Speaker, Author & Therapist
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THAT’S SO HIGH SCHOOL!
Resolve workplace drama, dysregulation, and hostility with confidence
You Know This Pain
You’ve worked your entire career to reach this leadership position. You love the work, you believe in your company’s mission, and you’re proud of what you’ve built. But there’s one thing stealing your joy—that person on your team who acts like they never graduated high school.
Maybe it’s the constant pessimist who thinks negativity makes them sound intelligent. The chronic complainer who positions themselves as the go-to person for every problem because it makes them feel important. Or the one who undermines your authority with subtle digs disguised as jokes.
You lie awake at night wondering: “Should I just tolerate this? How do I address it without creating more drama? Am I the problem here?”
The Cost of Doing Nothing
Here’s the brutal truth: Your silence is allowing the problem to metastasize.
While you’re walking on eggshells trying to keep the peace, your best employees are updating their resumes. Great people won’t stick around for toxic dynamics, but the disruptors? They’re not going anywhere. They thrive on the chaos.
The cost isn’t just morale—it’s talent retention, productivity, and your bottom line. You’re losing sleep, your team is losing trust in your leadership, and you’re starting to hate a job you once loved.
That woman on the WestJet flight who was ready to leave her dream executive role? She’s not alone. Countless leaders are abandoning positions they worked decades to achieve because one toxic person is making their life miserable.
Transform Your Workplace Culture
It doesn’t have to be this way.
In Dr. Julie Gowthorpe’s compelling keynote “That’s So High School!”, you’ll discover why difficult employees hate harmony and exactly what to do about it. Drawing from her expertise as a relationship therapist and successful practice owner, Dr. Julie provides a revolutionary framework that goes beyond traditional management advice.
Perfect for: Business owners, executives, managers, and professional women who are exhausted from managing difficult workplace relationships and ready to reclaim their leadership confidence.
You’ll leave with:
The Psychology Behind the Behavior – Understand why some employees never left high school and how to identify the patterns.
Practical Boundary-Setting Tools – Learn to address toxic dynamics without creating confrontation or becoming the villain.
The Assessment Framework – A clear system to evaluate whether difficult employees can transform or need to be transitioned out
How you will feel after 45 minutes:
Lighter, hopeful, and empowered with the confidence that you can change your situation – you’re not trapped.
Stop letting one person poison your entire workplace culture. Your team deserves better. You deserve better.
Ready to graduate your workplace from high school drama to professional excellence?
Contact Sophie Simard at 613-962-1852 or sophie@gowthorpetherapists.com to bring this transformative keynote to your organization.
Limited availability – Dr. Julie’s calendar is filling quickly as word spreads about this game-changing presentation.
“Before Julie’s keynote I was wrestling with a problem that eats morale and productivity — a disruptive personality that kept derailing meetings and draining energy. I’ll be honest, I doubted any speaker could give me a real, practical fix. I’d heard the platitudes before and assumed this would be more of the same.
During Julie’s presentation those doubts evaporated. She was calm, clear, and direct. She didn’t play psychologist for the sake of drama — she broke the problem down in a way that felt immediately useful. I found myself nodding, taking notes, and thinking, “This actually works.”
After the talk I felt relief and clarity. I could see the path forward instead of just spinning my wheels. There was no fluff — just a framework that made sense and felt doable.
The tools she shared were powerful and immediate. I left with scripts and a simple accountability framework I used the very next day. Within a week the team dynamic shifted and the tone of meetings improved. If you need a speaker who gives real, ready-to-use strategies that change how your team operates, Julie is your person.”
During Julie’s presentation those doubts evaporated. She was calm, clear, and direct. She didn’t play psychologist for the sake of drama — she broke the problem down in a way that felt immediately useful. I found myself nodding, taking notes, and thinking, “This actually works.”
After the talk I felt relief and clarity. I could see the path forward instead of just spinning my wheels. There was no fluff — just a framework that made sense and felt doable.
The tools she shared were powerful and immediate. I left with scripts and a simple accountability framework I used the very next day. Within a week the team dynamic shifted and the tone of meetings improved. If you need a speaker who gives real, ready-to-use strategies that change how your team operates, Julie is your person.”
