Speaking engagements
Miriam dr.
Speaks.
Empowering youth ages 12–18 by teaching mental health awareness and equipping them with evidence-informed tools to practice positivity, strengthen resilience, and improve overall well-being.
Positivity in Practice. Mental Health in Focus.
Now booking first engagements for the 2026–27 school year.
Why schools book her
Three things a textbook cannot do
Students can tell the difference between someone delivering a curriculum and someone describing their own house. Miriam is the second one — with the professional grounding to back it up.
Lived experience
Miriam speaks as a daughter, about what mental illness and addiction actually look like inside a home. Students recognize it immediately.
Child welfare background
Years of work in Indiana child welfare shape how she talks to young people, and to the adults responsible for them.
She built something with it
The talk is not where it ends. Miriam turned the same story into a company, a clothing line and a scholarship that has already paid a student's way — students can see the difference between advice and evidence.
Talks
What she can speak about
Each talk can be shaped for a 30-minute assembly, a class period, or a longer workshop with staff.
How addiction happens
What the brain is actually doing, why willpower is the wrong frame, and how a family ends up here.
Breaking the stigma out loud
The language that keeps people silent, and practical ways students and staff can change it this week.
Growing up with a parent who is struggling
For the students carrying something heavy at home, and the adults who want to help but don't know what to say.
Turning grief into purpose
How a memorial scholarship, a clothing line and a message came out of the worst thing that ever happened.
Audiences
Where she speaks
Youth ages 12–18.
- School visits
- After school programs
- Workshops
- Summer camps
Booking
How to bring her in
- 01Send the detailsFill in the booking form with your organization, the audience and rough age range, your preferred dates, and how long you have.
- 02Pick the talkMiriam will suggest a topic and format that fits the room, and flag anything a school counsellor should know in advance.
- 03ConfirmYou get the agreed date, the run of the talk, and what she needs on site. Fees are discussed directly and scale with the organization.
- Phone
- 317-912-5815
Let's work together to empower youth and create lasting impact.