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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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Yvette Murray — Keynote Speaker

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.

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Organizations 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 ● and many more

Meet Yvette Murray

Canada’s Mental Health Trainer

Speaker Slam Certified Inspirational Speaker Best selling and award-winning author

Getting to the nitty gritty of all that impacts our mental health, and how to navigate it at work, at home, and in relationships.

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Author signing for The Mental Health Contagion™

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!

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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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