​My talks draw on lived experience and years of advocacy to spark conversations that matter.

 

I explore how language can support or hinder healing, why treatment decisions should be collaborative rather than prescriptive, and how workplaces must adapt to better support people living and working with cancer.

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At their heart, my talks are about transformation, reclaiming agency, reshaping narratives, and creating space for new ways of living and working after cancer.

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I don’t deliver lectures. I share stories, insights, and practical takeaways that move people to think differently — and act differently.

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Speaking Topics

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1. Cancer is not a battle: why language matters

How war and survivor metaphors can harm healing, and how reframing cancer as a journey or messenger changes everything.

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2. The future of cancer support in the workplace

Why employers must adapt as diagnoses rise in the prime of people's careers, and how to build policies that genuinely support staff.

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3. Becoming your own advocate: collaborative cancer care

Moving from passive patient to informed partner. Why treatment should be personalised and collaborative, not paternalistic.

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4. The missing link: emotional health and physical illness

How chronic stress and emotional trauma contribute to illness, and why healing requires changing how we show up in relationships, work, and life.

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5. Why neither system has all the answers

Navigating your options: the strengths and limitations of conventional and alternative cancer treatments.​

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What Audiences Can Expect​

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• Authentic storytelling rooted in lived experience

• Fresh perspectives that challenge conventional thinking

• Actionable insights for personal and professional life

• Engaging delivery that sparks meaningful dialogue

 

Formats

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• Keynotes (30–60 minutes)

• Conference panels

• Podcast interviews

• Corporate wellness talks

 

Speaking Experience​

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• Corporate communications professional with years of presenting experience in both corporate and public health settings.

• ​That experience, combined with my lived journey as a patient, gives me a rare dual perspective: I understand both the promises and the limitations of different health systems, and I’ve seen how emotional wellbeing and the right environment are essential for true healing.

• Ambassador for Working With Cancer and volunteer at Macmillan and Breast Cancer Now, bringing lived experience and advocacy to support others.​

 

Let’s Work Together

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If you’d like me to speak at your event, conference, workplace, or podcast, please connect - hello@lovingrebellion.com 

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Let’s change the cancer conversation — together.