Where ego-driven leadership ends, and empowered, co-creative culture begins.
Reignite Joy, Vitality, and Authentic Connection in Your Leadership and Workplace.
Science-based, somatically grounded transformative experiences that dissolve professional constraints, catalyze human connection, and activate real, sustainable culture change.
Hannah Vanderheyden is a Certified Strategic Intervention Coach (Robbins-Madanes Training), Advanced Certified Relationship Coach, and Somatic Experiencing Intermediate Practitioner at Patricia Berendsen & Associates Trauma Healing Centre of London. She holds additional credentials in Early Childhood Education, Special Needs Education, and Sexual Health Education, which inform her integrative and relational approach to healing and professional development.
Hannah is the founder of JoyFEST, an experiential methodology that brings together play, embodiment, and authentic connection to transform professional environments. Her work explores how joy—often dismissed as peripheral—can serve as a radical and necessary catalyst for resilience, relational depth, and sustainable leadership in spiritually integrated care.
With a research focus on the design of transformative experiences, Hannah supports practitioners in moving beyond performative professionalism toward deeper presence and human connection. Her practice invites a return to what is most alive in us—through discomfort, play, and vulnerability—as a path to spiritual and communal restoration within the helping professions.
Play is not frivolous—it’s the most powerful path to authentic, embodied leadership.
The way we’ve been taught to lead is burning us out.
In the pursuit of professionalism, we’ve lost something essential: our humanity. The rigid constraints of “professional behavior” often stifle the very qualities that make us transformative leaders—joy, authenticity, and connection.
Here’s the truth:
- Culture isn’t fixed by surface-level solutions or corporate slogans.
- Disconnection in the workplace starts at the top.
- True leadership is not performative—it’s embodied.
If your culture feels flat, your people disengaged, or your leadership uninspired… it’s time for a radical shift.
JoyFEST: A Science-Driven Catalyst for Authentic Transformation
This is not a workshop. This is a medical-grade, somatically-informed, evidence-based experience that transforms how you lead, connect, and create.
What is JoyFEST?
JoyFEST combines the rigor of neuroscience, somatic therapy, and organizational psychology with the transformative power of play. This isn’t just about having fun—it’s about rewiring your nervous system, unlocking creativity, and reigniting the vitality that makes leadership and teamwork come alive.
How It Works:
1. Dissolve professional constraints: Break free from outdated paradigms that stifle connection and creativity.
2. Regulate through play: Using evidence-based somatic practices, we tap into your nervous system’s innate capacity to restore joy and vitality.
3. Ignite authentic leadership: When you align your mind, body, and spirit, you lead with presence, courage, and authenticity.
This isn’t a surface-level shift—it’s a cellular transformation.
After JoyFEST, you’ll walk away with:
Authentic presence: Lead with grounded confidence and inspire trust at every level of your organization.
Resilient energy: Stop leading from burnout. Tap into sustainable vitality for yourself and your teams.
Deep connection: Build a culture of trust, joy, and collaboration that people want to be part of.
Play as power: Unlock creativity and innovation by integrating play as a professional tool, not a distraction.
✨ WHY JOYFEST?
I don’t just facilitate this experience—I live it.
As a somatic therapeutic coach and seasoned facilitator, I bring years of expertise in leading transformative experiences.
Medical-grade transformation: “The kind of difference you can feel and see” -This work is based on neuroscience, somatics, and organizational psychology—not trends or hype.
Deep, embodied impact: I don’t just scratch the surface—I guide you into the profound, lasting shifts that live in your body.
A trusted guide: I’ve helped leaders and organizations dissolve disconnection and step into aligned, authentic leadership.
“Leadership isn’t about control—it’s about connection. And connection begins in the body”.
““I have found that Hannah has the ability to get to the root of what I am looking to find. I am always comfortable sharing my feelings and perspective with her because she respects me and makes me feel safe. I feel that she is part of my growth as a person and in my family life. I hope that everyone is able to find a special person like her to help them with their journey. I felt as if you’ve saved me years of trouble and maybe even gained me some as well. It’s hard to explain but you have mastered your craft.
Thank you”.”
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❤️🔥 Join Hannah Vanderheyden for an extraordinary experiential keynote that will shatter conventional professional boundaries and reconnect you with your most essential human resources: joy, authenticity, and genuine connection.
What to Expect / Choose your Adventure: A Three-Part Transformational JourneyOpening Hour: "Breaking the Professional Spell"
Interactive welcome and "bedazzling" activities (bring your funkiest, most exuberant outfit from the back of your closet!)
