A science-backed framework for rebuilding identity after life's biggest disruptions — so you can become who you're meant to be without losing yourself.
Most people prepare for a new job. A new country. Marriage. Parenthood. Divorce. Retirement.
Very few prepare for what those experiences do to their identity.
After years of research, completing my doctorate, interviewing entrepreneurs rebuilding their lives in unfamiliar environments, and rebuilding my own life through profound personal transitions, I discovered something that changed the direction of my work.
Identity doesn't disappear. It adapts.
The question is whether that adaptation happens by default or by design.
That realization became the foundation of Adaptive Identity Capital™, a framework that helps people intentionally rebuild an identity they genuinely love without losing themselves in the process.
That framework rests on three capacities — Self-Connection, Emotional Resilience, and Meaningful Connections — governed by what I call the Filter: the ongoing practice of deciding which experiences get to shape who you become.
Today I speak, write, teach, and conduct research to help individuals and organizations navigate change with greater clarity, resilience, and intention.
"A new environment can disrupt your identity. It doesn't have to define it."
Understanding how identity changes after disruption.
Helping audiences rethink resilience, belonging, leadership, and change.
Translating research into practical ideas people can immediately apply.
Teaching individuals and organizations how to intentionally rebuild identity.
When life changes, your identity changes with it.
Adaptive Identity Capital™ is the practiced capacity to adapt to a changing world without becoming unrecognizable to yourself — built on three capacities that operate together, not in sequence: Self-Connection, Emotional Resilience, and Meaningful Connections, governed by the Filter — the ongoing practice of deciding which experiences and feedback deserve to shape who you become.
Whether speaking to universities, organizations, conferences, or leadership teams, every keynote combines research, storytelling, and practical frameworks that leave audiences thinking differently long after they leave the room.
Book Me to SpeakAdaptive Identity Capital explains how people rebuild a coherent, self-authored identity when a major life disruption interrupts the recognition that once confirmed who they were.
This book is the field guide — the Filter, the Muscle, and the Practice that turn survival into a self you recognize.
One conversation. One idea. One video. Can change how someone sees their entire life.
Whether you're looking for a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, podcast guest, university lecturer, or research collaborator, I'd love to hear from you.