Sarah Ferguson TOPICS: Celebrity Inspiration Life Balance Empowerment Motivation Family Emcee FEE CATEGORY:* 50.0k to 75.0k TRAVELS FROM: * Video Profile Program Outlines Books & Videos Request This Speaker

Sarah Ferguson: Program Outlines

Overcoming Adversity
During her extraordinary life, the Duchess of York has faced daunting obstacles – some which nearly ruined her personally, financially and spiritually. But her deep faith and intense love for her two daughters gave her the courage to stand up to adversity, and in the course of it adapt and re-invent her life to find greater happiness, spiritual fulfillment and career success than she’d ever imagined.

In this speech, the Duchess talks candidly about her life and how she coped with the most challenging times, her parents’ divorce and the deep rooted effect it had on her, her sudden catapult onto the international public stage, the brief honeymoon period with the media before the personal sabotage and ensuing years of vilification at the hands of the British media, the tragic death of loved ones, and most recently, re-building her U.S. charity after its offices in New York were destroyed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

My Road To Authentic Life
By her own admission Sarah Ferguson is a born people-pleaser, but she nearly lost her own identity during the many years she spent seeking the acceptance and approval of others. Starting shortly after her divorce in 1995, the Duchess began a journey to understanding herself and acknowledging her own needs, finally finding the confidence, clarity and inner peace she’d lacked for so long.

In this speech, the Duchess shares compelling memories of her “unauthentic” life and contrasts them with the life she lives today – which she calls “living in truth.” The Duchess will challenge her audience to take the concept of authenticity and apply it to their own lives.

Women & The Spirit of Caring
Nature has given women an amazing ability to serve as caregivers; yet in many parts of the world and across many societies, women are not adequately supported in this role. When caregivers suffer from neglect and lack of support, those who depend on their care do also.

In this speech the Duchess shares her views on women and their role as caregivers from an international perspective based on her many years of humanitarian work around the world. She will refer to her fieldwork with her charity Children in Crisis and some of the extraordinary and courageous people she has met.

Risk & Self Discovery
Incredible highs and frightening low points have punctuated Sarah Ferguson’s life. Suddenly thrust into the international limelight after her marriage, it seemed that her every move brought great risk and potentially destructive consequences. In the years leading up to her divorce, the Duchess of York felt debilitated by decisions complicating her life. Following her divorce she had more decisions to make than ever– but now they had to be made mostly on her own.

Many of the Duchess’ personal and career choices in recent years have indeed been risky, but by taking considered risks (often counter to what her “experts” might have advised) the Duchess has opened doors and discovered who she is and what she wants and hopes to accomplish in her life.

In this speech, the Duchess will share compelling “slices” of her own life where she’s been forced to take risks, survived and flourished.

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