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Kerry Tidman is a TEDx speaker, author, therapist and founder of The Belonging Dojo CIC. She speaks about Deaf identity, belonging, psychological safety and the power of lived experience.
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A speaker who changes how people think
Kerry Tidman is a Deaf therapist, TEDx speaker, author of How Do You Deaf? and the founder of The Belonging Dojo CIC. She has spent over a decade working at the intersection of identity, trauma, disability and belonging.
Kerry speaks from lived experience and professional expertise. Her talks are warm, honest and challenging in equal measure. Audiences leave with a new understanding of what belonging really means and what it takes to create it.
Kerry is available for conferences, corporate events, leadership days, staff development and panel discussions. Speaking engagements start from £750. Bespoke quotes are available for longer engagements.
Kerry speaks on
Deaf identity and belonging
What does it mean to be Deaf in a hearing world? Kerry shares her lived experience and the power of identity-led belonging.
Psychological safety at work
How organisations can create environments where people feel safe to be themselves, speak up and thrive.
Disability inclusion beyond compliance
Moving from tick-box inclusion to genuine belonging for Deaf and disabled people in the workplace.
The Kintsugi approach to identity
Finding strength in the broken places. Kerry explores how our most difficult experiences can become our greatest gifts.
Belonging as a business strategy
The evidence for belonging in the workplace and why it matters for performance, retention and culture.
Lived experience as expertise
Why lived experience is not a soft skill but a professional qualification, and how organisations can honour it.
Fees
Speaking engagements from £750
Bespoke quotes available for keynotes, panel discussions and multi-session engagements.
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