Speaking

Stories that help us see differently

Lyn Baird speaks about story, spirituality, belonging and the wisdom we discover when life asks us to step into the unknown.

Lyn Baird speaking

Drawing on more than forty years of listening—and on the histories, places and women that now shape her writing—Lyn invites audiences to look differently at the stories we inherit, the voices history has overlooked and what the past might illuminate about the way we live today.

Speaking themes

  • The women history almost forgot

    History is often told by the victors—or by those who held the power. Lyn turns instead to the women whose lives survive only in fragments: a name, a marriage, a trial, a migration or a silence. She asks who they might have been beyond what history chose to record.

    Audiences are invited to see history differently and become more curious about the lives left outside the official story.

  • The stories we inherit

    Families pass down more than names and photographs. Lyn explores the stories, silences and beliefs that travel through generations—and what we may choose to carry forward or leave behind.

    Audiences leave with a deeper curiosity about their own inheritance and permission to question the narratives that have shaped them.

  • When life asks us to step into the unknown

    Some chapters cannot be planned in advance. Through story and lived experience, Lyn explores the courage, curiosity and wisdom that can emerge when the familiar no longer fits.

    Audiences are encouraged to approach seasons of transition with greater trust, openness and courage.

  • Wisdom, spirituality and the questions we carry

    A spacious exploration of spirituality that makes room for faith, curiosity and questions—and for the quieter wisdom we sometimes hear when we stop demanding immediate answers.

    Audiences are invited into a more spacious relationship with spirituality—one that allows thoughtful questions to remain part of faith rather than treating them as something to fear.

Experience behind the microphone

Lyn has spoken in community and pastoral settings, taught in colleges and at university, been a guest speaker at conferences both nationally and internationally, and facilitated retreats in Australia.

Selected speaking experience

6th Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors Conference

Brisbane · 2019

Guest presenter at the 6th Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors Conference in Brisbane.

Presentation recognition for Lyn Baird at the 6th Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors Conference, Brisbane, 2019

Formats and availability

A conversation shaped for your audience

Lyn is available to speak both in person and online.

Her presentations can be adapted to the audience, setting and time available—from keynote addresses and shorter talks to facilitated conversations and interactive workshops.

Whether the setting is literary, educational, community-based, reflective or spiritual, Lyn works with organisers to shape a thoughtful experience that feels relevant to the people in the room.

Availability

Lyn is available to speak at

  • Women’s gatherings
  • Retreats
  • Community events
  • Faith and spirituality gatherings
  • Conferences
  • Educational events
  • Ancestry and heritage gatherings
  • Literary and storytelling events

Invite Lyn to speak

If you’re planning an author event, gathering, retreat, festival or conversation where story, history, spirituality or belonging might find a home, I’d love to hear from you.

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