Reputed global digital education magazine The Knowledge Review is pleased to feature Dr Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Founder, Speaker, Writer, and Educator of Dr. Robyne HD Inc. Who specializes in resiliency and wellness, addressing intersections of stress, optimal challenge, navigating change, and self-identity.
Having a strong foundation in post-secondary education, Dr. Robyne has a plethora of practice experience in research for real change. “We share a common passion for creative solutions that inform productive learning relationships and spaces for students, teachers, families, and organizations,” she states.
Dr. Robyne brings resiliency in from so many corners that everyone can reach for it in the context of past experience or history. She makes it personal, accessible and based on self-reflection and humor. She brings evidence-informed best practices that one can take and utilize in life.
On a keynote presentation, training, and consulting fee basis, available, Dr. Robyne offers her service on company program or individual basis. Based in operations north of Toronto, Ontario, founded in October of 2019, Dr. Robyne HD Inc. is a manifestation of a vision to foster resilience, well-being, and growth in individuals and organizations.
Dr. Robyne’s foray into keynoting as a science had its inception in deep scholarly origins that spanned more than two decades. She describes how she had to pull valuable information from the ivory tower. From her area of interest in psychology, human development, and behavior, Dr. Robyne understood that good information was not being disseminated so that people could consume it. Spurred on by the desire that all should have access to such information, she sought additional avenues.
From scholarship to public speaking, the mission of Dr. Robyne was obvious—democratizing in the sense of understanding.
Currently, through various sets of people, her work shares cutting-edge ideas beyond the horizon of conventional circles of learning. In bridging academia with society in general, Dr. Robyne teaches and educates individuals to interact with defining notions of self and society. As a professor, her position is alternative but adjunct—to share new learning and be of service. The TEDx Talk was a tipping point, catapulting her into a career she never would have imagined. Beyond the academic environment, she now empowers others with useful tools and knowledge. Dr. Robyne seeks to understand the intricacies of life, learn self-awareness and create a kinder society.
Her voice today travels far and wide, reaching out to numerous people. Dr. Robyne is living testimony of how education outside the classroom is powerful. She remains an inspiration with her belief in the power of available education, showing us that life preparation for the battles involves a number of years before one ever gets to fight them. Through her life’s work, Dr. Robyne challenges all of us to embrace readiness and judgment, equipping us to confront the world in the right way.
