Self-Health Coach and Speaker
Speaking for people who are strong for everyone else.
Patty Durell delivers raw, relatable, and deeply practical speaking experiences on Self-Health, mental fitness, and sustainable wellbeing.
What Makes This Different
Not another wellness talk people forget by lunch.
Patty speaks to the capable, responsible, high-functioning people others rely on. The ones who look fine on the outside but feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or off on the inside.
Her message gives audiences language for what they are quietly carrying, then shows them practical steps to stop pushing through and start reconnecting with themselves.
Self-Health is the practice of caring for your whole Self so you can live, lead, work, and love without losing yourself in the process.
- Grounded in lived experience
- Backed by mental fitness tools
- Connected to physical wellbeing and daily habits
- Built for real people with real lives
Patty On Stage
She brings the room with her.
Patty does not speak from a pedestal. She speaks from lived experience, deep compassion, and the kind of energy that makes people feel seen before they ever feel challenged.
Her presence is warm, grounded, funny, honest, and deeply human. She can hold a room without overpowering it. She can talk about burnout, self-abandonment, the inner critic, and sustainable wellbeing in a way that feels personal without feeling heavy.
That is what makes her different. Patty helps people recognize themselves in the message, then gives them a practical way to begin again.
Her speaking style is relatable enough to soften defenses, strong enough to move people, and practical enough to stay with them long after the event is over.
Speaking Topics
Choose the message your audience needs most.
Each topic can be shaped as a keynote, breakout, interactive session, retreat conversation, or extended speaking experience.
Self-Health for People Others Rely On
This talk reframes Self-Health as the foundation for clarity, energy, boundaries, happiness, and sustainable relationships.
- Why pushing through is the shortcut to burnout
- How to recognize the early signs of disconnect
- Simple shifts that rebuild trust with your Self
The 4 Keys to Thriving in Mind & Body
From Patty’s book, Optimal Health Made Simple, this talk breaks down the four non-negotiable pillars of wellbeing: Train Right, Eat Right, Rest Right, and Live Right.
- What your organism needs to thrive
- Why self-compassion helps habits last
- How to make healthy habits simple, not exhausting
Quieting the Inner Critic
Using the Positive Intelligence® framework, Patty helps audiences recognize the mental patterns that sabotage performance, relationships, health, and peace.
- How the inner critic hijacks your essence
- How to disarm the critic through simple techniques
- How to stop abandoning yourself when stress hits
The 6 Drivers of a Joyful, Successful Life
This talk blends Self-Health, life design, emotional intelligence, values, and what it means to be the CEO of your own life and health.
- Why external success cannot replace internal connection
- How to clarify your true vision
- How small aligned habits create meaningful returns
Event Formats
Flexible formats without watering down the message.
Patty’s speaking experiences can be adapted for the event flow, audience size, room energy, and depth of engagement you want attendees to have.
Powerful, personal, and practical.
Ideal for conferences, women’s events, business events, wellness days, and association programming.
Reflection with real takeaways.
Designed for smaller audiences, retreats, leadership offsites, and groups ready for deeper conversation.
Focused learning on one topic.
Great for mental fitness, the inner critic, habit change, self-compassion, and the 4 Keys to Thriving.
Audience Impact
Prepared, relatable, and deeply human.
Patty’s message connects because it does not talk at people. It speaks to what they are quietly carrying and gives them a practical way forward.
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.Luke Carlson, Founder, Discover Strength
FAQs
Speaking Questions
A few quick answers for event planners, organizers, and teams considering Patty for an upcoming event.
What does Patty speak about?
Patty speaks about Self-Health, mental fitness, sustainable wellbeing, self-compassion, the inner critic, and the 4 Keys to Thriving in Mind and Body.
Can Patty speak at corporate or professional events?
Yes. Patty is available for conferences, corporate events, retreats, leadership offsites, wellness programming, association events, women’s events, and virtual sessions.
Can the talk be customized?
Yes. Patty can tailor the topic, tone, examples, and audience takeaways based on the event, group, and desired outcome.
Are the sessions interactive?
They can be. Depending on the format, Patty can include reflection prompts, discussion, practical exercises, or the Positive Intelligence® saboteur assessment.
Book Patty
Bring Self-Health to your next event.
If your audience is full of capable people who are tired of pushing through, Patty can help them pause, reconnect, and walk away with a clearer path back to themselves.