Leader. Builder. Connector. Storyteller.
Catherine Hampel, DrPH, MPH is a TEDx speaker on resilience, senior healthcare executive, and creator of the Inner Fire leadership framework. She is the founder of Connecting Minds Peer Support and a Presidential Leadership Scholar who helps leaders turn adversity into clarity, connection, and action.
Catherine leads complex organizations through high-stakes transformation and brings a rare blend of executive strategy and lived experience to every stage she steps on.
Through her Inner Fire keynotes and workshops, she equips leaders and teams to navigate adversity, strengthen connection, and lead with courage. Her work resonates across industries - from healthcare systems to executive leadership to community organizations.
Her TEDx talk, “Scars Are What Make You Powerful,” delivers a message that stays with audiences long after the stage: resilience isn’t something we wait for, it’s something we build. And the moments that shape us most can become the fuel that moves us, and others, forward.
About Me
I believe that connection is a life-saving skill. Our stories, especially the hard ones, become maps for others when they’re shared. This belief informs how I lead, consult, speak, and build.
On this site, you’ll find:
Speaking, consulting, and collaboration opportunities.
Connecting Minds Peer Support: a community-based initiative transforming lived experience into shared strength.
Inner Fire: short reflections on leadership & resilience.
Writing and talks on connection, peer support, & wellbeing.
Stay Connected
Follow Connecting Minds on LinkedIn and join our newsletter for occasional reflections, updates, and invitations. No noise. Just thoughtful notes on connection and shared strength.
Inner Fire Edition
Igniting Connection. Sparking Strength.
Short reflections on leadership, resilience, and connection.
Inner Fire is about staying present and choosing to keep going.
Together is brighter.
Connecting Minds Peer Support
Connecting Minds is a peer support movement created to break through isolation and spark resilience, one honest conversation at a time.
We build safe, welcoming spaces where people can show up as they are, share openly, and support one another through real connection.
Rooted in the belief that we heal in community, it’s about transforming lived experience into shared strength and igniting that inner fire that helps us keep rising.
Contact Me
If you’re interested in collaborating, consulting, speaking, or building something meaningful together, I’d love to connect.
