Brandi Mac is a critical care nurse practitioner and addiction reform advocate who delivers trauma-informed, harm reduction-based talks for treatment centers, healthcare systems, schools, and communities ready to move past fear tactics and into real support.

Addiction Education That Families and Providers Actually Need

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Guest Speaker at event in Georgia for Trust Partnership a harm reduction organization serving 3 counties.

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Trusted By

  • Partnership to End Addiction

  • Caron Family Program

  • Zero Hour Life Center

  • 400,000+ social media community members

Why Event planners chose Brandi mac

1. Clinical Authority, Lived Reality A critical care NP with over a decade in high-acuity medicine who also parented a daughter through active fentanyl addiction, homelessness, and recovery. No theory. No distance. Real insight from both sides.

2. Harm Reduction Without Apology Education rooted in evidence, not outdated scare tactics. Audiences leave with tools that actually work, not guilt about what they did wrong.

3. Unforgettable Delivery Raw, direct, and deeply human. Brandi does not lecture; she connects. Audiences walk away feeling seen, not judged, and equipped to act.

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Speaking topics

1.Do What You Can Live With: A New Framework for Families in Crisis

A raw, trauma-informed talk for families drowning in fear. How panic, guilt, and control break families apart, and how to shift into boundaries, clarity, and compassion without losing yourself.

2. The Post-Treatment Recovery Gap: Where Recovery Fails and Why People Relapse

The blunt truth most treatment centers avoid. How neurological injury, trauma history, and rapid discharge create a perfect storm for relapse. Why the current model abandons people at the most vulnerable stage, and what must change.

3. Why Families Lose Trust in Treatment (And How to Rebuild It)

A truth-telling keynote exposing unethical rehab practices, body brokering, and the dangerous myths that keep families in the dark. How to spot red flags, protect your loved one, and demand ethical care.

4. Loving Through Chaos Without Losing Yourself

A steady, grounded talk for parents, caregivers, and kinship families. How to protect children, maintain connection, and rebuild identity through grief, fear, and impossible decisions.

Brandi speaks for

Treatment Centers | Hospitals and Health Systems | Schools and Universities | Parent Organizations | Recovery Conferences | Mental Health Events | Nonprofits | Faith Communities | Government and Policy Forums

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Featured In + Appeared On

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Partnership

Guest on Rise Above

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Guest on Recovery Reform

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Speaker

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Feature in Issue 4

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Upcoming Podcast interview on Recovery cast

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What people are saying

  • Thank you, for bringing your heart and honesty to the Rise for recovery summit and for sharing your story during the 'Building Impact Through Storytelling' session. We can't wait to see how you continue to inspire the recovery community.

    Rise for Recovery

  • Thank you for sharing your story at the summit! the heart you have for people who struggle with addiction makes you such a powerful ally. I didn't get a chance to talk to you but I wanted to thank you for the impact you made on my life with your story

    Tracey G.

  • I've spent a lot of the day today looking at your posts and YT account. Thank you. I spend so much time in guilt...the way it heals me to know I'm not alone is overwhelming and I appreciate your candor and insights.

    A Mom

Speaking format

  • Audience attending a conference or seminar, seated facing a stage or presentation area, with dim lighting and a dark background.

    Keynotes

    30-60 min, abstract provided

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    Half-Day Workshops

  • Ruth Street Gardens

    Community Events

  • Rise for Recovery Summit

    Panel

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    Virtual Presentations

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    Parent Night/Weekend Programs

  • A microphone on a stand illuminated in colorful stage lighting.

    Custom Sessions

    Available upon request

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