Burnout & Nervous System Speaking

San Francisco, CA

Starts at $2,500

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

I deliver talks and workshops that reframe burnout and over-functioning not as personal failure, but as adaptive survival strategies rooted in the nervous system. Participants often leave with a new relationship to performance - one grounded in presence, internal capacity, and sustainable leadership rather than constant self-sacrifice.


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Hannah W.

March 2, 2026

Heart-Centred and Embodied Confidence

Rachel’s fierce commitment to sharing her undefeated heart and inspiring others to do the same is truly felt as soon as she begins to speak. Her grounded and embodied confidence stabilizes an entire room. Her passion for growth and open-hearted expression invites everyone to go on a deeper journey within, giving themselves permission to compassionately meet unseen or neglected parts within themselves. Rachel is such a breath of fresh air with her ability to hold beautiful space for people’s emotional and mental processing, while leading with integrity and strength. She truly has embodied the wealth of experience gained from her expertise in somatics, indigenous traditions, energy work and conscious leadership and still knows how to deliver wisdom with approachability, humour and care. A well-rounded, high-quality speaker that will leave a long-lasting and memorable impact with everyone who receives her voice.

Hired as: Leadership/Success Speaker


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Leona W.

February 11, 2026

Disarming, relatable, and wise

Rachel managed to make me feel both so seen and understood, and inspired and confident at the same time. Some speakers feel like they're preaching from a mountain top - "if you can just join me up here, everything will be great!" But Rachel spoke as if she was walking beside me, showing me I didn't need to become a new and improved version of myself to succeed... I just need to befriend myself. I just need to be on my own team. That's when I'm at my most powerful. Highly recommend!!

Hired as: Leadership/Success Speaker

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Booking information

Price range: Starts at $2,500

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes

What to expect

Learning Objectives for my Talk:
1. Learn the 3 survival-based productivity patterns that drive burnout and over-functioning in high-achieving women
2. Identify the high-achiever mask—how it forms, what it protects, and the hidden cost of wearing it
3. Recognize 5 body-based signals that indicate they are operating from survival rather than choice
4. Experience 2–3 practical nervous-system practices and leave with a clear framework for sustaining performance without urgency, pressure, or self-abandonment

About

Rachel Oster is a Psychosomatic Practitioner, Somatic Emotional Integration facilitator, and nervous-system-based leadership speaker. She specializes in helping high-performing women and executives who feel the constant pressure to hold everything together—at work and at home.

In today’s culture of urgency and over-responsibility, many leaders operate from chronic stress patterns that quietly erode their clarity, emotional capacity, and long-term sustainability. Rachel teaches a different approach: strengthening resilience at the root by working with the nervous system and the body.

Through practical somatic tools, nervous system education, and emotionally intelligent leadership frameworks, she helps leaders expand their capacity to handle pressure without burning out, over-functioning, or absorbing the emotional weight of everyone around them. Her work supports leaders in becoming more grounded, more regulated, and more capable of communicating with clarity and compassion—even in high-stakes environments.

Rachel’s background in psychosomatic practice, embodiment coaching, and emotional integration allows her to bridge the gap between personal development and professional performance. Her talks leave audiences with actionable practices, deeper self-awareness, and a renewed sense of agency.

She believes the future of leadership is not force—it’s presence.

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