Speaking & Workshops
Bringing clinical depth, real-world insight, and genuine warmth
to every stage.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Nari Jeter is a PhD-level Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Florida State University faculty member, and nationally recognized relationship expert with over 20 years of clinical experience. She has been featured as an expert in Newsweek, USA Today, SELF Magazine, HuffPost, and Fox News.
Dr. Jeter speaks to corporations, universities, faith communities, and professional organizations on the topics of relationships, communication, boundary setting, and the relational wellness of women navigating high-demand lives. She is known for combining rigorous clinical expertise with authentic personal warmth — making complex psychological concepts not just accessible, but immediately actionable for any audience.
Whether she is addressing a room of first responders, working professionals, or women in the thick of marriage and motherhood, Dr. Jeter creates space for honest conversation, real reflection, and lasting change.
Signature Talks and Topics
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The Language of Love:
Communication That Creates Connection
For couples, marriage enrichment events, and relationship-focused audiences
Most couples don't have a love problem — they have a communication problem. This talk explores how the way partners speak to each other either builds or erodes intimacy over time, and delivers practical, evidence-based tools for creating deeper connection, understanding, and emotional safety in marriage.
2
Boundaries Are Not Walls: Setting Limits That Protect Your Peace
For professional organizations, corporations, and community audiences
Boundaries are one of the most misunderstood concepts in both personal and professional life. This talk reframes boundary setting not as rejection or conflict, but as an act of self-respect and relational clarity — and gives audiences a concrete framework for setting and holding boundaries without guilt, fear, or resentment.
3
Burnout Is a Boundary Problem: Protecting Your Wellness at Work and Home
For high-stress professionals and organizational audiences
Burnout doesn't happen overnight — it happens when the gap between what we give and what we protect grows too wide. Drawing on her clinical expertise and experience speaking to groups in high stress career fields, Dr. Jeter helps audiences identify the early signs of relational and occupational burnout and take intentional steps toward sustainable wellness.
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Married with Children (and a Career): Navigating Role Strain Without Losing Yourself
For women's events, working mothers, and faith-based organizations
The pressure to be an exceptional wife, present mother, and high-performing professional simultaneously is one of the defining challenges of modern womanhood. This talk offers an honest, compassionate look at the mindset shifts that help women manage competing roles with more grace, less guilt, and a clearer sense of who they are beneath all the roles they carry.
5
You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup: The Relational Case for Self-Care
For women's events, faith communities, and professional organizations
Self-care has become a buzzword — but the clinical reality is that how well we take care of ourselves directly determines the quality of every relationship we're in. This talk goes beyond bubble baths and journaling to make a deeper case for self-care as a relational responsibility, and gives women a framework for building sustainable practices that actually fit their real lives.
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When Love Has Limits: Understanding Family Boundaries and Estrangement
For general audiences, faith communities, and women's organizations
Family relationships are some of the most complex — and painful — we will ever navigate. This talk takes an honest, compassionate look at one of the least talked-about experiences in family life: the decision to create distance or disconnect from a family member, and what it means to set boundaries with the people who raised us or grew up alongside us.
Available Formats
All sessions are available in-person or virtually. Topics can be tailored to your specific audience and organizational goals.
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Keynote presentations: 45–90 minutes; ideal for conferences, retreats, and large organizational events
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Workshops: 2–4 hours; interactive, skills-based sessions for smaller groups
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Panels & roundtable: available as a featured expert panelist on relationships, mental health, and wellness
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Podcast & media appearances: available for podcast guest appearances and live/recorded media events
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Lunch-and-learns: 60-minute sessions designed for workplace wellness programming
Previous Engagements
Dr. Jeter has spoken to a diverse range of professional and community audiences, including:
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Florida State University: Healthy boundary setting for university students and faculty
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MomCo Tallahassee: Motherhood, personal identity, and sustaining a healthy marriage
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Tallahassee Board of Realtors: Emotional boundaries and work/life balance for real estate professionals
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement: Relational wellness and boundary setting for law enforcement professionals
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Tallahassee Police Department: Relationship wellness and communication for first responders
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Leon County Consolidated Dispatch Center: Self-care and relational wellness for dispatch professionals
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Coleman Law: Boundary setting and self-care for law professionals
Book Dr. Jeter
for your
next event
Dr. Jeter is selective about the engagements she takes on — choosing events where her expertise will create the most meaningful impact for the audience.
If you're interested in bringing her to your organization, conference, or community, she'd love to hear from you.
Please include your organization, event type, anticipated audience size, and preferred date(s) in your message.