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Bailey Seamer
PrintBailey Seamer’s journey with mental illness is both challenging and inspiring. Diagnosed with major depressive disorder at 14 years of age and later diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 19 years, Bailey spent her adolescent life navigating the highs and lows of a debilitating mental illness. Coupled with a strong desire to provide all she can to others, her mission is to advocate and assist with education while encouraging a pragmatic and open attitude surrounding mental health.
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Testimonials for Bailey Seamer
“I run an events and networking business so have had the privilege of meeting many great speakers over the years. Bailey is without a doubt, one of the best speakers we have had to date. With a level of honesty and vulnerability, Bailey tackles a contemporary and somewhat taboo topic through the lens of her own personal experience. With the backdrop of an epic Australian journey, Bailey shares her lessons learnt and life hacks for managing our own mental health in an engaging and empathetic manner. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for a sensational public speaker!”
Paul Downs Managing Director - Retail Leadership Network
“Bailey captivates the audience with her authenticity and humour as she tells her story of accomplishing a monumental adventure, underpinned by how she deals with her personal challenges of the mind.”
Nigel Poole Managing Director - Matter Design
“Beautifully raw, courageously real and truly inspirational. As a Safety & Wellbeing practitioner and a mother of two daughters, I was truly in awe of her wisdom and strength. The way she shares her journey is both genuine and unapologetic.
I’ve attended numerous keynote speeches throughout my career, but Baily stands out as the most memorable. Her insights are a must-see for audiences of all generations.”
Annette Celle Manager Safety & Risk Canterbury Bankstown Council
“Bailey is an amazing inspirational speaker. I’ve been sponsoring a corporate evening with guest speakers for over 5 years. Bailey is one of the best. With her natural speaking presence, ability to develop a rapport quickly with her audience and her raw honesty and genuine heartfelt candor; Bailey’s story cuts through like few speakers I have seen. I highly recommend Bailey for corporate & educational events, podcasts, radio and TV.”
Matt Cooper Chairman, CoFounder & Partnerships Director - Alpha Digital
Fee Range: Up to $5000
Bailey Seamer's Biography
Bailey Seamer’s journey with mental illness is both challenging and inspiring.
Diagnosed with major depressive disorder at 14 years of age and later diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 19 years, Bailey spent her adolescent life navigating the highs and lows of a debilitating mental illness.
Bailey’s mental health journey to wellness and management included hospital admissions, medication trials and severe medical interventions including electric convulsive therapy. Despite battling chronic and unrelenting mental illness challenges she refused to give up her battle for wellness and discovered solace and newfound purpose through long distance walking, which became a key part of her mental health management.
What started as a fleeting idea, gained traction and evolved into a commitment to contribute positively to the mental health space in Australia and the ambitious goal of walking the East Coast of Australia to prove to herself and others that she could create a life worth living alongside a chronic mental illness. Bailey refuses to be “defined as an illness” and vulnerably shares her personal journey, the events leading to diagnosis, treatment and management of her wellness whilst living with bipolar disorder. Walking the East Coast of Australia is no easy feat for anyone, but for someone managing bipolar disorder it was nearly an impossible task.
Her dream was actualised when she commenced and completed the gruelling 14 month adventure in 2023 whilst concurrently raising funds for mental health research and resources. Bailey has contributed towards raising awareness and inspired others through connection and offering hope.
“The walk is a metaphor of life with mental illness. It will be tough and long. There will be good days and bad. Uphill battles and downhill slides, with the mentality of just putting one foot in front of the other and taking one day at a time to conquer the bigger goal.”
Through adaptation and management, she has developed tools for mental health which can benefit many of us, with hiking and connecting with nature being an integral component. Coupled with a strong desire to provide all she can to others, her mission is to advocate and assist with education while encouraging a pragmatic and open attitude surrounding mental health.
Bailey is currently studying a Bachelor of Nursing and Diploma of counselling. Bailey continues to contribute toward creating a mentally healthier world through mental health advocacy work and her newfound passion in public speaking.
Contact agent Helene Greenham directly to enquire about Bailey Seamer for your event – helene@platinumspeakers.com.au
Speaking Topics Include
Mental Health Prevalence
Creating awareness of the current national mental health epidemic. Identifying support services available, destigmatising approaches and challenging attitudes, assisting with a shift in perspective towards acceptance and a proactive mental health culture.
Navigating Adversity
Bailey shares her unique experiences and tools for navigating adversity including developing mental resilience, adaptive strategies and accessing external support services.
The Strength in Vulnerability
Bailey highlights the concept of finding strength in vulnerability. How acknowledging and embracing one’s vulnerabilities can be a source of empowerment.
“If you can’t change something, change the way you think about it”
-Maya Angelou.
The Power in Finding Purpose
Bailey Explores how finding purpose can be the most powerful and pivotal component of a healing journey. How finding her own purpose had the power to save her life and pursing it created the life worth living.
Mental Health Awareness & Wellbeing
Bailey provides insight into the mental health culture and attitudes surrounding mental health and inspires her audience to explore proactive approaches to mental health and wellness, providing tools and sharing her skills to navigating it.
Nature Emersion for Mental Health
Exploring the significant benefits connecting to nature can have for mental health and the therapeutic effects being emerged in the great outdoors can have in improving holistic well-being.
Resilience & Determination
Bailey connects with the audience through her hardships, failures and setbacks and shares her tools for maintaining mental toughness, adaptability in reaching goals irrespective of the setbacks and adversities endured.
Self-Accountability & Responsibility
This is an essential component of managing mental health. Bailey explores how taking responsibility of mental health is an empowering and crucial part of wellness, by exploring the power of mindset when changing from a victim of our circumstance, to the hero of our story.