You Can Do the Impossible, Too: A Mental Health Keynote That Connects, Uplifts, and Opens Eyes

By Jason Michaels

A masterful blend of story, insight, and sleight-of-hand — designed to start honest conversations about mental health and neurodiversity in today’s high-pressure world.


✨ Overview

Mental health is no longer a taboo topic. It’s a workplace priority. A leadership necessity. A human responsibility.

In this powerful and deeply personal keynote, professional speaker and world-class magician Jason Michaels invites your audience into a conversation that is too often avoided — and yet, universally needed.

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at age 13, Jason has spent a lifetime navigating what it means to feel different, isolated, and not enough. Through candid storytelling and unforgettable magic, he disarms defenses and opens a safe, impactful dialogue around mental health — one that leaves audiences not just inspired, but empowered to take meaningful action.


🎤 What Audiences Walk Away With

  • Awareness of how invisible struggles show up in the workplace and life — and how to respond with empathy

  • Permission to speak more openly about mental health (for themselves and those around them)

  • Perspective on the lived experience of someone thriving with a neurodiverse condition

  • Hope — through Jason’s journey, they’ll be reminded that they are not alone, and that progress is possible


🧠 Who This Keynote Is For

This experience is designed for:

  • Corporate teams and leaders wanting to build more emotionally intelligent cultures

  • Associations supporting healthcare, education, or service-based professionals

  • Student groups and young professionals navigating mental health, identity, and purpose


✨ What Makes Jason Different

Most speakers talk about mental health.
Jason shows it.

Through the art of storytelling, audience connection, and expert sleight-of-hand, he creates a keynote that’s emotionally engaging, visually dynamic, and impossible to forget.

He’s been invited to speak across 50+ countries — from military bases to executive retreats. Wherever he goes, he leaves behind a message of strength, empathy, and self-acceptance.


🗣 Praise for Jason Michaels

This is an amazing session. Thank you, Jason Michaels for sharing your story.
— NAMI Maryland
We’ve hired Jason for several events. If you are looking for a great speaker and entertainer, Jason is your guy.
— Teresa Fuqua, TN Association of Mental Health Organizations
Jason that was amazing.
— Rhonda Desrochers, Tourette Assoc. - VT Chapter
Jason’s presentation not only was the epitome of ‘expect the unexpected,’ but his personal story was a potential tearjerker for me. If you want to be mesmerized, inspired, and uplifted, please book Jason to perform for you.
— Latasha Willis, NAMI Mississippi
You were fabulous! Beyond anything I could have imagined. Thank you so much!
— Heather Ramsey, Greater Carolinas Tourette Support

📩 Booking Inquiries

Jason is currently accepting a select number of engagements for:

  • Mental Health Awareness Month

  • Annual conferences & summits

  • Student development programs

  • Leadership offsites & retreats

👉 [Check Availability]
Or reach out directly at jm@jasonmichaelsmagic.com / 888-212-2863


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