Deep Rapport for Resilience
The Blueprint for Making Tough Times Easier

The Big Idea

When the hits keep coming, learn how to build resilience to keep going.

Keynote Description

Alan's son was born at 26 weeks, 663 grams and spent 9 months in hospital. He came home on oxygen and a feeding tube.

At 4 years old, still not eating or talking, Leopold was diagnosed with high-level autism.

Just as the family began to find their rhythm, his wife’s estranged mother took them to court, demanding access to Leopold.

How do you build resilience when the hits just keep coming?

For Alan, the answer came from an unlikely place: his Deep Rapport System, business & stand-up comedy skills that unexpectedly became the foundation for his family's resilience through crisis after crisis.

Since parents aren't allowed to stay overnight in intensive care, Alan worried about Leopold feeling alone with strangers. So he found ways to give his silent premie baby a personality that would help him connect with his care team. Leopold became the NICU favourite - but more importantly, Alan knew his son was never truly alone.

But it turns out Alan was the one who needed that energy boost - the connections that formed around Leopold became his lifeline. Through every unexpected challenge since, this family has discovered that deep rapport with their community isn't just helpful - it's what keeps them going.

Attendees will leave with a proven blueprint to become resilient when the hits just keep on coming.