Useful conversations about the things sport does not always say out loud.
I speak about eating disorders, mental health in sport, endurance, identity and the pressure that can sit underneath performance, without turning it into generic inspiration.
I am more interested in being useful than sounding motivational.
The topics I speak about are personal, professional and often uncomfortable. That is exactly why I think they are worth talking about properly.
My work brings together counselling, eating disorder specialism, lived experience of endurance sport and a genuine understanding of the environments athletes are expected to perform within.
The aim is not to deliver a polished speech that disappears the moment the event ends. It is to give people language, perspective and something useful to take away.
Topics I can shape around your audience.
Talks can be adapted depending on the organisation, event and people in the room. These are some of the areas I am most often interested in exploring.
Eating disorders + sport
What eating disorders can look like inside sporting environments, why they can be missed and what meaningful support needs to understand.
Mental health behind performance
Looking beyond results, resilience and performance language to the person underneath the athlete role.
Endurance + resilience
A more realistic conversation about endurance, difficulty, adaptation and why resilience is not the same thing as simply pushing through.
Identity, pressure + perfectionism
What happens when self-worth becomes tied to achievement, appearance or being the person who can always cope.
Keynotes, workshops, panels and conversations that actually fit the event.
The format should make sense for the audience and the topic, so I am happy to work with organisers on the best way to shape the session.
Keynote / talk
A focused session built around one clear topic, adapted to the audience and context.
Workshop
More interactive sessions for teams, workplaces or organisations that want space to explore the subject in more depth.
Panel / Q&A
Contributions to panels, interviews and facilitated conversations around sport, mental health, eating disorders and endurance.
Different rooms, same need for a conversation that feels real.
Speaking can be shaped for professional, sporting and public audiences depending on the subject and purpose of the event.
Sports organisations
Clubs, governing bodies, teams, coaches and performance environments looking for a better conversation around athlete mental health.
Conferences + events
Panels, keynotes and workshops where eating disorders, sport, resilience or mental health are part of the wider programme.
Workplaces + organisations
Professional audiences interested in pressure, perfectionism, identity, resilience and mental health beyond the sporting context.
I speak from professional experience and from being part of the world I am talking about.
I am an integrative counsellor specialising in eating disorders, athletes and neurodivergence, as well as an active ultra runner.
That combination means I can talk about the psychological side of sport without treating athletes as case studies, and talk about endurance without pretending that every difficult thing becomes a neat lesson afterwards.
Writing enquiries are welcome too.
I am also available for commissioned writing, commentary and contributions around eating disorders, endurance sport, athlete mental health, neurodivergence and the wider culture around performance.
Enquire about writing →Send me the basics and we can work from there.
Tell me who the audience is
A conference, workplace, sports organisation, team or something else.
Tell me the topic or problem you want the session to address
It does not need to be a finished title. The purpose of the session is more useful.
Include the practical details
Date, location or online format, approximate audience size and the type of session you are considering.
Want Sara involved in your event, panel or publication?
Send over what you are planning and the kind of contribution you have in mind. We can work out the right format from there.