TOPIC:
"Beyond Affirmations: Embodied Approaches to Personal and Collective Transformation"

Keynote Description:
In this keynote, Erica Bonham explores why healing requires more than affirmations or mindset shifts. Through science, story, and somatic practice, she reveals how embodied, nuanced approaches support both personal and collective transformation—inviting us to move beyond quick fixes toward deeper, more sustainable change.

Participants will learn:
* Why we can’t “think” our way into healing—and the critical role of the body in lasting transformation.
* How trauma impacts the nervous system and why regulation is a foundational skill for resilience.
* Why honoring both grief and joy, pain and possibility, is essential for integrated leadership and living.
* How to begin building new embodied neural pathways toward safety, connection, and empowerment.
* Why healing must go beyond the self to include community, systems, and the collective nervous system.

TOPIC: Embodied Leadership: Moving From Reactive Management

Keynote Description:
In this keynote, Erica Bonham redefines leadership through the lens of nervous system regulation, attunement, and embodiment. Blending neuroscience, story, and somatic practice, she shows how regulated leaders create safety, connection, and accountability—transforming communication from performative to authentic and fostering cultures rooted in trust, growth, and empowered presence.

Participants will learn:
Participants will learn
* How the nervous system impacts leadership, decision-making, and team dynamics.
* Science-backed nervous system regulation strategies to help leaders foster calm and clarity
* Steps of effective accountability vs. toxic shame
* How to give direct and honest feedback, while still keeping relationships with team members intact.
* How to have values-led teams rooted in equity, joy, accountability, and innovation