Book Annamarie to Speak
Powerful, real-world messages for behavioral health, recovery, homelessness, supportive housing, reentry, and community organizations—turning lived experience into understanding, connection, and change.
Meet Annamarie
Annamarie Harris is an author, speaker, and lived-experience advocate who brings a powerful perspective shaped by recovery, homelessness, reentry, and rebuilding her life. Through honest storytelling, humor, and practical insight, she helps professionals better understand the people they serve—and reminds audiences that dignity, hope, and second chances can change lives.
Who it’s for
Behavioral health providers, recovery and treatment programs, supportive housing and homeless-service organizations, reentry programs, nonprofits, community organizations, and teams that want to better understand the people they serve.
Signature Speaking Programs
From the Other Side of the Desk
A powerful lived-experience presentation that helps behavioral health, recovery, homeless-service, supportive housing, and reentry professionals better understand the people they serve. Annamarie combines her personal journey through addiction, homelessness, incarceration, recovery, and rebuilding with practical insight about dignity, communication, trust, and human connection.
Available as a keynote, staff training, or interactive workshop.
What Audiences Will Take Away
• A deeper understanding of how dignity and language affect engagement
• Practical ways to build trust with people who have experienced homelessness, addiction, incarceration, and recovery
• A better understanding of how lived experience can strengthen services and improve outcomes
• Simple strategies for creating connection instead of barriers
• A renewed reminder that people are more than their circumstances—and that hope and second chances matter
IDEAL FOR
• Behavioral health organizations
• Recovery & treatment programs
• Homeless-service organizations
• Supportive-housing teams
• Reentry programs
• Conferences
• Community organizations
• Staff development & professional training
BRING ANNAMARIE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
Ready to bring a powerful lived-experience perspective to your team, conference, or organization? Let’s talk about a keynote, staff training, or workshop designed for your audience.
Topics
- From the Other Side of the Desk
- Recovery, Resilience & Rebuilding Your Life
- Self-Worth, Identity & Growth
- Dignity, Connection & the Power of Lived Experience
Speaking inquiry
Interested in bringing Annamarie to your organization or event? Share a few details below, and I’ll be in touch to discuss your audience, goals, and how we can create the right experience.