Self-Health Coach™
& Keynote Speaker
Patty Durell delivers raw, relatable speaking experiences that help high-performing people stop abandoning themselves and rebuild wellbeing with self-compassion, clarity, and confidence.
Available for conferences, corporate events, leadership offsites, wellness programming, and virtual engagements.
Trusted by Organizations That Value Their People
Patty Durell works with high-functioning leaders, founders, and teams who carry responsibility well, but often at the expense of themselves.
Through lived experience, mental fitness training rooted in Positive Intelligence®, and her proprietary 4 Keys to Thriving framework, Patty delivers practical, immediately applicable strategies that help audiences build resilience, strengthen clarity, and sustain high performance without burnout.
As a Self-Health Coach™, keynote speaker, and author, Patty is trusted by organizations who care about the people behind the performance.
Her talks don’t offer hype or surface-level motivation. They create honest reflection, realignment, and momentum, so people leave with tools they can actually use to show up stronger at work and at home.
I’ve had the privilege of hearing Patty speak at a variety of fitness and leadership events, including my own conference. Patty is one of the most prepared, articulate, and compelling speakers in our industry. Patty also possesses a rare ability to tailor her message to the exact audience, ranging from highly educated fitness professionals to busy executives who want to use exercise as a way to drive their leadership. She is a truly exceptional fitness professional and speaker.
- Luke Carlson, Founder, Discover Strength
Speaking Experiences
Patty does not teach workshops.
She delivers speaking experiences that are interactive, relatable, and grounded in real lived experience, meeting people where they are and helping them take the next right step. Not the perfect step. Not the overwhelming 47-item action plan. The next right one.
Every talk is available as a keynote, a breakout session, or an extended interactive experience. All are customizable for your audience and event.
1
Self-Health for People Others Rely On
How to lead, achieve, and care deeply without abandoning yourself in the process.
In this keynote, Patty reframes Self-Health as the foundation for clarity, boundaries, energy, and sustainable success.
Drawing from her own journey of building a business, losing herself, and rebuilding from the inside out, she helps audiences recognize the early signs of self-abandonment before burnout hits.
Ideal for: Leadership conferences, women’s leadership events, executive teams, founder communities
Format: 45–60 minute keynote or extended interactive session
2
The 4 Keys to Thriving in Mind & Body
Train Right. Eat Right. Rest Right. Live Right.
This signature talk is based on Patty's book, Optimal Health Made Simple: The 4 Keys to Thriving in Mind and Body.
In this speaking experience, Patty eliminates shame, all-or-nothing thinking, and overwhelming “perfect plan” pressure.
Instead, she offers science-backed, realistic strategies that work inside real lives.
Ideal for: Corporate wellness programs, healthcare organizations, performance-focused teams, HR initiatives
Format: 45–75 minute keynote or workshop
3
Quieting the Inner Critic (Positive Intelligence®)
Most burnout doesn’t start with workload. It starts with the voice inside.
In this interactive keynote, Patty introduces the Positive Intelligence® framework and her signature concept of the “Itty Bitty Shitty Committee,” the internal saboteurs that drive stress, self-doubt, perfectionism, and overwork.
Participants can take the PQ Saboteur Assessment in advance, arriving with personalized insight into their mental patterns.
Ideal for: Executive teams, Vistage groups, founders, high-stakes environments
Format: 60-minute keynote or interactive breakout session
4
The 6 Drivers of a Joyful, Successful Life
External success cannot compensate for internal disconnection.
This keynote blends Self-Health, emotional intelligence, life design, and practical habit formation to help individuals clarify what actually matters and build habits aligned with their values.
It challenges audiences to redefine success on their own terms and create a life that feels as strong on the inside as it looks on the outside.
Ideal for: Associations, entrepreneurial conferences, leadership retreats
Format: 45–60 minute keynote