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Every keynote AnneMoss delivers—whether on mental health or suicide education—includes her powerful story of loss and the journey that led her to hope.
Presentations are available in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format; each is tailored to your audience’s needs. Not sure which topic will resonate most with your group? Contact mental health keynote speaker AnneMoss Rogers for guidance.
Mental Health & Wellness: Resilience Topic
When Life Knocks You Sideways: Building Resilience After Tragedy
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Theme: This keynote includes storytelling and focuses on healing, growth, recovery, and post-traumatic growth after trauma, tragedy, or adversity. It’s ideal for building hope, resilience, and wellness in any industry.
Description: When life shatters, what comes next? In this powerful and inspiring keynote, AnneMoss Rogers explores how the darkest moments can give rise to unexpected strength, clarity, and purpose—and how that growth is never automatic.
Grounded in the science of post-traumatic growth and drawing from both her experience as a brain tumor survivor and the loss of her son to suicide, she shares how it is possible to intentionally transform grief, trauma, and adversity into resilience—ultimately weaving it into the tapestry of our lives. Far from a story of despair, AnneMoss centers her message on the human capacity to grow through what we go through, with vulnerability, intention, and hope.
Takeaways:
- A deeper understanding of post-traumatic growth—and how to foster it
- How to reframe your story—from tragedy and agony to purpose and strength
- The good, bad, and the ugly of this painful, uneven journey
- Why pain is part of processing, and how all of it is essential to healing
- Resources & practical strategies to support you and others through life-shattering tragedy
Alternate Titles for Specific Audiences:
- When Life Shatters: Building Resilience After Profound Loss
- When Life Shatters: Building Resilience After Suicide Loss
“… I had the pleasure of presenting with her [AnneMoss] at the Pediatric Academic Societies conference and her part was absolutely the best. She received a standing ovation. I have been to this conference for two decades and I have never seen any speaker receive a standing ovation. She was powerful. She was moving.”
—Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MPH, Staff Scientist/Clinical Psychologist, National Institute of Mental Health, Co-Presenter on the ASQ Suicide Screening tool (Video Testimonial)
Mental Health Keynote: Turning Pain into Purpose
Turning Pain into Purpose: Preventing Suicide Through Human Connection
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Turning Pain into Purpose: Preventing Suicide Through Human Connection
Theme: An inspirational and motivational keynote speaker topic focused on suicide prevention, building emotional muscle, and hope.
Description: After years of trying to find help for her once joyful son and rap artist, AnneMoss Rogers helplessly watched Charles spiral into despair. Desperate to escape his depression, he turned to heroin and died by suicide at age 20 in 2015.
In this heartfelt and surprisingly hopeful keynote, AnneMoss shares her path to healing by dragging an uncomfortable topic into the spotlight. She explores how giving back not only helped her survive but also created a ripple effect of hope and connection. And through a blog community that came together in their shared pain, she illustrates with emotionally naked® honesty, a surprising and unexpected way to save lives.
Takeaways:
- Identify behavioral and emotional indicators of distress and suicide
- Learn what to say and what to do when you suspect someone is struggling
- Reinforce help-seeking as a strength
- Build connection, accountability, and support among groups for a culture of wellness
“I surveyed the room. Not one of the 600 people was on their phone the entire time. You had everyone captivated, and your story was so authentic. That’s why you got a standing ovation.”
—Sylvia, Psychiatrist, Virginia CSB, Mental Health Keynote
Suicide & SUD Keynote: Diary of a Broken Mind
Diary of a Broken Mind: Addiction, Depression and the Tragic Link to Suicide
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Diary of a Broken Mind: Addiction, Depression and the Tragic Link to Suicide
Description:
AnneMoss Rogers and her husband tried to find help for their struggling son, Charles, a creative genius and rap artist. Desperate to escape the darkness of his depression, Charles turned to heroin and died by suicide in 2015 at age 20.
How common is suicidal thinking among those who are addicted? How many start using to numb intense and painful feelings or to normalize a mental health condition? And how did AnneMoss find healing after the most devastating loss of her life? And what can families do to help lower the risks and support their loved ones?
Takeaways:
- How stigma played into Charles’s feeling of low self-worth
- The prevalence of suicide risk for those with addiction and substance misuse
- How to recognize signs of depression and suicide and what to do/say
- How one mom found her path to healing after loss
“My colleagues and I are quite battle hardened, whether military, police, security or all three. Our men and women have been known for our resolve, and Mrs. Rogers has this and unbelievable resilience. Her speech left a lot of us tough cookies in tears, understanding, smiles, but a little bit better than we were prior.”
—Mike Ross, Patrol Officer for Fairfax County Public Schools Safety and Security
Suicide Keynote for Educators: Suicide Prevention
From Awareness to Action: The Educator’s Role in Preventing Youth Suicide
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From Awareness to Action: How Everyday People Can Prevent Suicide
Description:
How can everyday people recognize the warning signs someone might be at risk for suicide? What’s the right thing to say or do? How can we help prevent people from reaching a crisis point, and how can our helpers find the support they need to keep showing up for others?
Through powerful personal stories, real-life examples, and interactive activities, this keynote presentation equips educators, workplace leaders, military personnel, clinical staff, and government agencies with the words, confidence, and tools to be a vital bridge to support.
Takeaways:
- How to spot people or people at risk—and what to say or do
- How to have uncomfortable conversations about suicide
- Skills that promote wellness and resilience
- The single most important mental health skill everyone needs to learn
- Compassion fatigue care strategies for leaders (if applicable)
“This is by far the BEST presentation I have heard about mental health, connection, and suicide prevention. Thank you for sharing your story. You are a beacon of light in this world. God has given you a special gift.”
—Eric Ikonne, MPH, DrPH, MTSS Coordinator at Round Rock ISD (14th Annual Mental Health in Schools Conference, Williamson County, TX).
Mental Health Speaker Keynote Photos
One of the top mental health keynote speakers, AnneMoss Rogers, in Nashville with Jess Galloway, Tall Cop Says Stop, and Michelle Gay, Safe & Sound Schools. See short video.
TEDx mental health speaker, AnneMoss Rogers on stage for “Can a Blog Save Lives?”
AnneMoss Rogers delivers a keynote address on grief and loss after suicide in Virginia.
Mental health speaker, AnneMoss Rogers’ keynote focused on the topic of addiction and the tragic link to suicide in this presentation.
AnneMoss Rogers, co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk.
AnneMoss Rogers’ was the keynote speaker in Chapel Hill, NC, her alma mater, for the Out of the Darkness walk.
Where AnneMoss Has Been a Mental Health Keynote Speaker
Training & Certifications
- Registered safeTALK suicide prevention trainer- #n42749
- ASIST Trained: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- ASK Trained: Focused on identifying, assessing, and helping 5-12 year olds at risk for suicide find hope for life
- Youth Mental Health First Aid : 8-hour training
- Preventure: Personality-targeted life skills training for youth shown to reduce drug/alcohol use in schools
- Trauma-Informed Care Basics
- Gym Neurocognitive Training for Addiction: with Hamed Ekhtiari, M.D., Ph.D.
- Bereavement Support Group Facilitator training
- DBT Steps-A in Schools: SEL curriculum based on DBT and mindfulness
- SOP Peer Trained: Survivor Outreach Program through AFSP
- REVIVE! Training: Emergency administration of Narcan® for opioid overdose
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