Speaking & booking

Bring a message of resilience to your audience

Shane speaks with honesty and warmth to audiences facing loss, caregiving, and change — drawing on a four-year cancer journey, the loss of his wife, and the road trip that helped him and his son find a way forward.

Shane Yerkes speaking from a podium, smiling, with a microphone at a conference
On stage

Signature talks

What Shane speaks about


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The Only Way Is Through

On grief, resilience, and finding a path forward after loss. A message for anyone carrying a wound they didn't choose — and the people who love them.

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Caregiving & Self-Advocacy

What it means to stand beside a loved one through serious illness — and how patients and families can advocate for themselves inside a complex healthcare system.

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Widowed Fatherhood

Grief, solo parenting, and helping a child carry a parent's memory forward — finding the way through, together.

Audiences: conferences and keynotes · healthcare and patient-safety organizations · caregiver and bereavement groups · faith and community gatherings · corporate and leadership events · book clubs and libraries.

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