Interactive, practical learning experiences designed for first responders, organizations, leaders, teams and families.
Jodie Baulkham is a facilitator, speaker, author, and coach who combines lived experience with more than two decades of experience in education, learning and development, mental health and leadership.
From first responders and their families to leaders, teams, and individuals navigating adversity, grief and change, Jodie creates practical learning experiences that help people better understand themselves, support on another, and move forward with intention,
Powerful storytelling combined with practical insights audiences can use long after the presentation ends.
Individual support for people navigating grief, change, identity, and the question of what comes next.
A deeply personal exploration of traumatic loss, mental health, grief, rebuilding, and the power of choice.
Meet Jodie
Professional expertise.
Lived experience.
Conversations that matter.
Jodie Baulkham is a licensed teacher, facilitator, speaker, author, and coach with more than two decades of experience in education, adult learning, leadership development, and mental health.
Her professional experience includes teaching, curriculum and instructional design, leadership and character development, mental health education, coaching, and organizational learning.
Her work is also deeply informed by lived experience.
After the line-of-duty death of her first husband, RCMP Constable Christopher Worden, Jodie found herself navigating traumatic loss and raising their infant daughter while rebuilding a life she had never expected to live.
Her family's later experiences with first responder mental health further shaped her understanding of the impact that trauma, mental health, and grief can have on individuals and families.
Today, Jodie brings these perspectives together to create learning experiences grounded in humanity, practical application and the belief that even when we cannot choose our circumstances, we can choose how we respond to them.
Certified Life and Grief Coach
Mental Health Advocate and Facilitator
Curriculum and Learning Designer
Supporting Those Who Serve - and the People Who Stand Beside Them
First Responders regularly encounter experiences most people will never face. The impact can extend beyond the indivuadal - affecting teams, relationships, and families.
Jodie brings professional expertise and lived experience to conversations about mental health, emotional resilience, grief, peer support, and family wellbeing within the first responder community.
First Responders | Peer Support Teams | Leaders |
First Responder Organizations | Families
Through training, workshops, and facilitated conversations, participants gain practical tools to recognize what they are carrying, communicate more effectively, establish healthy boundaries, and make intentional choices about how they respond.
Featured Workshop-
The Weight We Carry:
Emotional Resilience for Peer Support and Frontline Personnel
Frontline professionals and peer supporters regularly encounter experiences, stories, and emotions that can follow then long after a shift ends.
This interactive workshop explores what we carry, what belongs to us, what we share with others, and what we need to put down.
Participants explore practical strategies for emotional awareness, boundaries, communication, thought patterns, intentional action, and post-event reset.
What People Are Saying
“We had the privilege of hosting Jodie Baulkham for a workshop, titled "Building Self-Awareness and Resilience While Overcoming Adversity." Jodie's session was deeply touching, engaging, and insightful. She skillfully blended compelling personal anecdotes with helpful and practical strategies and tools for building resilience and handling life’s challenges. Her authenticity and passion for supporting others was clear throughout her presentation.
Thank you, Jodie, for sharing your transformative personal experiences and offering hope for creating a more resilient tomorrow.”
Thank you, Jodie, for sharing your transformative personal experiences and offering hope for creating a more resilient tomorrow.”
Dalton Associates
"We were looking for a speaker for our company branch day and was given Jodie’s name by a colleague who enthusiastically recommended her. My colleague undersold Jodie’s ability as a speaker, fantastic human, and thriver with all she has faced. The presentation gave the participants a look into Jodie’s background which makes her the expert on stress and survival. The information included different ways anyone can look at their life and make choices to move in a better direction or tips to feel better right where they are.
I highly recommend Jodie for any speaking engagement for small or large groups as her presence is palpable and held the attention of everyone in the room."
I highly recommend Jodie for any speaking engagement for small or large groups as her presence is palpable and held the attention of everyone in the room."
Lori T. Government of Alberta
Jodie spoke recently at our NCTCA Convention. She made an immediate connection with the audience and took us on a journey through her story. She inspired us to consider joy, the power of decision making and how to find meaning in our daily lives. I left uplifted and hopeful for a positive future even when life can be difficult.
Carolyn Korolischuk - North Central Teachers' Convention Association
Jodie Baulkham is an engaging and articulate speaker who skillfully weaves humour and humility into her presentation, offering profound insights drawn from her lived experience. With grace and honesty, she shares how she not only survived but has learned to thrive through seemingly insurmountable challenges. Throughout her presentation, Jodie emphasizes the vital role of a supportive community, reminding us that resilience is rarely built in isolation. Her message stays with you - uplifting, real and deeply inspiring!
Bobbie-Jo Douglas - Principal Visions West Outreach and Kootenay Schools
Choosing My Tomorrow
Surviving Murder, Navigating Mental Health, and Harnessing the Power of Choice
What happens when the life you planned disappears?
In Choosing My Tomorrow, Jodie shares her experience of traumatic loss, grief, only parenthood, first responder mental health rebuilding - along with the lessons that helped her recognize the choices still available when circumstances cannot be changed.
Part memoir and part invitation to reflect, Choosing My Tomorrow is the story behind many of the lessons Jodie now brings to her speaking, training, and coaching.
A Practical Mental Health Resource
FREE 5 Day Mental Health Mini-Course
Small action can make a meaningful difference in how we care for our mental health.
Over five days, explore practical concepts and simple exercises designed to strengthen awareness, emotional wellbeing, and intentional choice - in less than 15 minutes a day!
