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Birth! Surviving to Thriving: 5 Corner Stones
Ruth Ann Colby Martin will reveal her exclusive 5 core principles— a special formula that every birther, midwife, or birth attendant must have. These principles are the essential keys to not just surviving but thriving in the birth world. By mastering this unique approach, you’ll gain the tools to provide safer, more empowered care, no matter the environment. This formula will elevate your practice, enhance your confidence, and ensure you’re fully prepared to handle any birth situation with clarity and skill.
In today’s fast-paced, high-stakes workplace, it takes more than skill to thrive—it takes grit, clarity, and the ability to lead under pressure. Enter Ruth Ann Colby Martin: wilderness survivalist, professional midwife, and climber. With decades of experience navigating life-or-death scenarios in extreme environments, RuthAnn brings a fresh, unforgettable perspective to the world of business resilience and leadership.
In this high-impact keynote, Ruth Ann shares riveting real-life stories from the wild—from scaling cliffs to guiding new life into the world—all woven with powerful lessons on staying calm under pressure, adapting in real time, and leading with courage when the stakes are high. Audiences walk away with actionable strategies for managing stress, making confident decisions, and turning obstacles into opportunities.
Perfect for leadership development, change management, team resilience, and high-performance culture events, this keynote inspires action, sparks mindset shifts, and sticks with attendees long after the applause.
Surviving to Thriving Woods to Workspace: Order for Success
What’s Your Passion? Transforming Passion to Purpose.
Key Highlights: Identifying Your True Passion: Discover the deep-rooted passions that fuel your motivation, energize your spirit, and align with your values. From Passion to Purpose: Learn the difference between passion and purpose, and how to channel that energy into meaningful action that aligns with your long-term goals. Overcoming Obstacles: Understand the common challenges that arise when trying to turn passion into purpose and strategies to overcome them with resilience. Creating a Plan of Action: Break down the steps to translate your passions into purpose-driven actions—whether in your career, relationships, or personal life. The Power of Impact: See how your passions can positively influence others and create a ripple effect that not only enhances your life but inspires those around you.
Explore the transformative power of passion and how harnessing it can be the key to unlocking a Purpose-filled life and career. Passion is the fire that drives us, but it is purpose that provides direction and fulfillment. This motivating keynote will guide you through the essential steps to transform your passion into tangible impact.
This keynote will provide you with the tools, strategies, and motivation to take bold, purposeful steps towards a life that is not only filled with passion but guided by a clear and meaningful purpose. If you're ready to transform your passion into action, join us for a powerful session that will ignite your drive and help you build a life you love.
Community Midwifery & Earth-based Birth: A Guide to Birthing in Low-Resource Environments.
Ruth Ann Colby Martin will explain the vital role of midwives and birth attendants in various environments and explore models of care with a particular focus on the unique challenges of low-resource environments. She will highlight the principles of physiologic birth, emphasizing the critical supplies, people, and environmental factors needed to support safer, more empowering birthing experiences. She will also introduce essential skills for supporting birth in any context by sharing her framework for the "5 Corner Stones" of birth work—critical elements for midwives and birth workers committed to providing care in diverse environments.
