KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Tammie Horton - Keynote Speaker
Tammie Horton is a lived experience expert, mental health and resilience consultant, and keynote speaker who has addressed audiences across Australia at events including the Australasian and World Business Continuity Institute Summits, the Rural and Regional Mental Health Symposium, and TENx at the Speakers Tribe Global Conference.
Her keynotes are known for being as confronting as they are practical — blending raw personal story with evidence-based frameworks that audiences carry well beyond the room.
For Tammie’s full biography, qualifications and credentials, visit the About page.
Current Keynotes
Who Gets Heard?
The hidden epidemic of functional suffering
In every workplace, there are people who are suffering — not visibly, not dramatically, but quietly and persistently. They show up. They perform. They hold it together. And they are rarely the ones who get heard.
Functional suffering is the experience of carrying significant psychological pain while continuing to function — and it is far more prevalent in Australian workplaces than most leaders realise. It sits beneath absenteeism data, outside the reach of standard EAP referrals, and hidden behind high performers who have learned that vulnerability is a liability.
In this keynote, Tammie draws on her own lived experience of functional suffering — and over a decade of frontline mental health and resilience work — to challenge the way organisations think about wellbeing, help-seeking, and who gets heard when it matters most.
Audiences will leave with:
- A clear understanding of what functional suffering is, how it presents, and why it stays hidden
Best suited to: Leadership teams, HR and WHS professionals, organisational culture and wellbeing programs, mental health awareness events.
Leading for Resilience
Personal trait or organisational responsibility?
Resilience isn't about bouncing back — it's not even about bouncing forward. It is about advancing despite adversity. And in today's workplace, the capacity of leaders to build and sustain resilient teams is one of the most critical skills an organisation can develop.
Drawing on the evidence-based PR6 Resilience Framework and her extensive experience as a certified Resilient Workplace Partner, Tammie equips leaders with the understanding, language, and tools to genuinely support their people through adversity — not just manage them through it.
Audiences will leave with:
- An understanding of the six domains of resilience and how they show up at work
- Practical strategies for building psychological safety within teams
- Tools for identifying resilience gaps before they become performance or wellbeing crises
- A leadership approach that is grounded in both evidence and humanity
Best suited to: Senior leaders, people managers, HR and L&D teams, leadership development programs.
Watch Tammie In Action
Delivering Keynotes and Appearing on Podcasts
Tammie is currently developing keynote content on peer support and lived experience in the workplace.
To discuss upcoming topics or a custom presentation, get in touch.
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Book Tammie to Speak
Tammie is available for keynote presentations, conference sessions, panel appearances, and corporate events across Australia.