Corporate wellness speaker and self-care advocate.

Author and autism mom, Nicole Dauz, inspires people to prioritize self-care to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

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Speaking to audiences across the world

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About Nicole Dauz

Nicole Dauz is a self-care coach, author and speaker who chooses happiness despite her circumstances.

Experience is her teacher as the mother of a neurotypical son and a daughter with a rare genetic disease and autism. Her mission is to change the story around caregiving and celebrate the journey. She honours the role of the caregiver by helping them recognize their worth and their true gifts.

She published her first book “Self-care: From the Trenches…with Love, Humour & a Kick in the Pants” in November 2021 and co-authored “Business, Life and the Universe Vol. 5”, published in December 2021.

Audience share their takeaways

Testimonials from audience members and event managers who have hired Nicole to speak on self-care and caregiving.
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Nicole has a kind and beautiful spirit.  Her unique methods helped me take an introspective approach to self-care through the discovery of self-compassion. She offers a fresh perspective on a topic that has become "on trend" in recent years.

Kena Dill,
Certified Dementia Practitioner & Program Director at Leeza's Care Connection

Nicole’s input and guidance on navigating dementia caregiving was extremely valuable and generated thoughtful and important dialogue. YPAC hopes to collaborate with Nicole in the future, as caregiving demands are always intense and highlighting the challenges, and solutions to those challenges, remains of the utmost importance to our group.

Eva Migliore,
Young Professionals Alzheimer's Council

“This has been one of the best presentations I have attended. I’m leaving with specific self-care tactics and inspiring me to take better care of myself. Blessings to you for sharing such important work.”

Erika,
Caregiver

Nicole’s message, tips, and encouragement can be applied to everyone, beyond caregivers. Nicole was able to create a safe, welcoming, and supportive space with strangers — a testament to her infectious positivity and energy! I walked away from her workshop with a newfound appreciation for the little things that I can do each day to honour myself and practice self care.

Lauren J,
Audience Member
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Audience share their takeaways

Testimonials from audience members and event managers who have hired Nicole to speak on self-care and caregiving.
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Nicole has a kind and beautiful spirit. Her unique methods helped me take an introspective approach to self-care through the discovery of self-compassion. She offers a fresh perspective on a topic that has become "on trend" in recent years.

Kena Dill,
Certified Dementia Practitioner & Program Director at Leeza's Care Connection

Nicole’s input and guidance on navigating dementia caregiving was extremely valuable and generated thoughtful and important dialogue. YPAC hopes to collaborate with Nicole in the future, as caregiving demands are always intense and highlighting the challenges, and solutions to those challenges, remains of the utmost importance to our group.

Eva Migliore,
Young Professionals Alzheimer's Council

“This has been one of the best presentations I have attended. I’m leaving with specific self-care tactics and inspiring me to take better care of myself. Blessings to you for sharing such important work.”

Erika,
Caregiver

Nicole’s message, tips, and encouragement can be applied to everyone, beyond caregivers. Nicole was able to create a safe, welcoming, and supportive space with strangers — a testament to her infectious positivity and energy! I walked away from her workshop with a newfound appreciation for the little things that I can do each day to honour myself and practice self care.

Lauren J,
Audience Member
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Corporate Wellness Keynotes

Popular talks for corporate audiences and wellness events.

Getting Real About Self-care: Why Is It Such a Divisive Word?

Most people complain about being tired and overwhelmed trying to balance all of life’s demands. Yet, they neglect self-care and take offense to the word.

Self-care is how we show ourselves that we love ourselves. Nicole’s approach to self-care is simple. It’s any activity that brings us joy. It’s accessible to us all and Nicole shows people how there’s no right or wrong way to practice self-care.

This talk will help the audience take time to find inner peace and joy through self-care activities, so they can show up as a better person in all roles of their life. That’s a goal that every company can endorse.

Takeaways for the audience:
Identify the barriers to self-care.
Remove the barriers to self-care.
Be equipped with simple self-care tips.
Expand perspective on approach to self-care.

Why Are Emotions So Scary?: Grieving Intangible Loss

Emotions matter because that’s how everyone experiences life. They’re universal and personal—which means that everyone has felt the same emotions at one point or another in their life. This includes grief, an unfamiliar emotion we’ve collectively experienced as the global pandemic, COVID-19, made us feel uncertainty and loss.

This talk will empower the audience to acknowledge and recognize their emotions as their personal GPS that lets them know how they’re feeling at any given moment. They will develop self-awareness to trust their bodies and learn why it’s important to prioritize their wellness.

Your staff work together on teams and projects. Learning to recognize emotions as they arise and manage them in real time instead of burying them will have a positive long-term effect for everyone.

Takeaways for the audience:
Identity the barriers to self-care.
Remove the barriers to self-care.
Be equipped with simple self-care tips.
Expand perspective on approach to self-care.

How it Works

Topics

You and Nicole will design a customized keynote to fit the needs of your audience and event goals.

Style

Nicole will reframe your audience’s outlook on self-care using humour, tips and personal stories of burnout and triumph.

Format

Nicole is available for virtual and in-person keynotes, workshops, seminars and conferences.

Podcast Interviews

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