Meet Stephanie Shaffer
With an emphasis on Grief and Loss, Stephanie is an experienced motivational speaker. And she is all about bringing hope, inspiration and motivation to people who are ready to implement lasting change in their daily life.
Helping You Find Peace in Your Life as You Face Adversity
Stephanie Shaffer is a Woman of Faith, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Motivational Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend and a Dog Lover.
During more than twenty-five years’ experience, Stephanie has dedicated her career to helping individuals and families face their most difficult life challenges. Stephanie has worked with the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) population, was a Hospice Social Worker for over ten years and for the past decade has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in private practice. Her specialty includes grief, loss, health challenges, depression, and anxiety. Supporting and motivating people to apply strategies and tools to endure difficult situations and life challenges is where Stephanie thrives.
Today, she uses both the expertise she has acquired from her personal experiences and professional training to inspire others. With attention to women, healthcare professionals and medical students, Stephanie will help you discover positive strategies to take your life to the next level.
Stephanie resides in Temecula, California with her supportive husband Duane, their teenage son Brian, and their two rescue dogs. Through her own personal life challenges, she unquestionably has gained empathy and understanding towards the struggles many face in life. Today, as an experienced motivational speaker, Stephanie speaks at large audience events such as conferences, medical and nursing schools, healthcare seminars and more.
Without reservation, Stephanie is dedicated and passionate about helping others navigate disappointments in life.
Giving Back to Humanity
Do you know that donating one pint of blood can save up to four lives? Do you know that someone in our country needs a transfusion of blood every two seconds? Stephanie is dedicated to motivating people to donate blood. In fact, it required over 200 blood donors to save her life following the birth of her son. Unfortunately, people today are dying unnecessarily because there is not ample blood supply in our country for life sustaining measures. People are having their cancer treatments delayed because of our country’s critically low levels of blood. This is a national problem that CAN be solved. Be a giver of life by donating blood today!
Surviving Challenges with Faith, Determination, and Perseverance
Her own personal experiences with health challenges, grief, and loss, have taught Stephanie first hand the power of having Faith. In addition, after being called as a hospice social worker for over 10 years, Stephanie observed how people of various cultural and religious backgrounds relied on the power of their own faith and religion during the final stages of their life. Both of these experiences have had a markedly positive impact on Stephanie as a female motivational Christian speaker. Stephanie applies her knowledge and understanding of interfaith and Christianity to inspire others.
Understanding We are All Unique
Has life thrown you a curveball and given you the unexpected? Life can be challenging and the ideals our society holds for happiness are often times overemphasized or misguided. Stephanie understands that life is far from perfect and she has experienced her share of traumatic events. Likewise, she also recognizes that life is experienced differently for each of us. She combines her experience with overcoming her own obstacles in life together with her professional training as a social worker and therapist to teach others how to recover from their traumatic events. Through public speaking, Stephanie shares the skills she learned in resilience to help inspire others. Read and learn more about Stephanie’s life experiences.
Learning that Sad Moments Happen When We Expect Them to be Our Happiest Moments.
Sometimes life lets us down. Especially true when we find ourselves faced with having to adjust to these devastating disappointments. Stephanie knows our expectations for happy moments might become our sad moments. When her son was born, Stephanie expected it to be one of the happiest times of her life. Rather than enjoying the blissfulness of motherhood, like most moms, Stephanie found herself literally fighting for her life. Following the birth of her son, Stephanie experienced a 45-minute cardiac arrest. Plus, doctors had to transfer her to a trauma hospital to aid her survival. Saying goodbye to her newborn son was devastating for Stephanie. The emotional, physical, and spiritual pain continued throughout her 7-week hospital stay. Read more about Stephanie’s survival story and learn how she uses her message to inspire others to survive their circumstance.
Managing Mental Health and Being a Survivor of Suicide.
At some point for each of us, life will become overwhelming and stressful. Additionally, the unknown of the future can seem daunting and add to levels of anxiety. Stephanie has successfully managed a lifetime of anxiety, depression, and health challenges. She specifically uses these experiences to help teach others tools for enduring the daily struggles of mental health and chronic health challenges. Most important to note is that Stephanie recognizes that depression, anxiety, and suicide have impacted her life, and in spite of that, she has found ways to overcome these challenges. Above all, Stephanie uses her strengths as an experienced motivational speaker to inspire others to change.
Dealing with Responsibilities as a Caregiver
Caring for loved ones can be challenging. On top of that, as caregivers, our loved ones need our love and support both physically and emotionally; which, while well intended, is draining on us. As an experienced motivational speaker, Stephanie knows the importance of practicing self-care while devoting time to meeting the needs of our loved ones. Read more on how Stephanie managed life during the time she was the primary care partner for her husband while he fought through three types of cancers in an 18 month span.
Meet Stephanie, the Author
Baby Teeth, a children’s book by Stephanie Shaffer, is an educational book that encourages children to keep their teeth healthy and strong for the Tooth Fairy. It tells the story of a little boy and his father, where they have a nice talk about nature, the Tooth Fairy and dental health. Above all, this book encourages independent grooming, healthy eating habits and a love for the environment.
With an emphasis on good hygiene, Baby Teeth inspires children to keep their teeth healthy with daily teeth brushing and flossing. Baby Teeth is a wonderful educational resource for parents to teach their children and it instills good dental health skills. Plus, the stories within Baby Teeth help to promote positive self-esteem. Boost your child’s confidence by bringing awareness to the importance of daily dental care and how they can be a part of keeping Mother Earth colorful!
Stephanie Shaffer’s Blog
Read more on Stephanie’s inspiring story of survival that resulted from the traumatic life threatening experience she encountered after the birth of her son. Her courageous story includes the trauma she experienced during her 45-minute cardiac arrest, her 7-week hospital stay while she recovered, and the grief and loss she experienced while she was separated from her newborn son.