Balancing Life with Humour
“We are all jugglers and the first ball to drop is usually our own.”
Kate Davis has the unique ability to find humour in any situation and to offer creative solutions to defuse the frustrations in the home and workplace. Kate’s generous insight and outspoken character, provides a powerful combination to help organizations empower their staff with effective tools for managing stress and sustaining motivation.
Between our jobs, home, relationships with family, friends and co-workers learning how to balance our busy life demands a strong sense of Personal Development and most importantly a Sense of Humour.
People, who attend Kate’s “Balancing Life with Humour” lecture, leave with an understanding of practical techniques for refueling, rediscovering and reengaging their true selves. Learning to use humour as an instrument of communication creates an atmosphere of compassion, caring and productivity.
Kate has spoken at such conferences as the YPO Banff conference, the Ontario Coalition of CAPC/CPNP Projects, the YEO, CMHC, University of Toronto Faculty, Teachers Pension Plan and many more.
Funny Mommy™ Parenting with Humour Lecture and Workshop
“Your leisure time should not be folding laundry.”
This lecture/workshop gives parents, caregivers, educators, social service providers the tools to help defuse the chaos and stress of their lives through humour. Kate helps them to remember themselves, accept where they are and not feeling guilty about where they are not. It combines stand-up comedy with practical techniques to raise children.
“Fun cancels out stress and brings everyone into the moment.” This is the recipe for a healthy relationship when it comes to raising our children. Everything changes when we become parents, I think the show “Survivor” shouldn’t take place on an island but a new parents’ home. It’s challenging not losing yourself in the process but with a few techniques likes being more playful and using your intuition life can be more joyful and relaxing.
Discover the different ways that men and women deal with stress, techniques of dealing with sibling fighting and how to truly take care of yourself so you are able to be more present to the life you are living now.
This lecture blends techniques of improvisation, visualization and affirmations. Parenting is a great lesson in letting go. You give birth, you let go. You nurse, you stop, you let go. They start school you, let go. They move out, you let go. That lesson of “Letting Go” is way easier with you in tacked.
Kate has spoken for such groups as Mom’s Net, Hadassah-Wizo Organization of Canada, Opportunity for Advancement (United Way), Bell High school Faculty just to name a few.
You wouldn’t believe how much impact your workshop had on me!!!
I attended your workshop for U of T “humour at work” on November 16, 2006 and since then my husband kept saying “what magic you got? You seem totally changed”. It is impossible to say that I am a different person after your workshop; however I am changing my attitude and the way of thinking definitely. From this point of view, I would like to say “thank you” for your outstanding speech about humour and what it may bring to people’s life.
I still think that one hour from you are not long enough to absorb. Are you offering public workshop about the similar topic as well? Is there any book from you about what you said in workshop?
I am trying to buy the book you recommended “Inner peace for the busy women”. Is the author’s name Joan Borysenko? Please confirm with me so that I would head myself to Indigo for this book.
Again, I appreciate your time and effort.
Best Wishes.
Lulu YANG
University of Toronto
Hi Kate:
I want to thank you so much for coming out and speaking for us and
making our conference such a great success. I know Rosy has been in
touch with you and has given you some feedback from happy participants -
but this is on a personal level from me - it was great you came through
for me and saved the day when Carilynn was not able to make it.
I was glad things got switched around so I was able to sit in for at
least part of your session - you were great! I hope we will be able to
work together again in the future :)
I know you will be receiving a more formal letter of thanks from the
centre - but I just had to give you my own 'round of applause'!
Have a great weekend!!
Rosemarie Lawless
Focus Workshop for Women
Kate Davis was FABULOUS! The crowd absolutely loved her. She definitely
made the event a hit. If we run the same event next year I definitely want
to book her again.
Not only did all the ladies have a lot of fun that day but we raised $4000
for charity.
Thank you once again.
Sincerely,
Carly Aubertin
Fort Erie Kinettes
Kate was truly a hit. She conveyed many important messages to a group of women under stress by reminding them to incorporate things they love into their lives incrementally, to use their intuition, and to combat stress with laughter. Not only did she entertain these women with side-splitting stories with which every woman and mother can relate, she gave them a much needed shot of inspiration.
The Junior League of Toronto
all the best---
Brandon
"I am the editor of The Mom & Caregiver Magazine, and recently sponsored Kate Davis to speak at the Total Woman Show (March 5, 2005). Kate's lecture was Outstanding; her ability to relate to the audience was remarkable. The content of her material was articulate and informative, and very very funny!!! We loved her so much that we asked her if she would be interested in starting her own column within our Magazine called "Reasonably Sane", which would bring out the humourous side of parenting."
- Sabina Manji
"Thank you for taking the time to visit with the Kingston Road Mumnet group. Your presentation was loads of fun and very entertaining. We beleive that it gave our members something to incorporate into their daily lives. We have already seen it, as the humor has now entered our weekly group meetings."
- Heather Cole Brownlow & Sharon McLaughlin
