When Patrick Regan’s meeting with The Princess of Wales made headlines, it seemed like he was on the top of the world. But, as you can learn in his May 20, 2025, keynote at Dare to Overcome, the reality was different. As he’ll share, “People relate more to your scars than your successes.”
Patrick Regan OBE, is founder of Brighter Days, Wellbeing & Resilience Training that helps your people flourish and thrive. Meet him at #Dare2Overcome
Patrick Regan OBE is an activist who is passionate about speaking on themes such as wellbeing , spirituality, and compassionate leadership. He has founded two award winning charities; XLP, a Schools and Community Charity which he ran for 22 years and pioneered Kintsugi Hope which has Wellbeing Groups all over the UK to help people in their emotional and mental health. He was awarded the London Peace Award by Boris Johnson for his work in the prevention of knife crime. He is a mental health first aider, a campaigner on issues of social justice and was awarded an OBE for his services to young people by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the London South Bank University for his contribution to Justice and Wellbeing. He is an accredited trainer of the Compassionate leadership course and recently was awarded CEO of the Year 2023 for mental health training. He has written 7 books on topics such as Justice, Gang Culture, Faith, Suffering and Courage.
His latest book is Brighter Days, 12 Steps to Strengthen your Wellbeing which reached number 2 on the Popular psychology charts on Amazon. He is married to Diane and has 4 children.
