Hello,
At the heart of everything I do is a desire to inspire meaningful transformation—helping people reconnect with purpose, build resilience, and create lives and work that reflect their deepest values—despite the difficulties thrown in their path.
While I still enjoy writing, blogging, and offering virtual training, my greatest joy comes from connecting with people in live settings. Whether it’s a keynote, workshop, or intimate gathering, I thrive on creating space for authentic connection, insight, and growth. My presentations are designed to energize, uplift, and spark creativity—encouraging others to step fully into the life they’re meant to live.
I’m especially passionate about helping others move through challenges and into the rich, fulfilling experiences that are waiting for them. If you’re looking for a speaker who brings both heart and insight, I’d love to explore how I can support your event or audience.
Below, you’ll find a few of the topics I love to speak on.
If you’re interested in booking me as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, or guest for media appearances, please complete the form below. Someone from my team will be in touch shortly.
Thank you—I look forward to connecting with you.
~ Leisa
Topic Ideas for Keynote Addresses, Speeches, and Workshops for General Audiences
Life Didn’t Go as Planned — Now What?
How to Thrive When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
Life has a way of veering off script — illness strikes, plans unravel, and dreams shift. But what if the detours weren’t the end of the story… but the beginning of a new kind of strength?
In this empowering and heartfelt talk, “Roots of Resilience: How to Thrive When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned,” we’ll explore what it truly means to be resilient — not by pushing through or pretending everything’s fine, but by growing deeper, stronger roots when life feels most uncertain.
Drawing on powerful personal stories, practical strategies, and a grounded sense of hope, this speech will show your audience how to:
- Find steady footing when the ground beneath them shifts
- Transform adversity into growth and meaning
- Cultivate lasting inner strength — no matter what life throws their way
Whether your audience is facing unexpected change, chronic illness, burnout, grief, or simply the weight of too much uncertainty, this talk offers a gentle yet powerful reminder: you were made to withstand the storm — and maybe even bloom because of it.
In this keynote, audiences will discover:
- Why true resilience begins underground—in the unseen, quiet places
- The difference between survival mode and soul-deep strength
- How to honor grief and struggle without becoming stuck in it
- The role of self-compassion, connection, and inner narrative in healing
- Gentle tools to begin cultivating a life of meaning—right where you are
Ideal for:
- Women’s wellness and faith-based events
- Chronic illness and caregiver communities
- Mental health, grief, or trauma-informed spaces
- Resilience and leadership conferences
- Retreats or workshops for women in transition or healing
What Makes This Talk Different?
Leisa meets her audience in the realness of their pain—without sugarcoating or spiritual bypassing. Her presence is calm, her words are rooted in lived truth, and her insights land with quiet power. This isn’t just another motivational speech. It’s a healing experience.
This presentation can be customized to meet the needs of your specific audience — including caregivers, corporate teams, women with chronic illness, students, or community organizations.
What I Know Now: Lessons from the Edge of Burnout and Back
A powerful keynote for audiences who are carrying too much, running on empty, or wondering if it’s too late to turn things around.
We’ve all heard about burnout—but what happens when it’s you who breaks down?
In this raw, relatable, and ultimately hopeful talk, Leisa shares the hard-won lessons she learned at the edge of burnout—and how she found her way back. With warmth, honesty, and just the right mix of grit and grace, she invites audiences to explore what drives them to keep pushing beyond their limits, and what it really takes to begin the journey home to themselves.
Whether she’s speaking to caregivers, professionals, educators, nonprofit teams, or women navigating chronic illness and overwhelm, her message is a timely call to stop surviving and start healing.In this keynote, audiences will discover:
The hidden signs of burnout most people miss until it’s too late
- Why rest and recovery are not luxuries—they’re lifelines
- How to identify self-sabotaging patterns of over-functioning
- What real self-compassion looks like in the face of pressure and pain
Practical, sustainable shifts for living with more peace, purpose, and presence
Ideal for:
- Wellness and mental health events
- Women’s conferences and retreats
- Caregiver and healthcare summits
- Faith-based or community gatherings
- Corporate teams ready to address burnout culture with heart
What Makes This Talk Different?
Leisa Watkins doesn’t offer quick fixes or toxic positivity. Instead, she brings deep empathy, grounded insight, and the kind of clarity that only comes from living through it. Her storytelling is vivid. Her delivery is real. And her message leaves people not just seen—but empowered.
Available Formats:
- 30- or 60-minute keynote
- Extended workshop with reflection exercises
- Virtual or in-person delivery
Book Leisa to speak and help your audience reclaim what burnout tried to steal—hope, healing, and a life they don’t need to escape from.
Breaking Through the ‘What Ifs’ to Find Your ‘I Can’
Inspiring Keynote Speaker for Women Facing Adversity, Chronic Illness, or Self-Doubt
Are you looking for a speaker who can move your audience from stuck to empowered? Someone who speaks not just with authority, but with authenticity—because she’s lived it?
Meet Leisa Watkins a resilience coach, chronic illness thriver, and voice of encouragement for women who feel like life has knocked the wind out of them.
In her signature talk, “Breaking Through the ‘What Ifs’ to Find Your ‘I Can,’” Leisa shares raw, relatable stories—of almost making the ballet cut, of placing second again and again, of living with MS and vocal cord dysfunction while dreaming of standing on a stage.
Her message? The ‘what ifs’ don’t get to write your story. You do.
Through humor, heart, and honesty, she equips women to:
- Identify the fear-based “what if” thoughts holding them back
- Rewrite limiting beliefs with powerful “I can” truths
- Take courageous action, even in the face of illness, fear, or failure
- Reclaim their voice, their value, and their vision for what’s possible
Whether speaking to women’s groups, wellness events, chronic illness communities, or personal growth conferences, Leisa brings a rare mix of vulnerability and victory that leaves audiences saying, “If she can, maybe I can too.”
Available Formats:
- 30- or 60-minute keynote
- Extended workshop with reflection exercises
- Virtual or in-person delivery
If your audience is hungry for hope, ready to stop sitting on the sidelines, and eager to believe in themselves again—this is the message they need.
Booking Information:
✔ Ideal for women’s retreats, chronic illness summits, resilience conferences, personal development workshops, and wellness events
✔ Available for in-person or virtual keynotes, breakout sessions, and panel participation
✔ Customization available for faith-based, health-focused, or caregiver audiences
Let’s help your audience break through the ‘what ifs’—and step into a life of courage, creativity, and ‘I can.’