Epic Tiny Victories
A Keynote Experience for Mental Health Professionals
The client voice you rarely hear—delivered by a speaker who knows how to move a room.
Colin Ryan combines years of speaking experience with authentic lived experience to deliver keynotes that audiences remember long after the conference ends.
His work has been featured on National Public Radio, PBS, WorldChannel, The Moth Radio Hour, and in Reader’s Digest, and his books have earned praise from mental health professionals who use them as resources for their clients.
See Colin on Stage
Book launch performance | Informal Setting
[Video from January 2026 at Tongue & Groove Open Mic, Raleigh NC]
Professional Keynote | Corporate Audience
[Watch Colin's keynote speaking style on the Human Side of Money]
Are you an event organizer? Then you are welcome to a free copy of Colin’s book!
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"I laughed, I cried, and was fascinated by Colin's journey—but what really impressed me as a therapist is how practical this book is. The tools actually work. Colin makes complex topics like ADHD and reframing accessible and actionable, not just theoretical. His approach to transformation is unique and research-grounded. This is the book for anyone who's done the work but needs that final breakthrough. I recommend it to someone new every week."
— Margo Arrowsmith, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
““In a beautifully compassionate way, Colin captures the power of the mind and how we can change it. The humor he deploys to explore depression is simply brilliant!”
— Raya Noreault, Clinical Mental Health Counselor
"I've never heard such a clear narrative about how a person suffering from depression climbs their way out. Hilarious, moving and incredibly relatable."
— Mark Nash, Psychotherapist
The Keynote Experience
Your conference attendees gain the latest information and insight through clinical and industry sessions. They hear case studies and discuss therapeutic modalities.
Then Colin’s session begins, and they experience something of value: the inside story of depression, anxiety, and recovery told by someone who lived it and can make them laugh while telling it.
Colin is a professional keynote speaker with Bipolar 2, OCD, ADHD, depression, and anxiety. He's also a comedian, nationally-recognized storyteller, and the author of Epic Tiny Victories—a book mental health professionals are enjoying and are recommending to their clients.
Colin’s keynote brings plenty of real-world insight, in the form of an emotionally resonant, deeply human experience that reminds therapists why they chose this profession in the first place.
Attendees leave:
Laughing and having been impacted
Reconnected to the transformative potential of their work
With fresh perspectives on what the client journey actually feels like
Energized for the rest of your conference
Grateful they attended and motivated to show up authentically in their work!
Colin combines years of speaking experience, content expertise, and intentional customization to align with your event’s goals.
What This Adds to Psychology Conferences
Conference organizers don't book Colin to teach clinical techniques. They book him because:
He's a palate cleanser between dense educational sessions
He validates the difficulty of mental health work through authentic lived experience
He entertains while inspiring—no death-by-PowerPoint
He articulates what clients sometimes can't—giving therapists language and insight they can use immediately
He creates an "experiential moment" people talk about after the conference ends
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