Invite Dr. Gigi Burke to Speak
Dr. Gigi Burke works with Black and Brown women living with the ongoing bodily and relational changes associated with midlife, perimenopause, and menopause. Her work attends to what is often carried quietly as these changes reshape daily life, work, and identity.
Gigi speaks in spaces where people want language for experiences that are real but often unnamed. Her talks focus on what it is like to live and work while familiar ways of functioning no longer fit, and how people make sense of change without being rushed toward solutions or explanations.
She offers audiences space to recognize themselves and what they are noticing, without pressure to optimize, perform, or resolve anything. Rather than telling people what to do, her talks help create shared understanding and a sense of orientation that listeners can carry with them.
Gigi also brings a long-standing curiosity about how nourishing environments might be created for humans living and working beyond Earth. This interest shapes how she thinks about wellbeing in unfamiliar or changing conditions, and what those contexts can teach us about how humans support one another here on Earth.
Here's Her Signature Talks
What You Feel Is Real
Honoring Emotion in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Midlife
This talk centers the emotional landscape of perimenopause, menopause, and midlife. The feelings that arise quietly. The ones that are often set aside. The ones many women have never been given language for.
Gigi speaks to the emotional realities of this season, with particular attention to the experiences of Black and Brown women who are frequently expected to hold everything together without space for their inner lives. She invites audiences to understand emotion not as something to manage or correct, but as something real, meaningful, and human.
This talk offers recognition and language for experiences that are often minimized or misunderstood, creating space for people to feel less alone with what they are carrying.
Finding Yourself Again
Living in a Changing Body and Changing Mind
This talk explores the physical and cognitive shifts that often accompany perimenopause and menopause, including changes in energy, focus, memory, mood, and the felt sense of self.
Gigi offers a grounded, non-clinical way of understanding what happens when the body and mind begin moving differently than they once did. She speaks honestly about how disorienting these changes can be, particularly for women who have spent years overriding their own needs in order to keep functioning.
Rather than offering solutions or strategies, this talk helps name what is happening and why it matters, supporting greater understanding of these changes as real, embodied experiences that deserve care and attention.
Short Reflections From Past Audiences
"Dr. Burke, thank you so much for your insights and excellent presentation! We learned a great deal from you about why we need to take care of ourselves."
"Thank you for presenting and sharing your insights. You were great!"
"THANK YOU for acting as a guest speaker at the EWB-Atlanta Chapter meeting. I greatly enjoyed your presentation and teaching style."
"I was most struck by the biological and physiological intelligence and explanations in your presentation. I was fascinated by how much you knew and communicated. The reality of the information you presented is helpful to me as I try and help others be more emotionally intelligent too many people that grew up thinking that emotions have no place in the working world."
Exploring a Speaking Invitation
If you are considering bringing this kind of grounded, honest conversation into your space, you are welcome to reach out.
Whether you are planning a retreat, conference, workshop, classroom, or intimate gathering, we can explore what might be supportive for your community. There is no assumption and no pressure. Just a conversation to see if it feels like a good fit.
You can use the form below to share a little about your event. I read each inquiry carefully and will respond if it feels aligned.
Speaking Inquiry Form