AUTHOR | SPEAKER
Dr. Lise Deguire
"Lise, I have received perhaps the strongest positive feedback I have ever received in response to a speaker. Thank you for priming the pump for us on this incredibly important aspect of diversity and inclusion."
— Jonathan Terrell, President KCIC Consulting, Washington DC
"Dr. Deguire was an incredible presenter, and I have rarely attended a program that was as powerful and informative as this one."
"Riveting, moving, very informative presentation of the speaker's own heroic struggles with adversity, and application of those experiences to help her own clients."
— The New Jersey Psychological Association Conference, "What is the Mystery of Resilience?"
"Dr. Lise Deguire captivated our audience in the telling of her courageous journey from tragic childhood accident to triumphant giver of hope. Her life stands as the ultimate example of resiliency; the ability to experience negative events and yet maintain a sense of wellbeing."
— Ann F. , Unitarian Universalist Church, Fairless Hills, PALecture on resilience
Upcoming Engagements
Arizona Fire Chiefs Association/Arizona Fire Districts Association Leadership Conference & Expo
"Finding and cultivating your resilience"
Keynote Address
Scottsdale Arizona
July 16, 2025
Speaking Topics
Dr. Deguire is available for speaking engagements
on a variety of topics including:
RESILIENCE
DEPRESSION
SUICIDE
BULLYING | OSTRACISM
FAMILY DYSFUNCTION
DISFIGUREMENT: PREJUDICE, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION ISSUES
BURN SURVIVAL
TRAUMA
BUILDING HEALTHY COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS
Past Engagements
Fire Hero Family Conference
Finding and Cultivating Your Resilience
Keynote Address
Mesa, Arizona
September 22, 2024
Mamingwey Burn Conference
"Finding and Cultivating Your Resilience"
Keynote Address
Winnepeg, Canada
October 25, 2024
Morris County Psychological Association
Finding and Cultivating your Resilience
Invited Address, Virtual
April 12, 2023
ResilienceCon
Nashville, Tennessee
April 17, 2023
Bucks County Community College
Finding and Cultivating Your Resilience
April 25, 2023
Pennsylvania Psychological Association Spring Conference
Disfigurement: A Call for Awareness and Action
State College, PA; June 22, 2023
American Psychological Association Annual Conference
Disfigurement: A Call for Awareness and Action
Washington DC; August, 2023
TEDx
Widener University
Scarred, Not Scary
Chester, PA; September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
Women's Retreat 2023
Finding and Cultivating your Resilience
Invited Address, Virtual
Waiuku, New Zealand
March 8, 2023
University of Rochester Medical Center
Finding and Cultivating your Resilience
Invited Address
Rochester, New York
February 6, 2023
Rutgers University
Finding and Cultivating Your Resilience
Invited Lecture
New Brunswick, NJ
November 17, 2022
University of Pennsylvania
Disfigured People are not Villains
Invited Lecture
Philadelphia, PA
October 25, 2022
New York State Intellectual Disability
& Developmental Disability Nurses Association
"Finding and Cultivating your Resilience"
Keynote Address; 2022 Annual Conference
Albany, New York
October 17, 2022
St. Josephs University
Disfigurement: Psychological and Social Issues
Invited Lecture; virtual
October 5, 2022
Northeast Shrine Association
Thank You Shriners; Flashback Girl Comes Home
Invited Address
Bangor, Maine
September 17, 2022
Elizabeth School District
Finding and Cultivating Your Resilience
Invited Address
Elizabeth, New Jersey
September 7, 2022
Writers Guild of America- West
Disfigured People are not Villains
Invited Address; virtual
September 12, 2022
Yavapai County Community Health Services
"Finding and Cultivating your Resilience"
Keynote address: Youth Mental Health Awareness Conference
Prescott, Arizona
July 26, 2022
Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce
"Finding and Cultivating your Resilience"
Keynote Address
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
August 11, 2022
Bucks County Community College
“From Trauma into Community”
Invited presentation; virtual
April 14, 2022
EUC Masters Retreat
Invited presentation, Scottsdale, Arizona
April 8-10, 2022
American Burn Association
Moderator
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 7, 2022
The Security and Exchange Commission
"Finding and Cultivating your Resilience"
Invited Address, virtual
March 28, 2022
BW Nice
“Finding and Cultivating your Resilience”
Keynote; Women’s Empowerment Conference
March 24, 2022
Life After Burns
"Triumph Over Trauma"
Invited presentation; virtual
March 17, 2022
Montville School District
“Living Lessons”
Invited presentation, Montville, New Jersey
May 19, 2022
Impact 100 Garden State
“Finding and Cultivating your Resilience”
Invited presentation; virtual
March 10, 2022
KCIC Consulting
"From Trauma into Community"
November 17, 2021, Washington DC
New Jersey Psychological Association Annual Conference
"What is the Mystery of Resilience?"
October 30, 2021, virtual
Shriners Burn Hospital, Boston
"Thank You, Shriners: Flashback Girl Comes Home"
Virtual Event, May 12, 2021
Women in Business Signature Event
"Lessons on Resilience from a Burn Survivor
with Psychologist Dr. Lise Deguire"
Virtual Event, February 19, 2021
More Info Here
Mercer County Psychological Association
"Flashback Girl: Lessons on Resilience from a Burn Survivor"
Virtual Event, January 29, 2021
Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Women in Business Conference
"Against All Odds"
Virtual event; October 2, 2020
More Info Here
Life After Burns
"Triumph Over Trauma"
Invited presentation; virtual
March 17, 2021
Glen Ridge Public Library
"Triumph Over Trauma: Rising Through
the Ashes with Psychologist & Author, Lise DeGuire"
Virtual Event, June 3, 2021
North American Burn Society Annual Conference
Sun Valley, Idaho | February 16, 2020
Keynote Address
Phoenix World Burn Conference, 2019
Anaheim, CA | October 4, 2019
Finding and Maximizing your Resilience
after Trauma
Lehigh Valley Burn Center
November 3, 2019
Invited Lecture
Healthy TogetHER: Camden County Women's Health Expo; Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ | May 18, 2019
From Tragedy to Wholeness: Developing and Cultivating Resilience
DMAX Foundation Annual Fundraising Event,
Finding Strength in Broken Places,
Bryn Mawr, PA | April 24, 2019
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
From Unimaginable Tragedy to
Resilience and Love
For more information, click here.