Speaking & Keynotes
The Talks Nobody Else Is Willing to Give.
Real stories. Practical frameworks. The kind of conversation that changes what happens when people walk out the door.
In the Room
Why It Hits Different
This Isn’t a Motivational Talk.
Most mental health talks give people information. Mine give them permission — to talk about the things they’ve been carrying alone, to rethink what recovery is supposed to look like, and to understand that the stigma keeping people silent isn’t just out there in the world. It’s in the room.
I bring 23 years of incarceration, reentry, peer support work, and community building into every talk. Not as a tragedy to overcome — as a lived framework that actually works. Audiences leave with something to do, not just something to feel.
Signature Talks
Built for Your Room
Keynote
From Incarceration to Infrastructure
How lived experience becomes a framework for community health. Designed for healthcare conferences, rural health summits, and organizations working at the intersection of justice and wellness.
Delivered at: 52nd Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
Keynote / Panel
The Things We Don’t Talk About
How avoidance impacts mental health — and what happens when we stop pretending everything is fine. Built for women’s health events, community health forums, and professional development audiences.
Delivered at: 26th Annual Women’s Health Forum
Workshop / School
Shifting Gears: Confidence, Stress & the Road Ahead
A talk built for young people navigating big transitions. Uses The Five Gears framework to help students understand stress, build confidence, and recognize that being in a lower gear isn’t failure.
Delivered at: Payson High School Career Fair (two consecutive years)
All talks are customizable for your audience, time slot, and organizational goals. Contact Shaun to discuss what your room needs.
Also Available For
Community & Nonprofit Events
Mental health awareness events, reentry programs, peer support training, and community coalition meetings.
Healthcare & Clinical Settings
Grand rounds, staff trainings, rural health summits, and behavioral health conferences where lived experience shifts clinical perspective.
Schools & Youth Programs
Career fairs, assemblies, and youth development programs focused on resilience, mental health, and life after hardship.
Ready to Book?
Available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and training sessions across Arizona and nationally. Shaun works with event planners directly to shape each talk around what your audience actually needs.
stigmashift.radio@gmail.com · (480) 420-8107