Path One
Read the memoir
84 Days: The Fall — Book One of three. The true story of the moment everything changed.
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Author
84 Days: The Fall
Registered Nurse
Detroit, Michigan
Keynote Speaker
Rise Anyway
ShardaeBurt.com
The Fall. The Fight. The Rise.
Every comeback has a beginning. This is yours.
Your past does not get the final word. You do. Shardae Burt is a Detroit-born registered nurse, author, transformational speaker, and mentor who helps people confront adversity, reclaim their identity, and move forward with purpose.
84 Eighty-four days that changed everything — and the decision that came after.
Speaking for
- Conferences
- Health systems
- Universities
- Corporate teams
- Community orgs
Start where you are
Three ways to begin.
Read the story, take a seat at the table, or bring Shardae to your stage. Every one of them starts with a single decision.
Path Two
Attend the gala
A Night to Rise at the Wright — a black-tie evening in Detroit, October 2, 2026.
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Path Three
Book Shardae
Keynotes for conferences, health systems, campuses, and leadership teams.
Start the conversationYour worst chapter does not have the authority to write your ending.
Welcome to the official home of Shardae Burt — author, registered nurse, transformational speaker, and mentor.
Through memoir, keynote speaking, and authentic storytelling, Shardae inspires individuals, organizations, and communities to confront adversity, reclaim their identity, and move forward with purpose.
Whether you’re here to discover her memoir, book a keynote, attend an upcoming event, or connect for a partnership, you’re in the right place. Your next chapter begins with one decision.
Chapter I About Shardae
Author · Registered Nurse · Speaker
She rebuilt on purpose — not by accident.
Shardae Burt is a Detroit-born registered nurse, author, transformational speaker, and mentor whose work centers on resilience, identity, and rebuilding after adversity.
After enduring a season that challenged nearly every part of her life, she refused to let one chapter define her future. Instead, she chose to rebuild with intention, transforming one of life’s darkest seasons into a message of hope, courage, and possibility.
Today, Shardae speaks to audiences across the country, encouraging people to move beyond survival and step into purpose. Through authentic storytelling, practical insight, and unwavering honesty, she reminds others that while we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose what happens next.
Chapter II Featured Memoir
84 Days: The Fall
One decision changed everything.
84 Days: The Fall is the unforgettable true story of the moment everything changed — and the eighty-four days that forced Shardae Burt to confront fear, uncertainty, identity, motherhood, and the possibility of losing everything she had worked to build.
More than a memoir, it is an invitation for readers to examine their own lives, confront difficult truths, and recognize that even life’s hardest seasons can become the beginning of something greater.
Some moments break your plans. Others reveal who you are.
- Book I The Fall Available now
- Book II The Fight Forthcoming
- Book III The Rise Forthcoming
Chapter III Signature Keynotes
Messages that inspire action.
Two signature talks, built for rooms in transition — conferences, health systems, campuses, and leadership teams.
Rise Anyway
A powerful keynote for individuals and organizations navigating change, adversity, and transformation.
Rise Anyway challenges audiences to stop allowing yesterday to dictate tomorrow, and empowers them to rebuild with courage, clarity, and purpose.
Who Are You Now?
Every life-changing moment leaves us with one defining question: Who are you now?
This keynote challenges audiences to redefine their identity beyond failure, disappointment, loss, or unexpected change — and step confidently into the person they are becoming.
Through honest storytelling and practical insight, Shardae helps audiences recognize that while circumstances may shape us, they do not have the authority to define us.
Chapter IV Upcoming Event
Black-tie book debut
A Night to Rise at the Wright
Celebrate the debut of 84 Days: The Fall during an unforgettable black-tie evening of inspiration, storytelling, and transformation — with the featured keynote, Who Are You Now?
Friday
October 2026
- Time
- 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Venue
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
- City
- Detroit, Michigan
- Attire
- Black tie
Chapter V Media & Partnerships
Bring Shardae’s message to your audience.
From ballrooms to boardrooms to lecture halls — Shardae meets a room where it is and moves it forward.
Shardae is available for:
Chapter VI Start the conversation
Tell us about your room.
Booking a keynote, ordering for a book club, requesting the media kit, or reserving a table at the gala — it all starts here.
- Speaking engagements — conferences, health systems, campuses, corporate events.
- Media requests — podcasts, television, radio, and press.
- Book orders — individual copies, bulk, and book club sets.
- The gala — individual seats, tables, and sponsorship.
Prefer email? Reach Shardae directly at [email protected] or call (313) 847-7924.
Chapter VII Connect
Let’s connect.
For speaking engagements, interviews, media requests, partnerships, or general inquiries.
Your story is not over.
You may not be able to change what happened. But you can decide what happens next.
- Face the truth.
- Reclaim your power.
- Move with intention.
Rise Anyway.
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