Renowned Psychologist, Human Connection Expert, Bestselling Author
Dr. Jody Carrington
Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000
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Primary Topic Category: Inspiration / Motivation / Overcoming Obstacles
Dr. Jody Carrington At A Glance:
Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy, and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centered challenges. Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. As a bestselling author, speaker, and leader of Carrington & Company, Jody uses humour and all she has learned in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with.
Dr. Jody Carrington is a powerhouse speaker and fearless champion for authentic human connection. She is sought after for her expertise, energy and genuine approach to helping people solve the most complex human-centred problems. Jody’s work focuses on the value of reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. Her authentic, honest (and often hilarious) keynotes never fail to inspire and motivate diverse audiences.
Dr. Carrington is the founder and principal psychologist at the Carrington Practice, where she uses her twenty-plus years of experience to empower the clients she connects with. Jody’s unique resume of clients – from kids to major institutions – provides her with the insights and depth of experience to present unmatched value to her audiences. Her core message resonates with everyone from the practice to the world stage: our power lies in our ability to acknowledge each other first.
She is the bestselling author of Kids These Days (2019), Teachers These Days (2021), and the emotionally charged and introspective chart-topping Feeling Seen (HarperCollins, 2023).
Jody lives in small-town Olds, Alberta, with her husband and three children (she had three kids in 2 years to test her own resilience) and leads the amazing team at Carrington & Company.
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Decoding Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence has long been discussed as a requirement for "soft skills" in organizations, the things considered secondary after ensuring policies and procedures are firmly in place. Turns out, however, that the most mentally well, productive, and best-led teams these days have a clear understanding of emotional intelligence. Despite technological advances that allow for efficiency and less face-to-face connection than ever before, we cannot automate relationships.
In this talk, Dr. Carrington helps audiences understand how to perceive better, control, and evaluate emotions in oneself and others. This leads to more impactful leadership, reduces burnout experiences and helps people better navigate challenging conversations and change.
From a neuro-physiological perspective, we will walk through what it means to access the best parts of ourselves and our employees and discuss practical, easily implemented strategies to create the most successful, connected teams.
Learning Outcomes:
•Understanding emotions and how to control them
•Reducing daily stress to prevent burnout in large teams
•Development of leadership skills to create workplace trust and teamwork
•Effective solutions to connect virtual/remote teams
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Reconnection: Building a foundation of authentic relationships
Dr. Jody Carrington has inspired many to consider the capacity for reconnection as the foundation of every healthy, authentic relationship. We are not born with the ability to repair ruptures; we must learn to do this as we build strong cultures. These relationships are the foundation of a successful company, team, or community. Dr. Jody is one of North America’s top psychologists, bringing a unique and often hilarious take on what it means to master the art of reconnection.
Learning Outcomes
•Understanding the meaning of human connection
•Learning how to create meaningful bonds in the workplace
•Defined strategies to improve culture and collaboration
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Leadership: Taking The Wheel In Complex Times
As a clinical psychologist and practitioner within various organizations, Dr. Jody Carrington believes that every successful team must have the inherent ability to repair and reconnect if they ever hope to serve their clients well. In this keynote, Jody addresses the essentials of leadership that are often overlooked - building healthy foundational relationships that foster a positive, dynamic workplace. By combining her expertise as a workplace leader and clinical psychologist, Dr. Jody motivates leaders and teams to change their team-building approach from the inside out.
Bringing fresh ways of thinking to classic problems and bringing uplifting (and hilarious) stories to elevate the message, audiences leave inspired and empowered to make change.
Learning Outcomes:
•Proven approaches to conflict resolution among employees
•Developing the skills to build strong teams
•Self-evaluation techniques to ensure better leadership
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Trauma: Reconnecting the Disconnections
Celebrated clinical psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington reminds us that it’s never about what’s wrong with you; it’s about what has happened to you – and, more importantly, how you make sense of it all. As a former Civilian Member of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and a clinical psychologist working with children and families managing significant trauma, Dr. Jody combines research and experience to highlight the importance of understanding trauma from a systems level as the key to healthy, productive employees. Her ability to explain the effects of trauma and the often-isolating costs of enduring difficult things will leave audiences inspired and with a clear direction forward on how to rebuild organizations and families.
Learning Outcomes:
•Researched effective ways to process trauma and grief
•How to approach employees and colleagues through difficult times
•Managing issues in the workplace with meaning
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Reignite: Building Resilience in the Age of Burnout
Many organizations continue to witness the impact of burnout, with reduced morale, low productivity and a lack of innovation. Emotional exhaustion, a lack of compassion, and an experience of futility have become common experiences for many teams. Dr. Jody has begun walking hundreds of organizations through reconnection to combat burnout and build mental resilience. She provides specific strategies to shift culture, bringing hilarity and truth while reigniting purpose and productivity with this game-changing talk.
Learning Outcomes:
•Collaborative productivity
•Initiating team-focused projects to reduce stress
•Developing processes to shift workplace culture
Jody was AMAZING. We’re so proud we were able to introduce her to our community. They laughed, they cried (literally) and overall were inspired beyond anything I’ve witnessed at our event.
— The Coaches Site
The event with Dr. Jody Carrington was a huge success. Hosting Dr. Carrington was a pleasure and I thoroughly enjoyed working with [her and her team]. Feedback from her presentation was very positive from all that attended and many purchased her books as well at the conclusion of the session. I was extremely impressed that she took time to talk to everyone that wanted to talk to her, sign books for those that wanted that done and then did a quick interview with a local reporter. I hope someday to be able to bring Dr. Carrington back to our community.
— Jeff Fallow, Fire Chief
We brought Jody in for our end of year, all-staff event, where we recognize and show our deep gratitude to our people who do such important and holy work. Jody could not have been a better choice in ensuring the staff felt valued, special, and deeply seen. Her hilarious, engaging and at times, poignantly real style captivated the room. Every single person walked away both clambering for her book and feeling as though they had just had their best day at work. I would love to bring Jody back and would recommend her for any opportunity (and have already!)
— Prosserman JCC
