Speaking, Teaching & Facilitation
I believe transformation begins with presence, curiosity, compassion, and a willingness to pay attention.
For many years, I’ve worked with healthcare professionals, nonprofit organizations, faith communities, writers, and students through speaking engagements, workshops, facilitation, and one-on-one consulting.
Whether leading a keynote, teaching a memoir workshop, facilitating a group conversation, or supporting someone through a significant life or career transition, my goal is always the same: to create a space where people feel seen, heard, and empowered to move forward.
My background as a journalist, communications strategist, hospital and hospice chaplain, and essayist allows me to bring together storytelling, presence, and practical insight in ways that encourage meaningful conversation and lasting change.
Speaking Topics
Presence Begins with Listening
What journalism, chaplaincy, and creative nonfiction have taught me about paying attention.
The Stories We Carry
How the stories we tell shape identity, relationships, and the meaning we make of our lives.
What Patients Taught Me
Lessons in compassion, presence, and the human side of healthcare from nearly seven years as a hospital and hospice chaplain.
Writing the Ordinary
Finding extraordinary stories in everyday life through memoir and personal essays.
Memoir, Memory & Meaning
How writing personal essays helps us better understand ourselves and one another.
Workshops & Facilitation
I facilitate interactive workshops and conversations for writers, healthcare professionals, nonprofit organizations, faith communities, and community groups.
Topics include:
• Memoir and personal essay writing
• Presence and compassionate listening
• Narrative medicine
• Storytelling for healing
• Finding meaning through writing
• Writing through life transitions
One-on-One Guidance
Whether you’re navigating a career change, grief, caregiving, serious illness, compassion fatigue, or questions of purpose and vocation, I help people gain clarity, reconnect with what matters most, and move thoughtfully into their next chapter.
Let’s Connect
Whether you’re looking for a speaker, workshop facilitator, or someone to help navigate a significant life or career transition, I’d love to start a conversation.
Nettie Reynolds 