Speaking Engagements with Sarah Merritt Ryan
Real stories. Lived experience. Clear insight into what emotional recovery after psychosis truly means.
Sarah Merritt Ryan is an engaging, compassionate, and dynamic speaker who helps audiences understand what recovery from psychosis feels like - not just clinically, but emotionally and practically. She brings a hopeful, human perspective to a topic that is often misunderstood, combining professional knowledge with lived experience to inspire, educate, and change perceptions.
Who Her Talks Are For
Sarah’s presentations are a fit for:
Her ability to make complex emotional experiences relatable allows every audience (clinical or general) to walk away with new insight and understanding.
Presentation Topics
Sarah offers both established presentations and custom talks tailored to the audience. Her topics include:
Each presentation includes a full PowerPoint deck, real-life stories, and time for Q&A.
What To Expect
Sarah’s sessions are typically 45 minutes long with a 15-minute Q&A, but she is flexible with timing and can adapt to conference schedules or workshop formats.
Audiences describe her presentations as:
“I like to make people laugh, even when the topic is hard. My goal is to make the subject of psychosis easier to talk about and easier to understand.”
— Sarah Merritt Ryan
Who Her Talks Are For
Sarah’s presentations are a fit for:
Her ability to make complex emotional experiences relatable allows every audience (clinical or general) to walk away with new insight and understanding.
Presentation Topics
Sarah offers both established presentations and custom talks tailored to the audience. Her topics include:
Each presentation includes a full PowerPoint deck, real-life stories, and time for Q&A.
What To Expect
Sarah’s sessions are typically 45 minutes long with a 15-minute Q&A, but she is flexible with timing and can adapt to conference schedules or workshop formats.
Audiences describe her presentations as:
“I like to make people laugh, even when the topic is hard. My goal is to make the subject of psychosis easier to talk about and easier to understand.”
— Sarah Merritt Ryan
Why Book Sarah?
While most mental health speakers share statistics or theory, Sarah shares experience and connects it to real-world practice. She is articulate, deeply prepared, and naturally engaging.
Her talks help professionals feel closer to the people they serve and help people in recovery feel seen, respected, and hopeful. Because she is both a writer and speaker, her presentations are as thoughtfully structured as her published work.
Sarah is available for in-person events (travel upon request) or virtual webinars.
Sarah’s goal is always the same - to create a compassionate space where learning leads to better understanding and care.
If you’re hosting a conference, workshop, or mental health event, Sarah would love to connect.
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