Candace Cahill is a storyteller, advocate, and “Renaissance Woman” who speaks with raw honesty and professional insight. Whether addressing the nuanced ethics of the adoption triad or the grit required for intentional living, Candace brings a unique perspective shaped by a life of adventure, art, and profound loss.
She is available for keynotes, panel discussions, podcasts, and workshops.
Core Speaking Topics
Ethics & Openness in Adoption
Moving beyond the “rainbows and unicorns” narrative to explore the lived reality of the adoption triad.
- The Spectrum of Openness: Navigating open, semi-open, and closed adoptions.
- The First Mother Experience: Understanding relinquishment and the lifelong journey of reunion.
- Adoption Ethics: Promoting transparency and centered voices in the adoption community.
Grief, Loss & The Path to Healing
Defining the “unnamable” types of loss and finding a way forward.
- Child Loss: Navigating the unimaginable with grace and grit.
- Disenfranchised & Ambiguous Grief: Validating the pain that society often fails to recognize.
- Family Dynamics: Addressing generational trauma and the complex bond between mothers and daughters.
Intentional Living & Resilience
Applying the “Why Wait?” philosophy to every area of life.
- The Renaissance Mindset: Cultivating self-acceptance through multi-disciplinary art and movement.
- Resilience in Motion: Lessons on motivation and meditation from a life of North American trekking and Alaskan wilderness.
- The Power of “Why Wait?”: Moving from placeholder dreams to active pursuit.
Media Resources
For press inquiries, high-resolution headshots, or a digital press kit for Goodbye Again, please contact candace_cahill@yahoo.com.
Upcoming Appearances
Untangling Our Roots Summit – Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future
The third biennial conference uniting adoption, assisted reproduction, and NPE communities into one powerful voice for truth, healing, and connection.
Candace will join Amy Barker, LMHC, and Jennifer Joy Phoenix, LSWAIC, in a presentation titled Living in Limbo: the Unique Grief of Liminal Loss.
Liminal loss is a profoundly complex form of grief – one that is ambiguous, unresolved, and lived in the space between presence and absence. It exists at an emotional threshold where the relationship is neither fully lost nor fully accessible, creating a deep sense of in-betweenness that shapes identity, belonging, and emotional resilience across the lifespan. By giving this distinct kind of loss a name, structure, and validity, those who experience loss of genetic continuity can begin to step out of psychological suspension and into a more authentic and empowered sense of self. This presentation explores the unique grief of liminal loss, cultural mourning, and offers transformative tools to help move toward integration, connection, and emotional wholeness.