Speaking & Conversations

When things are changing - and the usual answers no longer feel sufficient - Marina helps people think differently about how they live, lead, and contribute.

Combining philosophical depth with clinical grounding and corporate fluency, her work brings together perspectives from leadership, health, modern professional life, Chinese medicine, and lived experience to explore how people can stay well, remain true to themselves, and live a meaningful life in times of change and uncertainty.

Marina offers reflective, thought-provoking conversations that connect ideas often treated as separate - health and ambition, physiology and leadership, performance and meaning, responsibility and humanity.

People tend to leave not with another plan or prescription, but with a different way of seeing - one that leads them back to themselves.

Speaking Topics

What Doesn't Change - Your Power in Uncertain Times

We live in a time of increasing uncertainty. Political, economic, and technological change is moving faster than most people can process - and the natural response is anxiety, overwhelm, and a sense of powerlessness.

But uncertainty is not new. People have always faced upheaval. What is new is that we have lost the anchors that have always helped people remain grounded within it.

This talk explores what those anchors are - the certainty available in natural rhythms, the philosophical wisdom that has answered these questions before us, the timeless things that remind us of who we are, and the clarity that comes from knowing what is within our control. And how, when wellbeing, purpose, and the way we live are understood as one system rather than separate concerns, we become not just more grounded - but more capable of contributing meaningfully to others and to the world.

FOR PUBLIC AUDIENCES, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES, ORGANISATIONS, AND LEADERSHIP EVENTS.

Midlife as Evolution

A multi-dimensional exploration of midlife as a physiological, personal, and existential transition - and why this stage of life can become not a decline, but a period of expanded capacity, renewal, and evolution.

Exploring the relationship between physiology, purpose, direction, and contribution during midlife.

Adaptable for public audiences, organisations, women’s leadership events, and leadership and wellbeing conversations.

The Midlife Glass Ceiling

A multi-dimensional exploration of midlife as a physiological, personal, and purposeful transition - and why this stage of life can become not a decline, but a period of expanded capacity, renewal, and evolution.

Exploring the relationship between physiology, purpose, direction, and contribution during midlife.

For HR leaders, senior leadership teams, women’s networks, and organisations committed to sustainable leadership pipelines.

Formats

Keynotes · Organisational talks · Panel discussions · Podcast conversations · Masterclasses · Private salon-style events

Get in Touch

Marina is available for keynote speaking, organisational conversations, podcast interviews, panel discussions, and private events. If her work feels relevant to your audience or organisation - or if you are not yet sure but something here resonates - she is glad to have a conversation about what might be possible. For speaking enquiries, collaborations, or podcast invitations, please get in touch.