Rowan Jetté Knox, He/Him
Bestselling Author l Human Rights Advocate l LGBTQ2+
- Author,
- Bilingual,
- DEI,
- Empowerment,
- Equity Diversity & Inclusion,
- Inspirational,
- LGBTQ+,
- Mental Health,
- Perseverance
Presentations
- Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family
- Digging Deep: Finding Hope After a Mental Health Crisis
- Reaching Across the Divide: How to bring people together using social media
- Change: Scary, Uncomfortable, and Terribly Necessary
- Redefine Perfection, Learning to Love Ourselves and Others in the Age of Perfection
- Creating Safe Spaces at Work, Home, and Beyond
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Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family
In his signature talk, based on his bestselling book by the same name, Rowan shares the personal story of his family’s journey through three transitions and demonstrates how everyone can make a difference by overcoming fear and embracing change.
In 2014, Rowan’s 11-year-old child came out to the family as a transgender. The following year, his spouse of nearly two decades came out as a transgender woman. Despite growing up not wanting to ‘rock the boat,’ Rowan felt compelled to speak out and make the world safer for the people he loves, discovering something deeply personal he had been hiding from himself in the process.
This compelling story explores our own deeply held biases, the power of unconditional love, and ways we can all make a difference at work, at home and in our communities.
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Digging Deep: Finding Hope After a Mental Health Crisis
If we don’t learn to embrace challenges, we don’t grow. In this talk, award-winning author, speaker, and human rights advocate Rowan Jetté Knox brings to life the necessity of facing mental illness without stigma. Having confronted a series of personal challenges and a major mental health crisis, Rowan is no stranger to cultivating resilience during times of major upheaval. This talk will help audiences understand how even the biggest challenges and unexpected changes can be important building blocks to a better life; we just need to lean into them with courage, self-awareness, and compassion.
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Reaching Across the Divide: How to bring people together using social media
In this age of increasing conflict and division, how can we work to bring people together in meaningful conversation? In this powerful talk, Rowan combines years of professional social media experience and his struggles with online conflict to begin answering these questions.
In early 2020, a flood of online attacks led Rowan to a mental health breakdown, which required hospital treatment and weeks of intense trauma therapy. Now on the other side with many lessons learned, he has had to rethink and restructure how he operates both personally and professionally in online spaces.
With lessons in authenticity, messaging, boundary-setting and resilience, this talk is sure to teach social media users and businesses how to grow their audiences while remembering to safeguard their own wellbeing and that of others.
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Change: Scary, Uncomfortable, and Terribly Necessary
If we stay comfortable, we don’t grow. In this talk, Rowan brings to life the necessity of stepping outside our comfort zone to become better people and stronger leaders. Having faced major change in both his personal and professional life, Rowan is no stranger to resilience and reinvention. This talk will help audiences understand how both intentional and sudden change are important building blocks to a better life.
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Redefine Perfection, Learning to Love Ourselves and Others in the Age of Perfection
In a world of Instagram filters, curated Facebook posts, flawless family photos, and polished business profiles, it’s easy to feel like we don’t measure up. But what, exactly are we trying to measure up to and why do we need the measuring stick anyway? In this honest talk, Rowan describes his journey to prioritizing self-care, learning to love his battle-scarred mind and body, and embracing the changes in his atypical family as he redefines perfection.
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Creating Safe Spaces at Work, Home, and Beyond
Safe spaces are vital for members of the LGBTQ2+ community. But what do they look like, where are they needed and what are the roadblocks associated with creating them? In this talk, Rowan explains what a safe space looks like in today’s world, and how to create one that is friendly, inclusive and visible to those who need it most.
Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family
In his signature talk, based on his bestselling book by the same name, Rowan shares the personal story of his family’s journey through three transitions and demonstrates how everyone can make a difference by overcoming fear and embracing change.
In 2014, Rowan’s 11-year-old child came out to the family as a transgender. The following year, his spouse of nearly two decades came out as a transgender woman. Despite growing up not wanting to ‘rock the boat,’ Rowan felt compelled to speak out and make the world safer for the people he loves, discovering something deeply personal he had been hiding from himself in the process.
This compelling story explores our own deeply held biases, the power of unconditional love, and ways we can all make a difference at work, at home and in our communities.
Digging Deep: Finding Hope After a Mental Health Crisis
If we don’t learn to embrace challenges, we don’t grow. In this talk, award-winning author, speaker, and human rights advocate Rowan Jetté Knox brings to life the necessity of facing mental illness without stigma. Having confronted a series of personal challenges and a major mental health crisis, Rowan is no stranger to cultivating resilience during times of major upheaval. This talk will help audiences understand how even the biggest challenges and unexpected changes can be important building blocks to a better life; we just need to lean into them with courage, self-awareness, and compassion.
Reaching Across the Divide: How to bring people together using social media
In this age of increasing conflict and division, how can we work to bring people together in meaningful conversation? In this powerful talk, Rowan combines years of professional social media experience and his struggles with online conflict to begin answering these questions.
In early 2020, a flood of online attacks led Rowan to a mental health breakdown, which required hospital treatment and weeks of intense trauma therapy. Now on the other side with many lessons learned, he has had to rethink and restructure how he operates both personally and professionally in online spaces.
With lessons in authenticity, messaging, boundary-setting and resilience, this talk is sure to teach social media users and businesses how to grow their audiences while remembering to safeguard their own wellbeing and that of others.
Change: Scary, Uncomfortable, and Terribly Necessary
If we stay comfortable, we don’t grow. In this talk, Rowan brings to life the necessity of stepping outside our comfort zone to become better people and stronger leaders. Having faced major change in both his personal and professional life, Rowan is no stranger to resilience and reinvention. This talk will help audiences understand how both intentional and sudden change are important building blocks to a better life.
Redefine Perfection, Learning to Love Ourselves and Others in the Age of Perfection
In a world of Instagram filters, curated Facebook posts, flawless family photos, and polished business profiles, it’s easy to feel like we don’t measure up. But what, exactly are we trying to measure up to and why do we need the measuring stick anyway? In this honest talk, Rowan describes his journey to prioritizing self-care, learning to love his battle-scarred mind and body, and embracing the changes in his atypical family as he redefines perfection.
Creating Safe Spaces at Work, Home, and Beyond
Safe spaces are vital for members of the LGBTQ2+ community. But what do they look like, where are they needed and what are the roadblocks associated with creating them? In this talk, Rowan explains what a safe space looks like in today’s world, and how to create one that is friendly, inclusive and visible to those who need it most.