Keynote Speaker &
Mental Health Trainer
Canada’s Mental Health Trainer, Yvette Murray delivers engaging, evidence-based keynotes and workshops on workplace wellness, mental health caregiving, suicide prevention, and more — in person or virtually.
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Now Booking: 2026 / 2027 — Available for conferences, corporate events, government agencies, schools, and community organizations. In person or virtually.
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Keynote Speaker – Mental Health Caregiving, Workplace Wellness & More
Hire Canada’s Mental Health Trainer, Yvette Murray and explore opportunities to collaborate as a keynote speaker or workshop facilitator at your upcoming events, conferences, or training programs focused on mental health, workplace wellness, or leadership.
Whether your audience is made up of healthcare professionals, public servants, corporate leaders, students, or community advocates, Yvette tailors each talk to be engaging, relatable, and impactful — with a focus on practical tools and emotional intelligence. Yvette’s down to earth style will keep you engaged, informed and de-mystify common mental health fears and stigmas.
You’ll be guided on how to best be there for others and yourselves. Participants are encouraged to ask those questions that may be on their mind in this psychologically safe space.
Suggested Topics
Yvette’s sessions offer practical, evidence-based strategies drawn from certifications in:
- Mental Health First Aid
- Managing Distress in the Workplace
- Burnout a Business Risk: A Leadership Guide
- Workplace Burnout Support
- The Human Worker
- Resiliency at Work
- Boundaries and Self-Care
- Mental Health Awareness
- Management Team – Encouraging a Psychologically Safe Workplace
- Navigating the Mental Health Conversation
- Suicide Prevention and Awareness
- Navigating a Loved One’s Mental Well-Being Decline
- Workplace Mental Health Law (Osgoode York University)
- Body Language Analysis (Certified BLI Instructor)
- Substance Use and Crisis Action
- Managing Anxiety and Depression
* These are suggested topics and can be fully customized to your audience and organization’s needs.
Request a Custom ProgramOrganizations Yvette Has Served
Mental Health Commission of Canada ● Global Affairs Canada ● Canadian National Defense ● Environment and Climate Change Canada ● Empire Life ● BGIS ● Scotia Wealth Management ● Holt Renfrew ● Loblaws ● Starbucks ● EllisDon ● Shepherds of Good Hope ● Salvation Army ● Natural Resources Canada ● UFCW ● CFIA ● Department of Justice Canada ● and many more
Meet Yvette Murray
Canada’s Mental Health Trainer
Getting to the nitty gritty of all that impacts our mental health, and how to navigate it at work, at home, and in relationships.
Yvette Murray is a psychotherapist (retired), mental health caregiver advocate, keynote speaker and trainer with more than 25 years in the mental health field.
She is the best-selling author of The Mental Health Contagion™: Navigating Yourself Through a Loved One’s Mental Well-Being Decline (Penguin Random House audio, Globe Pequot print), and a certified facilitator of Mental Health First Aid, an evidence-based program delivered in more than thirty countries.
Yvette speaks for non-profit organizations, corporations, government agencies, institutions, and individuals across Canada and internationally. She loves to travel worldwide sharing her empathy, mental health supports, skills, and tools. You may bump into her at one of her author signings or hear her on podcast interviews, where she shares what it takes to care for yourself while a loved one is going through a mental health condition. After all, YOU matter too!
Credentials and recognition
- 2026 Top 75 Canadian Mental Health LeadersSelected honouree
- 10,000+ participants trainedMental Health First Aid
- Certified MHFA facilitatorMental Health Commission of Canada
- Pre-approved vendorGovernment of Canada
- Contributing authorCatalyst Magazine, Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Certified Body Language InstructorBody Language Institute
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A selection of comments from people who have heard Yvette speak.
Very articulate and connects with the audience.
I love her story, her passion and relatability to others.
She is inspiring, positive and engaging.
Yvette is extremely motivational and inspiring. I am always moved by her insights
I love the energy and stage presence of this speaker.
Yvette is a wonderful motivational speaker who has the abilities to inspire many.
Yvette Murray is so authentic and passionate when she speaks. I could listen to her for hours.
She knows what she’s talking about. Very professional, kind, relatable, leader, expert in her field
Yvette can inspire a room.
Her story was very inspiring and touched me deeply. She was authentic and real.
Yvette is engaging, knowledgeable, and confident. She’ll own the stage and engage the audience. You can’t go wrong with Yvette.
She wrote an amazing book and has great insight, she is an incredible speaker.
Speaks from the heart, with authenticity and transparency. Made an emotional connection with the audience.
Yvette’s story about her mom’s mental health, and how to care for yourself as a caregiver is very inspiring.
Yvette is dynamic and passionate about mental health. Comes across as a warm and awesome person. Very motivating.
Yvette is a passionate advocate for mental health and she will make an excellent choice for speaker at your symposium.
Yvette’s message is important for today’s world. She is a passionate advocate for mental wellness and a great speaker!
She is motivational, connects with an audience, and most importantly inspires with her storytelling and teaching.
Yvette is a very relatable and uplifting speaker. She lives what she speaks, and is a joy to hear!
Yvette has a very engaging way of telling stories! She is vulnerable, real and a powerfully approachable speaker.
Yvette fills a gap in the field of mental health, how the carer can and must care for themselves.
Yvette is an engaging speaker who speaks passionately and about topics that improve the mental health of others.
Yvette Murray is an inspiring and uplifting speaker whose words empower, encourage, and truly make a difference in people’s lives.
Yvette really gets to how you’re feeling, the frustrations, the highs and lows, and gives concrete coping skills
