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Patricia Morgan MA CCC
Patricia Morgan Quick Facts
Main Areas: Resilience and Positive PsychologyBest Sellers: Love Her As She Is: Lessons from a Daughter Stolen by Addictions
Career Focus: Workshop Leader, Keynote Speaker, Author and Counsellor
Affiliation: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Canadian Association for Professional Speakers, Women in Psychology
Patricia Morgan is an author and Certified Canadian Counsellor who specializes in strengthening resilience in individuals and organizations. Patricia is an international speaker with a Masters degree in Psychology who presents to thousands of people each year. She provides practical how-to’s that decrease stress and miscommunication while increasing vitality, joy, productivity, workplace satisfaction and resilience.
Patricia’s insights, stories and solutions are developed from extensive research and training in positive psychology and resilience plus her experience as a career counsellor, group facilitator, agency director, and family and community woman.
Time pressures. Constant demands. Change. Too much to do. Health and family issues. Feeling overwhelmed. Feeling unappreciated. More change. This can be the new reality of family life or the workplace environment for you, your colleagues and your employees. The good news is—there are tools we all can use to keep steady and increase resilience.
To highlight your organization’s needs and vision Patricia will customize her Woe to Wow message. Whether the request is to encourage the audience to “gain ways to deal with workplace stress,” “feel empowered with a can-do attitude” or “feel acknowledged and appreciated,” she delivers easy-to-use strategies in an uplifting, insightful and fun manner.
She is the author of over 150 articles about resilience and several publications including From Woe to WOW: How Resilient Women Succeed at Work, Frantic Free: 147 Ways to Calm Down and Lighten Up and Gag Your Nagging. Patricia affirms, “You’re stronger than you think.”
Patricia Morgan was honored by Global TV and the YWCA as a Woman of Vision.
Patricia’s Wow! Testimonials
"Patricia offers a presentation filled with humor, candid honesty and practical tips."
Luann Horobin, Canadian Association of Professional Coaches
“She is professional and energetic. . . Audience members provided strong feedback, noting she was, “funny,” “wonderful,” “entertaining, to the point, not too long,” and “a brilliant speaker who captivated her audience.’”
Pat Worthington, Director of Human Resources, Rocky View School Division
"Patricia Morgan’s humor and genuine compassion for others enables her to connect with her audience. An excellent speaker and motivator she provides a very practical approach to appreciating the value of self and celebration of differences.”
Karin Plamondon, Manager, HR, Newalta Corporation
“Many experts talk about resiliency - they are mostly mournful. Only Patricia Morgan talks about light hearted strategies for strengthening it, delivered in a fun and upbeat way.”
Val Carter, Trainer and Certified Human Resources Professional
“Patricia is an exciting, warm and energizing speaker . . . participants are still remarking on her excellent presentation.”
Peter Melrose, Manager, PeakCare Queensland, Australia
“She is warm, smart and funny and was a huge hit with our downtown, lunchtime corporate business group. Although, Patricia is a woman’s woman and relates well to the softer gender she understands the male side too and you will see that they get a kick out of her spunkiness and humor.”
Susan Kandalaft, Association of Canadian Search, Employment & Staffing Services
“People walked away feeling happy, confident and empowered to face the changes coming their way.”
Carrie Pfab, Organizer, Washington State WIC Conference
“Her light hearted manner was much appreciated. The group, found it rejuvenating, thought provoking, and fun! She truly shares herself in her sessions.”
Doreen Hogarth, Alberta Council of Disability Services
“Just being in the same room as Patricia Morgan is a stress reliever. She combines wit and wisdom in a comfortable, safe environment where participants are given every opportunity to contemplate their experience and to enjoy who they are and what makes them who they are!”
Kay Olsen, Women in Business
“She brought tears to the eyes of some participants through her honest approach, and she made us all laugh. She has a very comfortable presence that we all enjoyed.”
Heath Miller, Administrator, Bethany Care Centre
“Patricia primed our participants’ giggle reflex and had them laughing till their sides ached. She has the unique ability to entertain and educate women by providing valuable information.”
Helene Oseen, Founder, The Pajama Party
“Patricia Morgan offers a delicious combination of relationship insight, brilliant humor, and practical how-to tips with a delivery style that makes you just want to listen and listen.”
Brian Lee, President, Custom Learning Systems
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Patricia Morgan
Everyone can learn to lighten their load and strengthen their resilience.
1 in 4 employees experience high levels of conflict between work and family.
(Graham Lowe, Gov of Canada)
9 out of 10 people say they are more productive when around positive people.
(T. Rath and D. Clifton, Gallup Group)
Staff who feel appreciated are 52% less likely to look for different work.
(D. Jones, Benedictine Un.)
Examples of Patricia's messages:
You can move from woe to WOW!
You are stronger than you think!
Healthy optimism appreciates pessimistic thinking.
You make you! The only perso you can "change" is yourself. And, yes, you can influence others.
Some days, some of those 12,000 thoughts or more beat you up. Learn to edit them.
Like a rubber band we want some stretch and chllenge. If we have too much we might snap, crack or break.
Know your strengths and find places and times to demonstrate them.
Aiming for work/life balance can be crazy making. Accept life's ups and downs and different rhythms.
Do your best and let go the rest.
Getting Started With Patricia Morgan
KEYNOTES:
- The Rubber Band Principle: Strategies for strengthening resilience
- Sunny Side Up: The power of joy in life and the workplace
- Wondrous Women: A celebration of feminine resilience
WORKSHOPS:
- Pressure Proofing: How to calm down and lighten up
- 7 Secrets of Recognition: Building workplace resilience for all
- The Lighter Side of Work: Including the joy factor in the workplace
- Maximizing Personal Strengths: For minimizing conflict and increasing understanding
For more information, to take a resilience quiz, download free articles or view video of performances from the platfrom please go to www.solutioinsforresilience.com
Contacting Patricia Morgan
Woe to WOW: Solutions for Resilience
Keynotes, Workshops, Professional Development
Women’s Resilience Book: http://www.FromWoeToWow.org
Website: http://www.SolutionsForResilience.com
Email: patricia@solutionsforresilience.com
Ph: 403-242-7796
