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Healing · Storytelling · Presence · Truth

Speaking that moves
the heart.

Bernadette brings an unforgettable presence to every stage she steps onto. Her talks are not lectures. They are living, breathing experiences.

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Her approach

Soulful. Interactive.
Rooted in truth.

Bernadette invites audiences to connect with their own emotional landscape through storytelling, sound, and breath.

Her presence dissolves the distance between stage and seat, turning events into sacred experiences of remembrance and healing. Whether in a keynote, workshop, or intimate gathering, her message is simple and powerful. Emotions are not meant to be contained. They are meant to be expressed, honored, and released.

Bernadette with hands raised, laughing Emotion is medicine.
"When we allow emotion to move through the body, we make space for peace to return."

Bernadette Pleasant

Signature talks

Talks that don't
just land.

Each of Bernadette's speaking offerings blends story, movement, and emotional wisdom. Every presentation can be adapted for conferences, wellness events, leadership retreats, and community gatherings.

Signature Keynote

The Emotional Tour: Healing Through Movement

An immersive keynote that combines drumming, guided movement, and storytelling. Audiences learn how to embody emotion, release tension, and reconnect with their vitality.

Grief Ritual for the Stage

What Wasn't Said: Honoring Unspoken Grief

A powerful grief ritual brought to the stage. This experience helps participants touch the emotions that words cannot reach and find compassion for what remains unspoken.

The Power of Stillness

Rest As Ritual

A reimagining of rest as sacred restoration. Bernadette teaches how slowing down and listening inward can become acts of healing and self-respect.

For Leaders & Educators

The HEART of Storytelling: Speaking from the Body

A session for leaders, educators, and healers who want to communicate with more humanity. Through somatic practice, participants learn to bring truth and empathy into their voice.

The Healing Gift of Quiet

Sacred Silence

A guided experience that honors silence as medicine. Bernadette shows how stillness can soften pain, deepen awareness, and renew the soul.

What audiences experience.

Bernadette's talks are not just heard. They are felt.

  • A deeper connection to their own emotional truth
  • Practical tools to support nervous system regulation
  • Permission to rest, release, and express freely
  • A renewed sense of peace, compassion, and belonging
  • The unforgettable experience of a room full of people breathing together

Engagement options

Formats
and rates.

Bernadette offers virtual and in-person experiences. Every engagement is customized to the audience, intention, and energy of the space.

Keynote Presentations

45 to 90 minutes. Perfect for conferences, wellness summits, and leadership gatherings.

Interactive Workshops

90 minutes to 3 hours. Hands-on somatic experiences for smaller groups and retreats.

Facilitated Grief Rituals

For communities and organizations navigating collective loss or supporting people through grief.

Multi-Day Retreat Experiences

Immersive experiences designed for deep transformation, embodiment, and integration.

Rates

Virtual engagements typically range from $2,500 to $5,000.
In-person engagements begin at $3,500 plus travel expenses.

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"Bernadette doesn't just speak. She opens a space where everyone can breathe again."

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