Opening Key-Note Speaking with Permission-giving container creation through vulnerable storytelling
Movement-based experiences that shift you from thinking mind to playful body
Deep relational inquiries that spark vibrant sharing
Lunch Integration: "Tuning Into Your Inner Wisdom"
Somatic inquiry practices
Body-based experiencing and inner listening
Integration discussion
Closing Circle: Gratitude and Integration
Open Sharing: Discussion and integration of transformative experiences
Future planning for bringing joy and authenticity into your work
Practical tools for leading connection in your communities
Why This Matters for Caring Professionals
You've been trained to be professional, composed, and emotionally regulated. But what if the very constraints that define "professional behavior" are actually barriers to the deep human connection your work requires? JoyFEST reveals how play isn't frivolous—it's a powerful pathway to the authenticity, creativity, and vitality that make the caring profession truly transformative.
Core Insights You'll Experience:"I am more interesting, brave, and magnetic than I thought"
"People are amazing when we create space for authenticity"
"True connection happens when professional masks come off"
"Joy and seriousness can—and must—coexist for sustainable practice"
The Transformation: From surviving professional constraints to thriving through authentic expression. You'll leave with renewed purpose, practical tools, and the courage to lead liberation in your own communities.
Come Prepared to Play
This isn't your typical keynote. Bring:
Your most colorful, sparkly, exuberant outfit (think “cotton candy rainbow meets authentic freedom")
Willingness to step outside your comfort zone
Openness to rediscovering what makes you come alive
The Research Behind the Magic
Grounded in Seligman's PERMA model of positive psychology and backed by trauma-informed somatic practices, JoyFEST creates measurable shifts in well-being, creativity, and professional satisfaction. This isn't just feel-good fluff—it's evidence-based transformation.
Perfect for: Spiritual care providers, therapists, counsellors, and wellness professionals ready to reclaim the joy that called them to this work in the first place.
Duration: 1-3-hour experiential keynote with integration activities
Takeaway: You'll leave with a clear, vitalized plan for your next chapter—and the tools to lead joy, authenticity, and genuine connection in your professional communities.
"JoyFEST didn't eliminate the difficulties of our work. What it did was remind me that joy and seriousness can coexist—must coexist—for sustainable practice. I'd forgotten that." - CASC/ACSS Conference Participant
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🌈 What if the secret to breakthrough performance was hiding behind a rainbow tutu?
JoyFEST is a revolutionary unifying experience that shatters professional barriers and unlocks authentic connection through guided play, vulnerability, and pure joy.
🌟 The Experience
Costume Challenge: Don silly accessories and embrace your playful side
Guided Activities: Expert-led exercises designed to build trust and connection
Breakthrough Moments: Watch walls come down as authentic relationships form
Professional Integration: Bridge the joy back to workplace excellence
✨ What Attendees Will Gain
✓ Deeper Trust - Vulnerability creates unshakeable bonds
✓ Enhanced Communication - Break through professional facades
✓ Increased Innovation - Playfulness sparks creative thinking
✓ Authentic Leadership - Lead with both strength and heart
✓ Lasting Connection - Relationships that transform workplace culturePerfect For:
Leadership Teams Ready for Next-Level Connection
Organizations Seeking Cultural Transformation
Teams Struggling with Communication Barriers
Groups Ready to Embrace Vulnerability as Strength
"The Most Transformative Experience We've Ever Done"
"I've never seen our executives laugh so hard or connect so deeply. We’re still talking about the event a year later."
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🔎 FOR LEADERS WHO KNOW THERE’S A BETTER WAY
This is a guided journey designed to take your leadership and culture from disconnection to collaboration, from burnout to vitality, from surface-level to deeply human.
You’ve got everything it takes. I’m just here to help you unlock it.1. Cultural Assessment & Vision Activation
We begin by identifying where you’re stuck and where you’re ready to grow.
2. Somatic Leadership Reset
Dissolve outdated patterns, regulate your nervous system, and activate joy as a tool for leadership.
3. Facilitator Training for Leaders
Learn how to hold space, lead empowering meetings, and activate your team’s full potential.
4. Team Activation Sessions
Bring the entire organization into alignment through collaborative, somatically-informed workshops.
5. Integration Support
Tools, templates, and ongoing coaching to ensure the transformation lasts.
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Ready to lead with joy, authenticity, and connection?The first step is a free 30-minute Discovery Call. Together, we’ll explore your biggest challenges, your vision for change, and whether The Culture Catalyst Program is the right fit for you.
Book Your Discovery Call
This program isn’t for everyone. It’s for visionary leaders who:
- Are ready to move beyond surface-level solutions and take bold, transformative action.
- Crave authenticity, vitality, and meaningful connection in their leadership.
- Believe that work can be a place of joy, creativity, and deep human collaboration.
If that’s you, let’s create something extraordinary together!