Speaking

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Lily Schubert is a keynote speaker whose talks explore resilience, identity, chronic illness, self-compassion and rebuilding after life changes unexpectedly. Drawing from six years spent bedbound and her return to life, Lily speaks with honesty, warmth and emotional clarity to schools, conferences and community audiences.

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MEDIA AND SPEAKING APPEARANCES

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Lily on Channel 7’s The Morning Show

Lily speaking at Australian Parliament House

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Speaking topics

Each talk is tailored to your audience, event
and specific goals.

Based in Sydney, Lily is available for school talks throughout NSW and for selected interstate events.

Lily speaks to students with honesty and care, sharing her story of loneliness, resilience, identity, and rebuilding a life after unexpected change. Her talks encourage empathy and self-compassion, while offering students a reminder that strength can look different for everyone.

Lily speaks on two core themes, each of which can be tailored to the context of the audience she is speaking to.

Self-compassion & resilience:
- Why self-compassion is an essential skill for navigating pressure and change
- How to listen to your body, emotions and limits
- Why resilience is not the same as pushing through at the expense of yourself
- How to build a relationship with yourself that can carry you through difficult seasons
- Why strength can look different for everyone
The gifts of hardship:
- Expanding empathy through lived experience
- Learning to sit with uncertainty and discomfort
- Finding hope without pretending everything is easy
- Redefining success after life changes unexpectedly
- Understanding the people around us more compassionately
Lily offers workplaces an authentic and thought-provoking perspective on resilience, inclusion, and redefining success. Drawing from her experience with long-term illness, she helps teams build empathy, understand invisible challenges, and reflect on how compassion and adaptability can shape more supportive environments.

Through compelling storytelling and lived experience, Lily’s conference talks explore resilience, advocacy, visibility, and hope, creating meaningful conversations that leave attendees with greater understanding and a lasting emotional impact.
Her conference and event talks are suited to health, advocacy, education, women’s leadership, disability inclusion, wellbeing and community events.
Lily is available for selected media, interviews, panel discussions and moderated conversations. She brings a candid, thoughtful perspective to topics including chronic illness, disability, resilience, identity, and rebuilding after unexpected change.
Drawing on lived experience and a background in digital storytelling, Lily communicates complex and personal subjects with warmth, clarity and emotional honesty.

Testimonials

“I wholeheartedly recommend Lily Schubert as a powerful and impactful public speaker. Having witnessed her recent keynote at Parliament House in Canberra, I can confidently say that her ability to communicate with clarity and emotional resonance is truly remarkable.
Lily's speech not only captivated members of parliament but also resonated deeply with our vulnerable community. She possesses a unique gift for connecting with diverse audiences and engaging them with her warmth, humility, wisdom, and grace. Lily brings great gravitas, leaving a lasting impression and inspiring action. Her passion shines through in her words, making her an exceptional advocate and storyteller.
I wholeheartedly endorse Lily as a speaker who can transform perspectives and foster understanding. Any audience would be fortunate to experience her insights and eloquence."
— Jane Sydenham-Clarke, Emerge Australia
“I had the great pleasure to hear Lily make an address at Parliament House in Canberra. It was in her role as Ambassador for Emerge Australia.
The raw emotion she spoke with was both courageous and inspiring. She has an important story to tell.
I thoroughly recommend her as a powerful presenter and public speaker.”
— Kevin Hogan, MP
Federal Member for Page, Shadow Minister for Finance Services and Shadow Assistant Treasurer
“Lily Schubert is an inspirational and influential young woman whose public speaking leaves listeners captivated by her clarity and impact. As Ambassador for Emerge Australia I can vouch for Lily's emotional resonance and ability to communicate with people from all walks of life. Lily is warm and graceful in presenting her truth and presents with humility and wisdom based on her experiences of life.

She has become an accomplished advocate who leaves listeners with a lasting and credible impression that is as instructive as it is emotive. I totally endorse Lily as a highly talented speaker and beautiful human who tugs at people's heartstrings with her authenticity and ability to communicate with any audience. She is passionate about creating a lasting impression on her audience and I am honoured to know her and have her support the work of Emerge Australia.”

— Anne Wilson, CEO, Emerge Australia

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