Speaker & Singer-Songwriter on Emotional Resilience
Sara Westbrook

Speaker Bio

Sara Westbrook doesn’t just talk about emotions and mindset—she brings them to life!

A speaker, author, singer-songwriter, and Emotional Resilience & Mindset Strategist, Sara has spent the past 18+ years exploring how feelings influence choices, perception, and overall well-being. She knows that the ability to rebound from challenges and ride the waves of emotion, is essential for staying productive, performing at your best, and building meaningful relationships at work and at home.

Sara has spent years helping individuals and organizations strengthen emotional resilience. Her keynotes and workshops are packed with humour, storytelling, and practical strategies people can use immediately.

She helps audiences turn the discomfort of emotions into clarity and confidence, showing them how to shift perspective, navigate feelings effectively, and make character-driven choices – sometimes even weaving a song into the mix to drive the message home.

Having connected with over half a million people, Sara’s sessions make emotional resilience and mindset engaging, relatable, and actionable – helping teams communicate more effectively, stay focused under pressure, build stronger workplace relationships, and find calm amid the chaos of life.

Her passion extends to youth as well – she’s the author of The UPower Journal 2.0, a guided resource that helps kids strengthen confidence, express emotions, and make thoughtful choices.

Before becoming a full-time speaker, Sara was an award-winning singer-songwriter. When she’s not presenting, writing, or creating new content, you’ll likely find her with her husband cheering on their son at the hockey arena or baseball diamond.

Sara Westbrook Topics

The Emotional Tune-Up: A Fresh Approach to Resilience and Mindset
Navigating Change: 3 Mindsets to Strengthen Resilience
The Perception Shift: Embracing Challenges and Thriving
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When it comes to emotional intelligence, Sara Westbrook takes a different approach.
Her audiences don’t just hear about it – they experience it.

Through stories, strategies, humour, and music, Sara delivers a keynote that is engaging, relatable, and unforgettable.

Sara’s commitment is clear: providing audiences with strategies they can use immediately.

Through interactive, real-time experiences, she shows participants how to lean into discomfort, choose courage, and strengthen resilience. She fosters a safe space that encourages participants to stretch beyond their comfort zone.

Why Choose Sara Westbrook:

– Relatable stories that participants instantly see themselves in
– High energy and presence that keep audiences engaged
– Humour that connects, making emotional intelligence easy to digest
– Music and storytelling that bring strategies to life

The Result?
Participants leave energized, empowered, equipped with practical tools to navigate challenges, relationships, and collaboration with clarity, courage, and confidence.

Your Audience Will
Feel it.
Remember it.
Live it.

Change is a constant in life and business – and accepting it, especially when it’s beyond your control, can be challenging. Uncertainty often brings stress, anxiety, and fear, which can easily affect performance, productivity, and morale.

Now more than ever, it’s essential to adopt a mindset that not only accepts change but also transforms challenges into opportunities for growth.

In this session, Sara introduces three resilience-building mindsets that help teams adapt, tackle challenges, and succeed. These mindsets foster connection, collaboration, and clear communication – transforming your team into a cohesive, unstoppable force.

What You’ll Learn:

– How mindset shapes thoughts, emotions, and actions
– Practical tools to turn setbacks into stepping stones
– Ways to stay motivated and engaged, even when life feels tough
– How to approach challenges with clarity, confidence, and resilience

By the end of this session, your team will have practical strategies to navigate change, overcome obstacles, and thrive no matter what comes their way.

While you may not be able to control every circumstance, challenge, or change that comes your way, you can control how you perceive it. Your perception shapes your thoughts, emotions, actions, and ultimately determines whether you simply get through change or grow through it.

In this transformative session, Sara introduces a practical strategy that helps participants harness the power of perception, turning obstacles into opportunities, stress into strength, adversity into advantage, and resistance into resilience.

Perception is the lens through which you view the world. When you shift that lens, you change your responses and, in turn, your outcomes.

This shift is crucial for:

– Enhancing problem-solving by seeing challenges as opportunities
– Boosting resilience by turning setbacks into stepping stones
– Improving mental well-being by easing stress and focusing on what’s helpful
– Increasing productivity by staying motivated and engaged, even when life feels tough

By shifting perception, this session empowers your team to navigate change with confidence, overcome challenges, and emerge stronger from every situation.

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Testimonials

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Sara Westbrook

John Chiminski, Chairman & CEO at Catalent Pharma Solutions

“Excellent, engaging presentation! Sara’s enthusiasm, passion and strategies on self-care
and emotional resilience impacted our team! The well-being of our team is critical and I
would strongly recommend Sara’s important and effective message!”

Rick Wassell, Director National Sales at SGP Purchasing Partner Network

“We at SGP have booked Sara for 4 of our customer events across Canada this year. I
have seen Sara present at two of our events to date and both times I have taken away
numerous key learnings. Sara is an outstanding presenter; high energy, knowledgeable,
keeps the audience engaged and conveys very clear messaging to her audience.”

Marcie Parrott, Marketing Outreach at University of Waterloo

“You are a wonderful speaker! I’m an event planner so I have seen and vetted a TON of
speakers and I have to say that I loved listening to you today. The content was fantastic
and you delivered it in such an engaging manner – THANK YOU!”

Avery Bassett, Ontario Provincial Police

“Despite this being a virtual presentation Sara’s energy was amazing! She really spoke to
the issues of resilience and well-being. Sara’s gregarious personality made it fun to learn,
to interact, and therefore come away with practical tips that we can all apply.”

HR Director, Canada at Henkel Canada Corporation

“You were amazing Sara, thank you so very much for such an inspiring session. Your
energy and passion for this subject matter is incredible! We would love to have you
back!”

Tiffany Beeston, RN, BScN, MN / Manager / Public Health Branch / Community and Health Services Department / York County

“Sara delivered an exceptional keynote at our 2024 Divisional Day, blending humor, positivity, and authenticity to create an uplifting and inspiring atmosphere. She had the room laughing, reflecting, and feeling connected.”

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