Speaking

I am available for speaking engagements, including panels and workshops, on disability, traumatic brain injury, resilience, self-advocacy, and rebuilding identity after loss, trauma, and major life disruption.

I offer clear takeaways for audiences ranging from community groups, students, and professional organizations.

Topics include:

  • Recovery in the “long middle” (when progress is slow and hard to notice or invisible)

  • Invisible disability: communication, boundaries, and self-advocacy

  • Identity after loss: adaptation without self-erasure

  • Using goals, exercise, and discipline as a stabilizing system—available and adaptable to all ability levels.

Formats:

  • Keynote

  • Workshop

  • Panel/Q&A.

To inquire: james.amfreitas@gmail.com (please include date, location/virtual, audience type, and format)