Creating Safe Spaces For Change
Whether she’s commanding a stage with her keynotes, guiding a small group through deep personal breakthroughs, or hosting with warmth, Nella shows up with presence, purpose, and truth.
Her services are experiences designed to awaken identity, restore voice, and help individuals and communities move from survival to strength. From youth impacted by trauma to professionals navigating burnout, Nella creates spaces for healing. If you're ready to ignite change that lasts, you're in the right place!​​
The Importance Of Helping Others Find Their Voice
Nella once believed staying quiet was safer. But that silence became a cage. Now, she speaks not only for herself—but for every person who has ever felt invisible, unheard, or forgotten. Speaking is her form of redemption and light. Her work is rooted in restoration, healing, and the unshakable belief that truth-telling can break chains.
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Whether she’s speaking to a room full of students, educators, or community leaders, Nella brings all of who she is: the survivor, the speaker, the mother, the warrior. Her mission is simple yet powerful—to help others reclaim their voice, rewrite their story, and remember that they are never too broken to begin again.
Story Driven Keynote Topics That Heal
Transformational Keynotes for Schools, Conferences & Events
Nella’s keynotes blend storytelling, identity building, and emotional empowerment to spark healing and action. Audiences walk away feeling seen, inspired, and equipped to write a new chapter in their lives.
Raised Without A Voice
In this raw and redemptive keynote, Nella shares what it means to grow up in a world where silence was survival. She brings audiences into the lived experience of foster care, trauma, and being overlooked and then shows them what happens when you stop shrinking and start speaking.
Raised In Chaos, Rooted In Purpose
From instability and addiction to clarity and calling, Nella walks audiences through the impact of growing up in a home of survival. This talk bridges the trauma of the past with the hope of what’s possible, offering practical tools for building a life rooted in purpose.
From The System To The Stage
In this deeply personal keynote, Nella Yerkes reflects on her journey from foster care to national speaker, delivering a message of hope, strength, and purpose to graduating foster youth. She honors the fight it took just to make it here through the placements, the pain, and the pressure to give up. With raw truth and inspiring clarity, Nella reminds graduates that their story is far from over. They weren’t just built to survive the system. They were born to lead beyond it.
Why Audiences Love Nella Yerkes
​Nella’s presence is electric and her words sincere. With a rare blend of vulnerability, strength, and hope, she connects deeply with audiences of all ages; from teens in crisis to professionals seeking purpose. Her message is both a mirror and a roadmap: showing people who they are, and how they can rise.
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Every service Nella offers is rooted in one core belief: that your story holds the power to heal, transform, and lead others to freedom!