Speaking
We inherit beliefs, expectations, identities, and assumptions about what life should look like.
Over time, those influences quietly shape how we live, work, relate, and move through the world.
Eventually, many of us find ourselves asking:
Is this actually the life I want?
Austen’s talks help audiences examine the stories they’ve inherited, question the patterns shaping their lives, and discover what becomes possible when they start writing their own.
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Life After Autopilot
Exploring how awareness helps us move from survival toward choice.
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The Power of Curiosity
Why curiosity is one of the most powerful forces for growth and transformation.
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Anatomy of Change
Understanding the moments that challenge us, and what they make possible.
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Becoming Yourself
The courage to choose authenticity over expectation.
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Custom Conversations
Every audience is different. These conversations are adapted to fit the context while staying rooted in Austen's core themes of identity, curiosity, change, and living a more intentional life.
Greater Self-Awareness
A clearer understanding of the patterns, assumptions, and beliefs influencing how they live and work.
Better Questions to Consider
New ways of thinking about identity, change, curiosity, and what it means to live intentionally.
Fresh Perspective for Daily Life
A different lens for navigating life's challenges, opportunities, and everyday decisions.
Permission to Explore
The confidence to pursue curiosity, question expectations, and create a life that feels more authentically their own.
We live in a world full of expectations, distractions, and inherited ideas about what success, happiness, and fulfillment should look like.
It's easy to spend years following a path without ever stopping to ask:
Is this actually what I want?
The most meaningful changes in our lives often begin with a question.
A moment of curiosity.
A challenge to an assumption.
A willingness to consider another possibility.
These conversations aren't about having all the answers.
They're about creating space for reflection, perspective, and the kinds of questions that help us live more intentionally.
Because a single conversation can change how someone sees their life…
And sometimes, that's where an entirely new chapter begins.
Conversations take many forms, including:
Keynote Presentations
Podcast & Documentary Conversations
Workshops
Panels & Moderation
Each format is shaped collaboratively to fit the context, audience, and intention of the gathering, whether live or recorded.
Whether speaking to a conference audience, leadership team, university, or community group, Austen creates conversations that invite reflection, spark curiosity, and challenge people to think differently about the lives they're building.
Sometimes a single question can change the direction of a life.
