Speaker One-Sheet — Journey Guide Life Coach

Renee Christian

Speaker • Coach • Disability Justice Advocate
Certified Hypnotist • 20+ Years Lived Experience & Advocacy

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About Renee

Renee Christian is a disability justice speaker, certified hypnotherapist, and master life coach who has spent 20+ years building power at the intersection of disability rights, community care, and personal transformation.

Her story begins in lived experience — from institutionalization to independent living — and extends through her work as a New York State care organizer, community advocate, and founder of the Care Not Corruption Coalition. Renee doesn't speak about disability justice; she speaks from it.

As a certified hypnotherapist and master coach with a master's in transformational coaching, Renee brings tools that go beyond awareness into actual, embodied change. Her audiences leave challenged, held, and genuinely seen.

Signature Talks

Disability Justice & Liberation Moving beyond "awareness" into structural change — cross-movement solidarity, intersectionality, and collective liberation over individual accommodation.

Organizational Culture & Inclusion From compliance checkboxes to cultures where disabled people actually belong and lead — a practical challenge for teams ready to do the real work.

Healing & Trauma-Informed Leadership Bringing coaching and hypnotherapy insight to help leaders create safe, restorative environments where their teams can actually thrive.

Advocacy & Self-Determination Disabled people as experts of their own lives — equipping individuals and organizations to center disabled voices in every decision.

Accessibility Beyond Compliance ADA compliance is the floor, not the ceiling — what would it look like if disabled people designed this from the start?

Community Care & Collective Healing Rooted in NY care organizing — community as a survival strategy and what it means to genuinely show up for one another in systems that weren't built for us.

Formats Offered

Keynote 45–90 min. Full main-stage address. Opens or closes your conference with impact. From $5,000

Half-Day Workshop 3–4 hrs. Interactive, experiential learning for teams up to 100. From $3,500

Panel / Moderation Renee as panelist or moderator — depth, warmth, and accountability. From $2,000

Fireside Chat Intimate conversation format — raw, honest, and unforgettable. From $2,500

Travel fee waived for Buffalo, NY–area events. Virtual engagements available for all formats. Multi-session series available at custom rates.

✓ Certified Hypnotherapist
✓ Master Life Coach
✓ Master's in Transformational Coaching
✓ 20+ years disability justice advocacy
✓ Lived experience: institutionalized → independent living
✓ Founder, Care Not Corruption Coalition
✓ NY State home care organizer & movement builder
✓ Buffalo & Western NY roots, national reach