AUTHOR • CREATOR OF THE L.A.U.G.H.T.E.R. METHOD®
Hello… I’m Jo-Dee!
Helping people think more clearly, build resilience and perform at their best through practical neuroscience, real stories and lived experience.
Whether you’re looking for a keynote speaker, practical tools for your team, support for your organisation or simply somewhere to begin…
You’re in the right place.
Real audiences. Real impact.
This is what the room actually looks like.
Genuine moments from international speaking engagements, organisations learning practical neuroscience while discovering that resilience can be engaging, memorable and enjoyable.
See Jo-Dee SpeakWelcome
It’s lovely you’re here.
If you’ve followed my journey before, welcome back.
If we’ve never met before, I’m so pleased you found me.
A few years ago, life took me in a direction I never expected.
Kidney failure.
Six years of dialysis.
A transplant.
Recovery.
I quietly disappeared from the work I loved.
Not because I wanted to…
Because I simply didn’t have anything left in the tank.
The good news…
I’m back.
Well…
Sort of. 😄
Because trying to become the old Jo-Dee took far too much energy… lol.
So instead…
I became Jo-Dee 2.0.
A little older.
Definitely wiser.
Very grateful.
And more passionate than ever about helping people navigate life’s challenges with hope, science and a little more laughter.
Read My StoryMaybe This Sounds Familiar…
For Organisations
Your people are working harder than ever…
…but they’re exhausted.
Stress is high.
Change feels constant.
Connection is slipping.
Resilience is running low.
People are surviving instead of thriving.
You know something needs to change…
You just don’t know where to begin.
For Individuals
Maybe life feels a little heavier than it used to.
Perhaps you’re rebuilding after illness…
Feeling lonely…
Burnt out…
Looking after everyone except yourself…
Trying to rediscover your confidence…
Or wondering what your next chapter looks like…
Maybe success looks good from the outside…
…but inside you’re exhausted.
If any of that sounds familiar…
You’re in the right place.
How I can help
Wherever you’re starting from, there’s a path forward.
Speaking
Keynotes and workshops that turn the science of resilience into practical tools your audience will actually use, long after the applause ends.
Explore Speaking →The L.A.U.G.H.T.E.R. Method®
A neuroscience-backed framework for building resilience through humour, connection and intentional practice, the foundation behind every keynote and programme.
Discover the Method →Books
Discover Jo-Dee’s books and practical resources designed to help people build resilience, improve wellbeing and reconnect with laughter, one small step at a time.
Browse Books →
Featured Book
Laughter Is Your Lifeline
Jo-Dee’s first published book is a raw, funny and deeply human look at surviving heartbreak, illness and loss, and choosing to laugh again anyway. Now an Amazon Best Seller in three different categories, it’s for anyone who needs proof that resilience and humour can exist in the very same sentence.
Learn MoreFree resource
The Speaking One-Sheet
Topics, formats and everything a planning committee needs to say yes, in one page.
From the Blog
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Resilience
Workplace Wellbeing
The Hidden Cost of Burnout Culture
Burnout isn’t a personal failing. It’s often a systems problem. A look at what leaders can do differently.
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The Method
What Laughter Actually Does to Your Nervous System
A short, plain-English explainer on the neuroscience behind why laughter calms us down, and how to use it on purpose.
Read more →Why I Do This
During my recovery I spent several years volunteering at Lighthouse.
Helping people facing loneliness.
Homelessness.
Debt.
Relationship breakdown.
Mental health challenges.
Some had once led businesses or enjoyed highly successful careers. Others had travelled very different paths. Life had simply taken them somewhere they never expected.
Life reminded me something very important.
Everyone is carrying something.
Sometimes people simply need someone who understands…
Someone who listens…
Someone who helps them take the next small step.
That became the foundation of everything I now create.
Why Organisations Work With Me
Today’s workplaces don’t need more motivational speeches.
They need practical tools that help people think more clearly, communicate more effectively and stay resilient when life gets messy.
My sessions combine neuroscience, humour and real-life experience to create lasting change, not just a good hour.
Whether your organisation is navigating change, supporting wellbeing, preventing burnout or developing stronger leaders, I help people leave with practical strategies they can use immediately.
Because resilient people build resilient organisations.
What People Say
Sultan Al Hajji, Vice Chairman and CEO, Total E&P UAE
“You will laugh all the way to the bank through her talks. Jo-Dee’s energy is just outstanding.”Rohit Bassi, Global Keynote Speaker
“Jo-Dee’s natural talent for making a room feel relaxed and comfortable was immediate. The entire room was roaring with laughter.”Sarah Bosley, Senior Policy Advisor, Kent MS Therapy Centre
Let’s Have a Chat
Every audience is different.
Tell me what you’re hoping to achieve, and I’ll happily chat through a few ideas.
If I think I’m the right person, I’ll tell you.
If I don’t, I’ll tell you that too.
No pressure. No hard sell. Just an honest conversation.
Let’s start the conversation.