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. Her dedication to nurturing children’s emotional health earned Hannah recognition as one of Canada’s top change makers by the Canadian Human Rights Commission in 2017. Centered on the power of play, genuine connection, and strong relationships, Hannah’s approach combines warmth, humor, and practical, proven strategies rooted in developmental science. Her main goal is to support the hearts behind behavior in both children and adults.

Hannah Beach is the co-author of the #1 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 book is a trauma-informed resource for educators and parents rooted in the relationship-based approach. This best-selling book has been translated into multiple languages internationally and adopted by school boards and universities across Canada. Additionally, Hannah wrote the best-selling I Can Dance book series, which supports children’s emotional health through expressive play. Also a 2017 Gold International Moonbeam Children’s Book Award winner, thousands of classrooms across Canada use this series daily.

She has a rare gift for powerful, engaging talks that create a transformative experience. Known for her emotional storytelling, Hannah Beach moves seamlessly from heartfelt stories that make you tear up to funny moments that fill the room with laughter. She skillfully mixes true emotion, authenticity, real feeling, and humor, leaving people feeling inspired, changed, and prepared. Her insights and ideas are essential for educators, therapists, and any professionals working with children and youth, offering clear paths to building resilience. Furthermore, her core message—that safe relationships drive health and behavior—translates powerfully to corporate leadership teams focused on culture, engagement, and employee well-being.

Whether she is motivating a large conference or guiding leaders through meaningful change, she brings the same real energy. Her keynotes focus on resiliency, helping audiences understand where growth, strength, and emotional regulation come from, why simply teaching emotional skills doesn’t work and what we can do instead. Hannah Beach gives audiences real, easy-to-use strategies rooted in connection, play, and relationship. Overall, her work aims to create lasting, positive change in schools and the workplace.

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