Michael delivers expert training across New Zealand on topics such as suicide prevention, understanding and healing PTSD and the Importance of Sleep.

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Michael Hempseed

Michael Hempseed is the author two books, Being A True Hero: Understanding and Preventing Suicide in Your Community and Calming Your Child which was co-written with Dame Sue Bagshaw. Being a True Hero is being used by the New Zealand Police, Fire and Emergency NZ, GPs, Counsellors as well as many parents and teachers. He delivers between 150-200 talks each year. Michael gained an honours degree in Psychology from the University of Canterbury in 2008. In 2016 he spoke at TEDx.