About Augustina and her Public Speaking
From Patient to Pioneer: Transforming Healthcare Through Story & Strategy
I'm Augustina Ampofo — a healer, speaker, and system-shifter using storytelling and lived experience to transform healthcare. I specialize in centering the voices too often ignored: Black women, mental health survivors, patients turned advocates.
As the founder of Jurnni Health, I’m building a movement that brings humanity back to health systems — through storytelling, rest, and radical compassion.
My Story
I didn’t arrive at this work by accident — I lived it.
After navigating psychosis, depression, and a complex surgery to remove 11 fibroid tumors, I found myself face-to-face with a system that wasn’t built to hold me. So I stopped waiting for permission and began building what I needed: space for truth, for story, for healing.
That journey became Jurnni — and it became my mission.
Today, I help healthcare organizations listen better, include patients from the beginning, and rebuild trust with the communities they serve.
What I Do
- Patient Engagement Consulting – grounded in real stories, not checkboxes
- Keynote Speaking – I speak from the soul, bringing truth and humor to hard conversations
- Research Ethics & Patient-Centered Study Design – elevating equity, one protocol at a time
- Healthcare Transformation Strategy – for systems ready to listen, reflect, and evolve
- Youth Mental Health Advocacy – because young people deserve care that sees them fully
Speaking Topics
I bring heart, humor, and healing to conversations around:
- Revolutionizing Patient Engagement
- Breaking Barriers in Women’s Health
- The Power of Story in Mental Health
- Decolonizing Research & Reimagining Ethics
- Creating Healthcare Spaces Where People Feel Seen
Credentials & Background
- Founder, Jurnni Health | www.jurnni.com
- Research Ethics Specialist
- Mental Health First Aid Certified
- ASSIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Certified
- Youth Engagement Facilitator
- B.A. in Human Rights & Equity Studies
This is more than my job.
This is my life's work.
Let’s transform healthcare — story by story, soul by soul.