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Sheila Kaye Hamilton    

Author of "All the Things We Never Knew": Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness & CEO of Beyond Well Media

Sheila Kaye-Hamilton is a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and a prominent mental health advocate. She is the CEO of Beyond Well Solutions, a company committed to providing mental health programming for a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Hamilton has authored "All the Things We Never Knew: Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness," a poignant book that details her late husband's struggle with mental illness. She hosts the successful podcast "Beyond Well With Sheila Hamilton" on Spotify, which is noted for its rapid growth and wide-reaching impact.

In her role at Beyond Well Solutions, Hamilton extends her expertise to enhance workplace mental health across numerous notable firms, including WebMD, PG&E, and Nike. These companies have benefited from Beyond Well's specialized manager training programs, designed to foster trauma-informed, compassionate leadership. Her work is recognized nationally, evidenced by awards such as the Judy Cushing Life Award in 2018 and the Ron Schmidt Community Hero award in 2019. She was also honored as one of "Oregon's Mental Health Heroes" in 2015 and voted Oregon's "Best Radio Personality" in 2013.

Beyond her corporate contributions, Hamilton is dedicated to public advocacy and education on mental health issues. She serves on the board of The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care and the Flawless Foundation. Her presentations, which cover crucial topics like mental health warning signs and resilience, have impacted over 1.5 million people annually, providing them with tools for managing mental health conditions. These keynote speeches are often described as impactful and heartfelt, resonating deeply with audiences and inspiring action toward improved mental health support and awareness.

Speech Topics

A Personal Story: How a Reporter Missed the Biggest Story of Her Life

Sheila was a successful reporter for ABC television when she met her husband, an enigmatic builder/designer who spoke four languages, raised chickens and mushrooms, and loved to travel internationally. After several years of marriage, when her husband's business was growing dramatically, Sheila began to notice strange behaviors; sleeping interruption, appetite changes, impulse control issues, and difficulty controlling his emotions. Sheila's husband asked a doctor friend for something to help him sleep and was given an antidepressant, which sent the father of a nine-year-old into psychosis. After a six-week stint in psychiatry, Sheila's husband died by suicide.

How Do We Recover From Our Greatest Losses

As a reporter, Sheila felt as if she'd missed the most important story of her life. Now, with the sole financial and emotional support for her daughter, she desperately needed her own resilience tools. Sheila began studying the work of the U.S. military and Harvard resilience experts who taught the skills for getting through the worst traumas, setbacks, and disappointments. She breaks down each of these tools with practical advice for how they impact a person's spiritual, emotional and physical development.

What is In Your Resilience Toolbox?

Every person needs to prepare for a loss, a disappointment, or a career setback. When we are under stress, we don't rise to the level of our expectation, we rise to our training. Sheila shares the ten evidence based resilience tools that every person can integrate into their busy lives today.

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