Speaking with Rene
A powerful story. An honest conversation. A voice worth hearing.
Rene Roberts-Nijinsky brings a lifetime of experience, courage, and perspective to conversations about finding your voice, challenging expectations, discovering your abilities, and living authentically.
An author, speaker, retired educator, coach, and advocate, Rene brings warmth, honesty, and a message rooted in real life.
Her story invites people to consider what's possible when they begin trusting their own voice.
The Experience Behind the Message
A lifetime of challenging expectations.
Born prematurely with cerebral palsy, Rene has spent her life questioning the limitations and expectations others placed on her.
Her perspective comes from more than three decades as an educator, her experiences as an athlete, her advocacy for inclusion, and the personal lessons explored in her books.
She understands that courage isn't always visible. Sometimes it means finishing a race. Sometimes it means speaking an uncomfortable truth, setting a boundary, or making a choice that changes the direction of your life.
30+ Years
Retired Educator
16 Sprint Triathlons
Completed
TEDx Speaker
TEDxCerritosCollege
Watch & Listen
A voice you can hear for yourself.
Experience Rene's message through her speaking and interview appearances.
Podcast Interview
Ep 36: How to Live with Cerebral Palsy with Rene Roberts-Nijinsky
The Health Exchange
Conversations That Matter
Real stories. Meaningful conversations. Lasting perspective.
Rene's experiences offer a foundation for honest conversations that encourage audiences to question assumptions, recognize their strengths, and trust their own choices.
Finding Your Voice
Recognizing your worth, speaking your truth, and learning that other people's expectations do not define who you are.
Beyond the Labels
Exploring identity, assumptions, disability, and the possibilities that emerge when people are given opportunities to discover their abilities.
Discovering What's Possible
A perspective shaped by Rene's discovery of the benefits of physical strength and exercise at age 44, and her desire for young people with disabilities to have opportunities to discover their own abilities earlier.
The Courage to Set Boundaries
Learning to trust yourself, challenge inherited expectations, and make choices that support a more authentic life.
Suggested conversation themes based on Rene's experience and writing. Topics and presentation formats are tailored through discussion. These are proposed themes, not verified titles of established keynote presentations.
A Turning Point
What if we discovered our possibilities earlier?
Rene was 44 when she discovered the benefits of working out, building physical strength, and better understanding what her body could do.
That experience helped shape her desire to advocate for young people with disabilities.
She wanted them to have opportunities to explore their strengths and discover their abilities at a younger age, rather than waiting until adulthood to recognize possibilities they had never been encouraged to explore.
Her involvement with Inclusion Infusion, a nonprofit initiative from approximately 17 years ago, reflected that commitment to encouraging opportunities and inclusion.
For Rene, the message extends beyond athletics: people deserve opportunities to discover their abilities without having their potential predetermined by others.
Who Rene Connects With
Meaningful conversations for audiences ready to think differently.
Rene's message may resonate with organizations and communities interested in courage, resilience, identity, advocacy, and personal growth.
- Women's Events & Personal Growth Gatherings
- Education & Community Organizations
- Disability Advocacy & Inclusion Events
- Leadership & Professional Development Groups
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