— Available for Speaking Engagements

Where science
meets the soul
of grief.

Morgan Motsinger brings together neuroscience, lived experience, and philosophical depth to speak about what it means to be human in the face of things we cannot control — and what becomes possible when we stop running from grief and start walking through it.

 

"The only thing worse than going through something hard is going through it feeling completely alone."

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TEDx

ALUMNI SPEAKER

92+

PODCAST EPISODES

BS

PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE
(Graduation 2026)

14

YEARS LIVED EXPERIENCE

About Morgan

A woman with brown hair, glasses, and a black tank top sitting against a black background, resting her chin on her hand.

A speaker who has
actually been there.

Morgan Motsinger is a TEDx speaker, psychology and neuroscience graduate (2026), and the founder of Nembry — an initiative in development designed to ensure no parent faces a serious pediatric diagnosis without human support.

She spent fourteen years as the primary caregiver for her daughter Anni, who was diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A at age three and died at fourteen. That experience — spanning diagnosis, sustained medical complexity, anticipatory grief, and bereavement — is the foundation of her work.

Morgan speaks on the hidden crisis of pediatric caregiver burden, the neuroscience of grief and meaning-making, and what becomes possible when we stop treating loss as a problem to solve. Her talks are research-informed, story-driven, and designed to move audiences from awareness to action.

She has facilitated mindfulness and grief workshops, co-led grief retreats, and hosts P.S. We Expire — a podcast exploring mortality, meaning, and human flourishing. She brings to every room what no credential can confer: the firsthand knowledge of what it costs a family to navigate impossible circumstances alone — and what it looks like to come through them with clarity, purpose, and an unshakeable sense of what matters.

 

TEDx Talk

Hope when hope seems impossible.

In her TEDx talk, Morgan shares what fourteen years of navigating her daughter Anni's rare, progressive diagnosis taught her about resilience, hope, and the invincible light that lives inside every person facing the unthinkable.

Watch the talk that started it all — and see why audiences leave not just moved, but changed.

 
 

Signature Talks

Four ways Morgan
can speak to your audience

01

HEALTHCARE & INNOVATION

What Families Actually Need

The hidden crisis of pediatric caregiver burden — what families need at the moment of diagnosis, why the current system consistently fails to provide it, and what human-centered, innovative support actually looks like in practice. A talk that moves from problem to possibility.

Healthcare systems, hospital foundations, palliative care teams, health innovators

02

RESILIENCE & HOPE

The Invincible Summer

What does it mean to have hope when a situation is genuinely, irreversibly hopeless? Drawing on fourteen years of living with an unalterable prognosis, Morgan shares the three practices that make resilience not just possible but sustainable — even when outcomes cannot be changed.

Caregiver organizations, rare disease communities, general audiences, retreat spaces

03

GRIEF & MEANING

The Doorway

Grief is not a problem to be solved. It is an invitation — a threshold we are asked to cross into greater clarity, deeper purpose, and a more fully inhabited life. Morgan reframes grief as one of the most significant and generative human experiences we will ever have.

Retreat and wellness spaces, faith communities, grief professionals, general audiences

04

NEUROSCIENCE & COMPASSION

Your Brain on Grief

Why does grief feel the way it does? What is actually happening neurologically when we lose someone we love — and how does understanding those mechanisms change the way we move through loss? This talk bridges cutting-edge neuroscience with practical self-compassion, giving audiences both understanding and permission.

Mental health professionals, healthcare teams, continuing education, general audiences

Who Morgan speaks to

Morgan speaks where it matters most.

Children's Hospitals & Health Systems

Grand rounds, staff training, foundation galas, and family advisory events.

Caregiver and Palliative Care Communities

Conferences, continuing education, and professional development events.

Health Innovators & Funders

Social impact conferences, foundation events, and health innovation summits.

Rare Disease Organizations

Annual conferences, family summits, and advocacy convenings.

Retreat and Wellness Spaces

Grief retreats, mindfulness gatherings, and women's leadership events.

Academic & Faith Communities

University programs, seminary communities, and interdisciplinary symposia.

Morgan doesn’t just speak. She changes the room.

“Morgan has harnessed her life experience to bring thoughtful and thought-provoking conversations. A must for anyone looking to grow through their life.”

—JESSML11

“Not everyone has the capability to talk about deep conversations and heavy topics, but Morgan has a gift for it. Brilliant and insightful.”

— Kim Trathen 

“Morgan shares what she has learned about experiencing and navigating self-discovery, self-awareness, and self-love, and so much more, through personal storytelling, in an intimate way that feels like having coffee with a dear friend.”

— Podcast listener

Work Together

Morgan speaks at a limited number of events each year — prioritizing engagements where her work can create meaningful impact for audiences navigating grief, caregiver burden, and the search for meaning.

She is available to travel nationally for the right opportunity.

  • Keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops

  • Grand rounds and professional continuing education

  • Foundation galas and donor events

  • Grief retreats and wellness gatherings

  • Available to travel nationally

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