Book this speaker: Hannah Beach

About This Speaker: Hannah Beach

When you want to understand kids deeply, few voices are as trusted—or as heartfelt—as Hannah Beach’s. Hannah is a leading emotional health consultant, award-winning educator, and a #1 Globe & Mail best-selling author. The dedication to her work in emotional and mental health landed Hannah as of Canada’s top changemakers, named by the Canadian Human Rights Commission in 2017. Centred on the power of play, real connection, and strong relationships, Hannah’s methods combine warmth, humor, and practical, proven strategies. Her main goal is supporting the hearts behind behavior in both children and adults.

In addition, Hannah Beach co-authored the best-selling book, Reclaiming Our Students: Why Children Are More Anxious, Aggressive, and Shut-Down than Ever—and What We Can Do About It, with Tamara Neufeld Strijack. This important, trauma-informed resource uses a relationship-based approach to help teachers and parents understand and respond to tough behavior. This best-seller has been translated into multiple languages worldwide and school boards across Canada have adopted it widely. Hannah also wrote the best-selling I Can Dance book series which supports children’s emotional health through fun, expressive play. It won a 2017 Gold International Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.

Hannah Beach has a rare gift for powerful, engaging talk that creates a transformative experience. Consequently, she moves smoothly from deep thoughts that might make you tear up to shared, funny moments. She skillfully mixes true emotion, deep ideas, real feeling, and humor, leaving people feeling inspired, changed, and prepared. Whether she is motivating a large conference or guiding leaders through meaningful change, she brings the same real energy. Her keynotes focus on strength, mental health, and teaching emotional skills. Hannah Beach gives audiences real, easy-to-use strategies rooted in play, connection, and deep relationship, overall aiming to create lasting, positive change in schools and the workplace.

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