After Dinner Speakers
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Drawing from her powerful perspective as both a former surgeon and a breast cancer patient, Dr. Liz O’Riordan uncovers the everyday moments that truly define the patient experience. She reveals how small, often overlooked interactions—from word choice to body language—can dramatically impact a person’s sense of dignity, trust and hope.
This keynote is a heartfelt call to action for healthcare professionals to rediscover the humanity in medicine. It’s not about doing more—it’s about noticing more.
How to Save a Life
In this deeply moving session, Dr. Liz O’Riordan shares the strategies that helped her survive cancer, rebuild her identity, and find meaning after loss. This talk isn’t just about illness—it’s about reclaiming life in the face of any adversity.
With grace and humour, Liz invites audiences to reframe their hardest days and reconnect with everyday joy. It’s an empowering reminder that even in life’s darkest moments, we still hold the pen to write our next chapter.
Mental Toughness: How to Stay Standing When Life Knocks You Down
This keynote is a lifeline for anyone holding it together on the outside while falling apart within. Dr. Liz O’Riordan speaks candidly about surviving personal and professional collapse—and how to rebuild with compassion, strength and authenticity.
She introduces her 5-part D.R.L.I.Z. framework to navigate stress, fear and identity loss while staying grounded in reality. Audiences leave with practical tools, a renewed sense of control, and the powerful truth that resilience isn’t about never falling—it’s about rising wisely
Tools for Navigating Stress, Fear, and Identity Loss With Control
In this empowering talk, Dr. Liz O’Riordan shares science-backed, personally-tested tools to manage the emotional weight of crisis. Whether facing illness, burnout or a personal upheaval, audiences discover how to process fear, reclaim their sense of identity, and move forward with clarity.
This is a session about ownership—not over what happens, but over how we respond. Liz equips listeners to face life's hardest moments with grace, courage and practical control.
A New Definition of Resilience That Prioritises Real-Life Recovery
What if resilience wasn’t about “staying strong”—but learning how to break, bend and heal better? Dr. Liz O’Riordan redefines resilience beyond buzzwords and bravado. Her model centres lived recovery: rebuilding slowly, truthfully, and with self-compassion.
This keynote is an invitation to let go of the pressure to perform, and instead embrace the process of becoming whole again—with all its setbacks, scars and silent victories.
The 5-Part D.R.L.I.Z. Framework to Help Them Reset and Rebuild
Introducing her signature D.R.L.I.Z. framework, Dr. Liz O’Riordan offers a structured, practical path to healing from trauma, loss or major life change. Each step is rooted in lived experience and emotional science—designed for anyone ready to start over, whether by choice or by force.
From mindset shifts to daily rituals, this talk turns overwhelm into action. It’s a toolkit for building back better—mentally, emotionally, and meaningfully.
Inspiring Real-Life Stories That Move, Motivate, and Stay With Them
Dr. Liz O’Riordan doesn’t just tell stories—she lives them. Through raw honesty, humour and grace, she shares moments that shake us, ground us, and ultimately lift us. These aren’t stories of perfect comebacks—they’re stories of courageous humanity.
This keynote touches hearts and opens eyes. Audiences leave reminded that they are not alone—and that survival, in all its imperfect forms, is the most powerful story of all.
