KEISHA GADDIS
SPEAKER • AUTHOR • LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
We deserve better than fine.
For the people behind the care.
Workplace wellness and professional development for educators, healthcare professionals, behavioral health providers, caregivers, and mission-driven teams.
Honest conversations about the hidden cost of holding it all together, and what it looks like to start doing things differently.
Keynotes and workshops for the people who show up for everyone else.
AS SEEN IN & RECOGNIZED BY
The teacher who's patient with everyone until she gets home.
The nurse who cares for people all day and has little left for herself.
The mom who handles everything but can't remember the last time she felt like herself.
They’re doing their best to take care of everyone else.
They deserve better than “fine.”
So do you.
Maybe you know her. Maybe you are her.
They look fine.
They say they're fine.
But what if they're not?
They're showing up. Meeting deadlines. Caring for patients. Teaching students. Keeping everything moving.
Behind the familiar "I'm fine," many are exhausted and stretched thin. And because they're still functioning, their needs go unnoticed.
Over time, that strain can show up as disengagement, absence, or decisions to leave.
Looking fine and being well are not the same thing.
WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE TAKES WITH THEM
They say “I’m fine.”
FINE
Give them tools to move beyond it.
STRONGER COMMUNICATION.
BETTER CONNECTION.
CALMER RESPONSES UNDER PRESSURE
Help your people recognize overload, communicate what they need, and respond thoughtfully when demands are high.
Grounded in mental health expertise, Keisha’s keynotes and workshops pair relatable stories with the DONE Method, so your people leave with small, realistic tools they can use before the day is over.
We deserve better than fine.
“Keisha delivers original, thought-provoking content that stands out from anything we’ve heard before.”
JULIE TUISL, INVIGORATE HOSPITALITY
FROM THE ROOM
Professional Development Workshops & Keynotes
A message they'll feel. Real tools they'll use.
Not just inspiration. Real mental health expertise. Decades of experience. Stories that stick. And practical tools from The DONE Method your audience can put to work immediately.
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Done With Fine
The Hidden Cost of Holding It All Together
For women's events, working parents, and high-capacity professionals.
02
The Climate Starts With Us
Helping the Helpers Who Shape Student Success
For educators, school counselors, districts, and education conferences.
03
The People Behind the Care
The Hidden Weight of Helping, and What It Takes to Stay Well
For nurses, therapists, physicians, healthcare teams, and family-serving organizations.
Wherever people care for others, this conversation matters.
Schools & education
Educator well-being, school climate, and the adult responses that shape student relationships.
Social services & mission-driven organizations
Adult well-being, parent-child connection, and the patterns we pass forward.
Healthcare & behavioral health
Emotional labor, depleted capacity, and what helpers need, too.
Workplaces & women's organizations
Support for working parents carrying pressure that doesn't end when the workday does.
THE DONE METHOD
Insight matters. What you do next matters, too.
Developed by Keisha from 15+ years of counseling, the DONE Method is a 90-second pattern interruption for the moment stress starts running the show. Four simple steps help you pause before you react, choose your next move on purpose, and stay connected to the people who count on you.
D
Decide
Recognize that the current pattern is costing more than you want to keep paying.
O
Observe
Notice what's happening in your body, thoughts, habits, and reactions.
N
Name
Put honest language to the emotion, need, or boundary underneath the behavior.
E
Exhale
Create enough space to choose a more intentional next response.
WHY THIS WORK
I've spent years sitting across from the children who notice.
For 20+ years in education, including 15+ as a School Counselor, I've listened to thousands of children talk about what they wish the adults in their lives understood.
Here's what they taught me: what we carry doesn't stay hidden just because we don't talk about it. Children notice, even when adults are doing their best to hold it all together.
So one of the most meaningful ways I can support children is to support the adults raising, teaching, and caring for them.
When we take care of the people behind the care, the impact can reach far beyond one person.
“These are skills that truly matter in our industry. The feedback from our team has been incredible.”
JENNIFER DAUDI, FOUNDER, INVIGORATE HOSPITALITY
“I got emotional during the session and left realizing my kids deserve a more grounded version of me.”
LIVE ATTENDEE
“Keisha brought the FIRE to our Women of Real Mastermind. So many nuggets, so much encouragement, and powerful mindset work.”
MAJSAN CHAMPAGNE, WOMEN OF REAL MASTERMIND
What stays with people after the conversation.
RECOGNIZED BY
Dallas Business Journal, 40 Under 40 Honoree
Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation
Sears
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Mental Health America
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Texas Counseling Association
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Sacred Heart University
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Boys and Girls Club of America
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National Charity League
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Sears • Mental Health America • Texas Counseling Association • Sacred Heart University • Boys and Girls Club of America • National Charity League •
Previously engaged by
How are you? Really.
Before you say "I'm fine," consider what that answer might be covering.
You're the one everyone counts on. But your body is tired, your patience is thin, and there's been very little room to feel like yourself.
Overload doesn't always look like a breakdown. Sometimes it looks like one more email, one more yes, or snapping at someone you love.
You think you’re hiding it, but maybe you’ve been…
Overfunctioning. Carrying more than one person reasonably can
Autopiloting. Getting through the day without being present in it
Minimizing. “It’s not that bad,” while your body says otherwise
Overloading. Saying yes past the point of capacity
Postponing. Putting off rest and support until “things slow down”
These are the Fine Modes: patterns that keep capable people moving while their energy, relationships, and sense of self quietly pay the price.
AMAZON BEST SELLER IN FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Your life deserves more than survival mode.
Done With Fine
Stop Running on Empty, Feel Like Yourself Again, and Change What Your Children Inherit
For the woman who loves her people, keeps showing up, and knows something needs to change.
Understand the patterns behind constant pushing through, respond more intentionally, and start creating a different emotional legacy for yourself and the people you love.
DONE WITH FINE EXPERIENCES
Emotional wellness with room for joy.
Sometimes the next step is a hard conversation. Sometimes it's music, movement, laughter, and a room where you don't have to hold it all together.
Done With Fine experiences give women space to reflect, reconnect, and remember their needs matter, too.
Give the people who show up for everyone else something worth taking home.
Planning a conference, Professional Development day, healthcare event, or workplace wellness experience? Give your audience a meaningful conversation and tools they can use right away.