Annamarie Harris is an author, motivational speaker, Certified Peer Support Specialist, and advocate whose story is rooted in resilience, recovery, and the power of second chances.

Her journey did not begin on stages or behind bookshelves. It was shaped by decades of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, loss, and the difficult realities that come with trying to rebuild a life. Rather than allowing those chapters to define her, Annamarie chose to use them to create purpose.

Today, she brings lived experience together with professional peer-support training to speak honestly about recovery, homelessness, behavioral health, reentry, dignity, and the systems people must navigate while trying to change their lives. Her message goes beyond simply surviving adversity. She challenges audiences to recognize the humanity behind labels, rethink assumptions, and understand how compassion, accountability, and genuine human connection can help create lasting change.

Annamarie is also a children’s author who uses storytelling to introduce young readers to themes of courage, belonging, acceptance, resilience, friendship, and hope. Her books reflect the same belief that guides her adult advocacy: our circumstances may shape part of our story, but they do not have to determine how the story ends.

Whether she is speaking to professionals, community organizations, people in recovery, or young readers, Annamarie brings authenticity, humor, vulnerability, and hope to the conversation.

Her work is ultimately about one thing: turning lived experience into connection, understanding, and hope—and reminding people that a new chapter is always possible.