Rethinking Strength in Life & Work
Montina Helps Organizations Tackle Burnout in High‑Responsibility Employees to Boost Engagement and Retention
Montina Myers‑Galloway is an EMDR‑trained trauma therapist, executive consultant and sought‑after speaker who partners with organisations to address burnout in high‑responsibility employees and build cultures where wellness drives performance.
Her keynotes and workshops expose the hidden costs of bias, over‑responsibility and “always being the one everyone counts on,” then guide leaders in transforming those dynamics to boost engagement and retention. Beyond motivation, Montina delivers evidence‑based insights, frameworks and tools that help teams reclaim rest, voice and worth — without guilt — and free up organisational capacity for innovation and growth.
Experience her perspective in action: watch her TEDx Talk to see how she challenges the status quo around strength, and view her speaker reel to understand how she can serve your audience.
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What It's About:
Being "the responsible one" shapes you into an overfunctioning adult and leader. This talk unpacks how early responsibility—emotional or practical—becomes both a gift and a burden that can lead to burnout, resentment, or losing yourself entirely.You'll Learn:
How childhood responsibility shows up in adult burnout
The emotional cost of perfectionism and constant control
What healing looks like when you've been responsible your whole life
Practical ways to redefine support, rest, and self-worth
Perfect For: Women's leadership conferences, empowerment retreats, caregiver summits, professional development days
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What It's About:
Emotions are data, not danger. This talk teaches leaders how to lead from awareness instead of reactivity—especially when carrying invisible emotional labor that no one else sees or names.You'll Learn:
How to regulate emotions without suppressing them
Why authenticity improves retention, trust, and team resilience
How to turn self-awareness into sustainable leadership
The difference between managing emotions and being mastered by them
Perfect For: Leadership development programs, corporate keynotes, nonprofit conferences, women's leadership summits
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What It's About:
Burnout isn't a weakness—it's a spiritual misalignment. This talk explores how faith, family expectations, and cultural messages about service can fuel exhaustion when compassion exists without boundaries.
You'll Learn:
The difference between purpose and people-pleasing
Why guilt hides behind "good intentions"
How to integrate faith and rest without compromising your values
The cost of confusing obedience with overextension
Perfect For: Faith-based women's groups, ministry conferences, church leadership teams, empowerment events
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What It's About:
Personal healing creates collective impact. This talk connects breaking inherited patterns—family, cultural, or institutional—to leading in ways that create healthier systems for those who come after you.
You'll Learn:
How unhealed history shapes your leadership style and relationships
How to transform trauma into emotional intelligence and empathy
Why self-restoration is a leadership act
How to build legacies rooted in rest, truth, and wholeness—not just hard work
Perfect For: Women's leadership retreats, intergenerational conferences, professional associations, organizational change initiatives
About Montina Myers-Galloway
Speaker | Licensed Trauma Therapist | Mental Health Consultant
I’m on a mission to change how we talk about burnout, boundaries, and well-being—especially in communities that have been expected to carry too much for too long.
As founder and CEO of Myers-Galloway Counseling, I’ve guided leaders, caregivers, and organizations through healing and cultural change for nearly a decade. Whether on stage, in the boardroom, or at a retreat, I create space for honest dialogue, research-backed strategies, and radical permission to care for yourself first.
Organizational Change with Heart + Strategy
I deliver keynotes, workshops, and breakout sessions—both in-person and virtual—that blend storytelling, lived experience, and actionable tools. Audiences have included healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, educators, affinity groups, nonprofits, and faith communities across corporations, universities, associations, and conferences.
At the core of every session is The P.O.W.E.R. Blueprint™, my signature framework designed to move people from burnout to breakthrough. Whether as a keynote, breakout, or workshop, each experience is tailored to your organization’s needs and equips participants with practical strategies they can apply right away.
Past Features and Events
Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute - Caring for the Caregiver: Managing Change, Stress and Workplace Demands, November 2024
Women’s Impact Fund: Social Hour for Social Issues: Health & Wholehearted Living, October 2024
EdOpal Community: Boundaries and Parentification, September 2024
MedLink of Mecklenburg: Sustaining Self Care While Serving Underserved Communities, September 2024
Qcity Metro: Seasonal depression: What to know in preparation for holiday season, October 2023
Qcity Metro: Tips for finding the right therapist and making the most out of therapy, July 2023
TEDx UNCC Charlotte: Why Black Women Should Stop Being Responsible, March 2023
PsychCentral: Emotional Neglect in Childhood: Signs, Effects, and How to Cope
Mental Health: What Every Leader Must Know, Chosen City Church October 2022
Social + Emotional Skills, City Startup Labs and Atrium Health, Restorative Pathways, September 2022
The Unexpected Mental Health Impact of Parentification, PRIDE Magazine, May 2022
First Generation Executive + Impostor Syndrome, Mahogany Female Collective, February 2022
The Truth About Anger, Chosen City Church, January 2022
Money Mindfulness, Mental Health, and Self Care - Northwestern Mutual, March 2020
From Surviving to Thriving Workshop: I Survived……Now What?, March 2020
Taboo Topics:Divorce, Reeder Memorial Baptist Church, May 2018
Mental Health Impact of the Pandemic
https://www.fox46.com/good-day/mental-health-impact-of-the-pandemic/
Loving a Trauma Survivor
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Speaker Testimonial
“It was an absolute pleasure to host Montina Myers-Galloway on The Healing Element Podcast. Montina provided her experience on how trauma can affect romantic relationships and the steps one must take to begin the healing process. The topic of trauma and its effects is a complex topic, however, due to Montina’s knowledge and experience she was able to explain this sensitive matter in a way that was helpful and relatable to listeners and viewers.”
Kaii Marie, Creator and Host of The Healing Element Podcast