Grief, resilience and real conversations

When I lost my husband suddenly to meningitis in 2022, I found myself on a path I never asked for. I also found my purpose.

Whether you're looking to inspire your audience or bring some much-needed grief literacy to your stage, my talks combine lived experience, light-hearted honesty and powerful perspective.

Allow me to be your keynote speaker on grief, resilience, growing through adversity and the power of human connection.

Available for corporate events, wellbeing talks and conferences across the UK and world-wide.

Let’s invite grief to participate in the conversation, not left to be the silent elephant in the room.

Inspire your audience. Be part of the change.

Chat to me about triumphing over adversity, about turning pain into purpose, about raw honesty in the face of death. I’m here to inspire and edutain your audience.

    • Ask me for my Speaker One Sheet and Showreel so you can see for yourself the detail of my talks and me in action!

    • We can jump on a call so I can understand your audience and event, and walk you through my keynote talks or even discuss one tailored specifically for your conference.

  • Current investment starts at £950

    Ask for my Speaker One Sheet for full details and price breakdown.

A Taster of My Keynote Talks

Can there be life, after death?

Part inspirational keynote, part soul-to-soul conversation, this is the talk where I share my personal journey from heartbreak to healing. Raw, real and unexpectedly uplifting, it’s a call to arms for anyone wondering if they’ll ever feel like themselves again. Great for conferences, leadership events, women’s networks and wellbeing festivals.

So, err…. sorry for your loss

A practical, humorous and deeply compassionate talk on how to stop fumbling our way through grief support. Packed with stories (the good, bad & ugly!) and plenty of practical takeaways, this session leaves your audience equipped – and inspired – to do grief better. Perfect for workplaces, HR conferences, and Mental Health Awareness events.

Bespoke

If you’ve got a specific message, audience or point you’d like to get across, then reach out! Together, we can discuss your audience and what you want them to takeaway, and I can write a fully bespoke talk especially with your specific event in mind. As long as it pulls on my expertise and lived experience, along with my values, let’s chat about what this could look like for you!

FAQs

  • You can either click on one of the green ‘Book Me As Your Speaker’ buttons on this page and it will take you through to schedule a call with me, or you can reach out to me at lou@louhynescoaching.com and we can take it from there.

  • I’m not here to make light of grief. But I’m here to help you remember, learn and come away with a different perspective than you had before. Sharing my story is not something I take lightly, neither is helping to create a more grief literate culture. I make it my business to make sure you come away thinking differently.

  • As long as I can make sure the kids are looked after back home then yes I’m willing to travel! I love delivering my talks to global and international audiences.

  • "Lou's talk was one of the most moving and powerful talks I've ever experienced. She shared her story of loss with such raw honesty, deep emotion, and strength, that it connected with every single person in the room. It was sad, yes, but also uplifting, inspiring and a true testament to the resilience of the human spirit. I can't recommend her enough as a speaker"

    Louise A

  • "I had the pleasure of hearing Lou's talk 'Can there be life, after death?' and it was both incredibly moving and incredibly inspiring. Lou creates space for us all to one another more openly about grief, something we will all need at some point in our lives. Everyone needs to hear this"

    Lauren P

  • "Lou takes a complex topic like loss and grief and turns it into a thought-provoking, engaging and inspiring talk. She uses storytelling to deliver a powerful message of hope. I loved every minute. I would definitely recommend her as a speaker!"

    Blanca C

  • "'Can There Be Life, After Death?', was deeply moving and profoundly inspiring. With raw honesty and powerful storytelling, Lou shared her journey of transforming pain into purpose, leaving the audience both captivated and uplifted. This talk prompted much needed conversations about bereavement and we were all so impressed that everyone was sharing their own stories afterwards"

    Karis G

  • "Lou attended our charity golf day and kindly shared her story, drawing from her personal experience with the heartbreaking loss of her husband to meningitis. She delivered a truly impactful speech, leaving the entire audience deeply moved. Lou really engaged the audience, with warmth and sincerity she made everyone in the room feel personally invested in the cause. Her contribution played a key role int he success of the event"

    MD - CORESP

Sign up to The Grief Brief