Dr Jeanne Retief
Speaker Topics
General Interest, Hosts & Facilitors, Mental Health, Motivation & Performance, Other
Locations Covered
Anywhere
Fees
£500 +
Availability
Short Notice
Profile Bio
"This is not a performance — it’s a presence. Life can be raw, but there is beauty in the breaking. Coming apart at the seams was a brutal kind of cleansing — I had to ember down into the ashes of my rock-bottom before I could rise anew."
— Dr. Jeanne Retief
Dr. Jeanne Retief is a speaker, mental health advocate, and founder of FIGGI Soul. She offers a wide range of keynotes rooted in anxiety support, trauma recovery, and authentic self-care.
Full speaking portfolio: https://bit.ly/4knsfWh
Dr. Jeanne blends lived experience and soulful insight to speak on the raw beauty of being human. After a 15-year career in international human rights law — and a life-altering diagnosis of panic disorder — she founded FIGGI Beauty & Soul, a sanctuary for conscious skincare and emotional healing. She now speaks globally on the realities of anxiety, trauma, the myths of self-help, and the profound power of showing up exactly as you are.
Dr. Jeanne's Awards and Recognitions:
🖋️ **Editor’s Pick – Top 5 ASCP Skin Deep Articles of 2024** - *For “The Mind-Skin Connection” — exploring the link between anxiety disorders and skin sensitivity*
🏆 **LUXlife Magazine Beauty Award (2025)**
*Winner – Best Emerging Indie Brand for FIGGI Beauty*
🥇 **Global Excellence Award (2025)**
*Winner – Best Sensitive Skincare Brand for FIGGI Beauty*
🌱 **Healing Lifestyles Earth Day Beauty Award (2025)**
*Winner – Best Rescue Cream for FIGGI’s “Nourish the Goddess” Evening Rescue Cream*
Women Crush of the Month August 2018 & Lawyer of the Week.
🥈 **Silver – 2025 Universal Beauty Awards**
*Best Toning Mist for FIGGI’s Miracle Mist Hydrating Essence*
🇿🇦 **Honoured Contributor – South Africa’s 20 Years of Democracy (2014)**
*For advocacy in advancing the youth vote during national commemorations*
Talk Description
Beauty in the Breaking
**From international law to panic disorder — how collapse became creation and resilience.**
*This is not a talk about bouncing back. It’s about breaking wide open — and choosing to rebuild differently.*
In this raw, intimate keynote, Dr. Jeanne Retief shares her journey from a high-profile international legal career to the lonely, terrifying depths of panic disorder. Diagnosed while consulting globally on human rights law, Jeanne’s collapse wasn’t just mental — it was cellular. Everything she thought defined her fell away. But from that rupture came something extraordinary: FIGGI Soul, a wellness brand built not on perfection, but on truth, tenderness, and radical reinvention.
With unflinching honesty, Jeanne walks audiences through how trauma, anxiety, and deep sensitivity shaped her — and how choosing to own her story became the most courageous act of her life. More than motivation, this talk is a lifeline for anyone feeling stuck, small, or shattered.
*“The breaking isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of your truth.”*
Ideal for:
- Mental health and resilience events
- Women’s leadership summits
- Entrepreneurial and founder circles
- Trauma-informed spaces
- Conscious business or wellness communities
Other Talks
Dr. Jeanne Retief is a speaker, mental health advocate, and founder of FIGGI Soul. She offers a wide range of keynotes rooted in anxiety support, trauma recovery, and authentic self-care.
Full speaking portfolio: https://bit.ly/4knsfWh