MEDIA & SPEAKING
Dr. Stephanie Bacon
where physiology meets leadership.
Educator, speaker, and founder of Ripple Effect Embodied SEL, helping leaders embody their roles through breathwork and nervous system regulation.
Available for keynotes, workshops, podcast interviews, and organizational partnerships.
AS HEARD ON
Dr. Stephanie Bacon
where physiology meets leadership.
Educator, speaker, and founder of Ripple Effect Embodied SEL, helping leaders embody their roles through breathwork and nervous system regulation.
Available for keynotes, workshops, podcast interviews, and organizational partnerships.
ABOUT STEPHANIE
Research-backed. Real-world tested. Deeply human.
Dr. Stephanie Bacon is an educator, speaker, and founder of Ripple Effect Embodied SEL, where she helps leaders and organizations improve outcomes by changing physiology first. With over 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and union leader, her work bridges research and real-world practice to build the human capacity required for effective leadership, meaningful relationships, and problem-solving.
Drawing on her doctoral research in social and emotional competence, she delivers experiential, high-impact sessions that transform communication, culture, and performance. Known for her vulnerable and humorous style, Stephanie equips people with practical tools they can use immediately — especially in the moments that matter most.
She doesn't sell programs or curriculum. She works at the level where everything else either holds or falls apart: the human nervous system.
25+
Years in Education, coaching & leadership
PhD
Doctoral Research in Social Emotional Competence
✨Former Classroom Teacher & Instructional Coach
✨Union Leader & Organizational Bridge-builder
✨Founder, Ripple Effect Embodied SEL (Nevada LLC)
✨Keynote Speaker, Facilitator & Certified Breathwork Practitioner
✨Works with School Leaders, Educators, and Corporate Organizations
✨Grounded in Polyvagal Theory, Neuroplasticity & Adult SEL Research
Podcast & Media Features
Featured appearances
A selection of conversations where Stephanie brings the science of the nervous system to life for real people doing real work.
Authentic Parenting: An Honest Conversation on Raising Teens with Stephanie Bacon
Authenticity; Allowing for Compassion and Growth (with Stephanie Bacon Ph.D)
Podcast & Media Features
Featured appearances
A selection of conversations where Stephanie brings the science of the nervous system to life for real people doing real work.
Not Feeling Heard in Your Relationship? A 5-Step Fix
How Using Your Whole Brain Drives Organizational Success
How to Think Clearly and Connect Better
Training Teachers in Social and Emotional Learning
The Ripple Effect: How Educators Shape Well-Being
Keynotes & Workshops
Signature speaking topics
Each session is experiential, research-grounded, and immediately practical, built for the moments that already feel impossible.
01
Behavior Doesn't Start in the Mind
Most organizations try to solve performance, culture, and communication problems with strategies, policies, and programs. This talk challenges that assumption by revealing the true starting point of behavior: the human nervous system.
✨Why dysregulation disrupts decision-making, communication, and accountability
✨ Simple, real-time regulation strategies that work in the moment
✨How physiology-first leadership changes team dynamics
02
Leadership Feels Harder Than It Should
This session reveals why skilled, invested leaders still struggle with consistent results — and how building human capacity unlocks the clarity and alignment that effort alone can't create.
✨How to identify the hidden capacity gaps in your organization
✨Shifting from managing behaviors to developing conditions
✨Strengthening ownership and accountability from the inside out
03
From Tension to Trust
Tension and miscommunication are physiological patterns, not personality problems. This talk equips audiences with practical tools to reduce conflict and build real, durable trust.
✨Understanding how stress physically changes how we communicate
✨Tools for navigating difficult conversations with confidence
✨Building a shared language that strengthens team trust
Topics Covered
Stephanie speaks on
From leadership science to relationships and parenting the nervous system is at the center of all of it.
what people say
From those who've experienced the work
“Steph is knowledgeable, vulnerable, and through these qualities, every moment feels relevant and real.”
- Stacey B.
“Dr. Steph brings clarity, voice, and strategies to the daily challenges of work and life.”
- Julie B.
book & connect
Let's talk about what you're building.
Each session is experiential, research-grounded, and immediately practical built for the moments that already feel impossible.
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Helping leaders embody their roles through
breathwork & nervous system regulation.
