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All topics can be delivered as Keynotes, Workshops or Breakout Sessions, in-person or online. Contact Allan to arrange what will best work for your event.
Allan provides keynotes and interactive workshops ranging from intimate group settings to packed auditoriums. He speaks on a variety of topics including resilience, stress, and mental health.
Allan works with organizations that are looking to create a culture of connection where individuals feel heard, seen, and supported. He encourages people to slow down, reflect, and regain control of their life.
Below are examples of his signature talks.
Find Your Voice. Find Your Power.
Prioritizing mental health and wellness
In an effort to avoid being perceived as weak or vulnerable, many individuals remain silent throughout their challenges with mental health. However, silence has never been the answer. Understanding the power of your voice is the first step in finding true freedom for your mental wellbeing.
Having experienced challenges with mental illness, addictions and suicide first-hand, Allan shares his captivating story of resilience and hope. Through his message, you will learn how to share your own story, step into vulnerability, and connect to yourself and others in a more authentic way. By finding your own voice, you will be able to inspire others to find theirs.
The silence has been broken, and the time to talk is NOW. Together, it’s possible to create a healthy space where individuals feel seen, heard, and supported.
Takeaways from Find Your Voice. Find Your Power.
- Reflect on one’s mental health through an interactive quiz
- Identify barriers that prevent individual’s from seeking help
- Recognize how men react differently to mental health issues than women
- Review strategies to support someone who appears to be in distress
- Discover how to create an attitude of resilience
- Learn the 6 commitments to creating wellness in the workplace
Allan’s books associated with this speaking topic:
Goodbye Stress. Hello Life!
Prioritize your wellness and start living for YOU!
We live in a fast-paced world, and it’s time to slow down and focus on YOU.
Drawing from his own experiences, Allan will inspire you to persevere through your personal challenges rather than avoiding or escaping them. You will be encouraged to take an honest look at what lies beneath your stress, and be provided with tools to heal through a holistic approach. Through an interactive quiz, various hands-on activities, and the exciting game of PieFace, you will recognize the importance of prioritizing your mental health.
Self-connection is necessary to regain a sense of power, balance, and control. Watch what happens when you stop existing and start living for YOU!
Takeaways from Goodbye Stress. Hello Life!
- Understand the relationship between stress and performance
- Examine why we respond differently towards emotional pain than physical pain
- Receive tools to manage stress and prevent burnout
- Learn how to stop feeling guilty when prioritizing your wellness
- Discover the difference between existing and living
Allan’s book associated with this speaking topic:
MENtal Health: It’s Time to Talk
Discover how vulnerability equals strength
The relationship between men and mental health has often been referred to as a silent crisis. In an effort to avoid being perceived as weak or vulnerable, many men have a tendency to bury their emotions deep within.
Based on Allan’s bestselling book MENtal Health: It’s Time to Talk, this keynote features men who have persevered through their own mental health challenges. These lived experiences will provide a better understanding of topics relating to: masculinity, mental illness, addiction, sexual abuse, suicide, and ultimately wellness.
Audience members, of all genders, will benefit from this timely message in various ways. Men will be able to relate to other men’s lived experiences, recognize that vulnerability is often met with compassion not judgement, and understand the freedom that comes from reaching out for help. Women will gain a new perspective on this issue and receive the confidence to reach out and connect with the men in their lives.
This keynote is guaranteed to break the silence surrounding men and mental health, and is a powerful reminder that the time to talk is now.
Takeaways from MENtal Health: It’s Time to Talk:
- Identify barriers that prevent men from seeking help
- Inspire men to embrace vulnerability as their superpower
- Understand how men react differently to mental health issues than women
- Redefine what it means to “be a man’’
- Learn how to better support the men in our lives
This presentation is ideal for those who work in skilled trades, corporations, associations, organizations, and community events.
If you’re looking for your audience to learn how to effectively talk to men about their mental health, let’s talk.
Allan’s book associated with this speaking topic:
Life-changing Mental Health Conversations
How one teacher can change a student’s life in 10 minutes
As a student, it appeared that Allan had everything going for him. He was the president of his school, captain of sports teams, and athlete of the year. However, Allan was silently fighting an internal battle with mental illness.
While attending university, a teacher finally saw beneath Allan’s mask, and changed his entire life through a simple process. Allan shares this powerful approach, and reassures educators that nobody needs to be fixed, but the value of being seen and heard is immeasurable.
In this keynote, the audience will become the student by participating in an interactive quiz. Participants will gain an increased understanding of topics including mental illness, self-harm, suicide, substance abuse, and wellness.
As educators, we know that a student can’t succeed at an academic level if their emotional needs are not being met. Learn how to effectively talk to your students about mental health, and understand how to make them feel seen, heard, and supported.
Takeaways from Life-changing Mental Health Conversations:
- Identify barriers that prevent students from seeking help
- Explore why a student would engage in self-harming behaviours
- Shatter the stigma and stereotypes associated with mental illness
- Recognize and support students who appear to be in distress
- Learn the 6 commitments to creating wellness in the classroom
This presentation is for educators who are looking to strengthen the conversion of mental health in the classrooms, school, and community.
If you want to learn how you can leave a lasting impression on someone, and perhaps even change their life, Allan’s story will do that and more!
Allan’s book associated with this speaking topic:
Mental Health and Post-Secondary Education
How to create an attitude of resilience
Growing up, Allan was the president of his school, captain of sports teams, and athlete of the year. In university, the trend continued where he received a national scholarship for his outstanding academic achievements and community service. However, Allan was silently fighting a battle with mental illness and addiction. Eventually, Allan’s world came crashing down, and he dropped out of school. Twice.
When Allan returned to university, a teacher saw beneath his mask, and changed his entire life through a single interaction. Allan shares this powerful approach while empowering students to remove their masks, and reach out for help in times of need. Through an interactive quiz, Allan ensures that students walk away from this captivating keynote with an increased understanding of mental illness, stress, resilience, and wellness.
When it comes to mental health, silence has never been the answer. Allan has broken the silence. The time to talk is now.
Takeaways from Mental Health and Post-Secondary Education:
- Reflect on one’s mental health through an interactive quiz
- Identify barriers that prevent student’s from seeking help
- Discuss how to support someone struggling with their mental health
- Explore strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout
- Discover how to create an attitude of resilience
Allan’s book associated with this speaking topic:
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Mental Health: Finding Your Voice
Allan Kehler is one of Canada’s most sought-after speakers when it comes to the topic of mental health. His captivating storytelling and practical approach touches on many critical topics today – including mental health, psychological safety, suicide, substance use, resilience, and wellness.
“Every single day try to validate the work of someone around you. A person who feels validated will always do more than is expected of them.”
– Allan Kehler