The Power of And: Finding Identity Beyond Adversity
Cheyenne combines personal experience and counseling knowledge to share a crucial mindset shift that will allow audiences to see their whole, authentic selves, and bring resilience to daily life’s challenges.
Cheyenne speaks from personal experience and expertise.
B.S. Psychology
Cheyenne has received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Florida, the state’s top university.
M.A. Counseling Student
She is completing her final internship semester for her Master’s in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida.
10+ Years Advocacy and Speaking
Since the age of 13, she has actively engaged in advocacy work centering on disability rights, pediatric mental health, and other topics.
Trauma Survivor, Amputee, Chronically-ill
Importantly, Cheyenne speaks from personal experience. She’s an expert not just because of her training, but because she has been in the audience’s shoes.
A crucial shift to help audiences live authentically, and overcome challenges.
Cheyenne’s signature talk focuses on four key points that will change your audience’s views of themselves and adverse experiences.
Resilience isn’t enough.
Focusing only on being “strong” or “resilient” means that anything that feels like a challenge can fundamentally shake our sense of self.
Change is constant.
The one true constant in life is change, and learning how to accept change is key to handling adversity.
We are more than our trauma.
Trauma often leads us to a negative self-concept, centered on what has happened to us, instead of who we truly are.
The power of “and”.
Adding a simple “and” to our internal narrative helps us to recognize and connect with our full, authentic selves, which improves our ability to deal with adversity.
Looking to hire Cheyenne?
Here are some commonly asked questions about Cheyenne’s signature talk and other engagements.
What types of events does Cheyenne do?
Cheyenne is available for keynotes, conferences, workshops, podcasts, and other speaking engagements.
Who is this talk for?
This talk is for anyone dealing with adversity in their lives. Cheyenne emphasizes that it’s not just trauma that impacts us, but all of life’s challenges.
How long is this presentation?
The traditional keynote is approximately 20 minutes, though it can be readily adapted for workshops, Q&A sessions, and other formats.
Hear about Cheyenne’s previous appearances.
Tennis on the Green Keynote Speaker
Cheyenne was our keynote speaker at our Tennis on the Green fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Center. There were over 400 people at this event. She was immensely inspiring, confident, poised, and well-spoken as she shared her story. We were in awe of her strength and delivery. She left an imprint on everyone’s heart with her message of resilience. Her journey has been extremely difficult, but it is most obvious that the cancer battles only made her stronger. She exemplifies the true spirit of resilience. Cancer/nobody/nothing is holding this young woman back from pursuing her dreams and goals. The world a better place because she is in it!
The Wisdom Transfer
Cheyenne, what makes your message so powerful is that you speak from both lived experience and growing professional expertise. Your ability to combine honesty, humor, and hope reminds people that even life’s hardest chapters don’t get to write the ending.
Elsplend Realities
Cheyenne brought a deeply authentic and uplifting perspective to resilience, identity, and personal transformation, highlighting how life’s most difficult challenges can become opportunities to rediscover strength, purpose, and self-worth. Honest and inspiring, her message emphasizes that rebuilding after loss or adversity isn’t about returning to who we once were—it’s about embracing who we are becoming with courage, humor, and self-compassion.
Book Cheyenne today to bring a little “and” to your audience’s lives.
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