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Lived experience mental health speaker

“Peta’s talk is one of the best I have heard. She is articulate, clear, poised and a tremendous storyteller. I would recommend Peta to any organisation looking to engage a speaker who is inspiring, relatable and encourages audiences to step off the hamster wheel and start practising self-care.”

- Testimonial excerpt from Mel Novak, Beyond Blue, Small Business Engagement Senior Adviser

Peta is a powerful storyteller who opens up workplace conversations on mental health.

As a lived experience speaker, Peta leaves no stone unturned when reliving her own mental health story of living through and recovering from acute burnout.

Audiences connect because she “keeps it real”

What does Peta share in her mental health keynote?

  • Her deeply personal burnout story as told in her book, My Beautiful Mess

  • Lived experience examples of psychosocial hazards

  • Reflection of burnout signs, symptoms and asking for help

  • Recovery and insights into redesigning a more sustainable life

Book Peta

Peta has been a member of Beyond Blue’s speaker team since 2026, presenting to over 40 organisations. She will continue this work in 2026 for a limited number of talks to partners and organisations in need.

Please kindly note, this is independent of her private work.

Not sure about a lived experience speaker?

Contexts where a lived-experience speaker works incredibly well:

  • Raising awareness of signs and symptoms, and promoting your internal support pathways

  • Launching your psychosocial safety awareness campaign

  • Bringing a lived experience perspective to a panel to complement a professional perspective

  • Offering practical tips and tricks to support your employees with their own mental health

  • Using the keynote context as a conversation tool to start normalising mental health conversations in your workplace

Happy Clients

…plus more. Hear what they’ve said below…

Her vulnerability, along with her sensitive and powerful delivery, leaves a lasting impact on her audience. Here's what they say...

  • "Peta's session was honest and authentic. Multiple attendees said it was incredibly valuable and that Peta was so genuine. They said it's the best session on mental health they have attended. Peta also created a safe environment that allowed others to speak up and talk about their own lived experience."

    - Victoria Police

  • “Hard-hitting and thought-provoking and so relevant to the legal industry as well as the medical device industry. So important to encourage us all to reach out if we are struggling, or to anyone around us who may be struggling.”

    - Medibank, on BeyondBlue Speaking event

  • Our event was amazing! Peta was beyond informative and was a great storyteller. There wasn't a dry eye in the room!

    - Mantel Group

  • Peta was a great asset to our event panel. Her story fit in beautifully with the message that we were trying to portray, and an inspirational one at that.

    - Amanda Linton, CEO, Australian Institute of Certified Bookkeepers

  • "Thank you for sharing your time & experience with us. Your understanding of, and ability to express yourself on a topic we mostly fear or perhaps choose to ignore, is inspiring and illuminating.”

    -Driving Miss Daisy Franchising

  • “I have never felt more understood or could see myself in Peta's story. It really resonated and was a much-needed reminder that my identity is not my job or how well I do.”

    - Audience Member

  • “Peta's statements, "What impact do you want to make? This keeps you constantly connected to your values." & "If I let myself run on empty I have to accept there will be consequences". This makes me think of how I can make my own well-being plan more meaningful. Peta was so relatable when she spoke about what anxiety looks like in real life.”

    - Audience Member

  • “We had the privilege of hosting Peta Sitcheff with Beyond Blue for an online seminar on mental health and wellbeing specifically tailored for small business owners. Her insights were profound and relatable, drawing from personal experiences that resonated deeply with our viewers. Peta took the time to understand our small business owners needs and tailored the content to resonate with our audience. Peta was open and honest about her challenges and triumphs of managing mental health while on her entrepreneurial journey, which was refreshing, engaging and informative.  The feedback from our attendees was overwhelmingly positive which highlighting her authenticity, empathy, and actionable strategies. We are incredibly grateful for Peta’s and highly recommend her for any future engagements.”

    - Australia Massage and Myotherapy Association

  • “It was a fantastic session; Peta was really honest and raw. Her story was powerful and inspiring.  You could tell that she’s a really passionate writer by the way she went through it.  The team asked some great questions.  It was great to hear how the Beyond Blue support service has been used by Peta.  Tangible examples were beneficial, not just offering the services but sharing specifically how they were used. This is something we will definitely incorporate to our wider teams going forward. It was a really great addition to our session.  Something I think we will all reflect on and keep thinking about. It definitely changed how we conducted the rest of our meeting, relating to each other in a great way.”

    - Beyond Blue Premier Partner, Australia Post

  • “A lived experience story to begin our meeting felt very engaging & enriching. Always inspiring to hear someone be brave, show up & say here I am & this is my journey. Super relatable.”

    - VLine

  • “Peta was a great speaker. She made a difficult topic more relatable, while providing useful strategies for identifying early signs of burnout & acting on them. A very powerful talk.”

    - VLine

Corporate Keynote Service details:

  • 40 mins duration (in person or virtual)

  • 15-minute audience Q and A following is highly recommended (questions are common)

  • A sensitive content disclaimer is provided (for mental health topics)

To note: September and October book early and quickly due to RUOk? Day and Mental Health Awareness Month.

For lived-experience, mental health speaking, please plan ahead to confirm your preferred date is available.

*Other topics relating to human connection and sustainable performance available - see brochure below

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