Shaun Hern doesn't show up with a polished talk about what faith should look like. He shows up with the same tired, honest story his audience is living — and the grace to say out loud what everyone in the room is quietly feeling.
Why Shaun
Event planners book Shaun because he gives audiences something they rarely get from a stage — an honest voice that sounds exactly like what they feel at 2am.
Shaun is a 61-year-old single dad raising two neurodivergent kids. He's not speaking about caregiving — he's living it. The exhaustion, the grace, the small miracles. He speaks from inside the room, not above it.
Two published books with five more in development. The depth and specificity of a working author — not a motivational speaker with a borrowed story. Every talk draws directly from published, peer-reviewed material.
No hype. No manufactured emotion. Shaun brings Scripture down to floor level — where caregivers actually live — and trusts it to do its own work. Audiences leave feeling seen, not performed at.
Church congregation, autism fair, hospital caregiver program, or parent conference — Shaun calibrates every talk to the specific audience. He doesn't give the same speech twice.
No rider. No green room demands. No slide deck crisis. Shaun shows up prepared, on time, and flexible — and he stays after to talk with the people who need it most.
Every speaking engagement can include signed copies of Shaun's books for attendees — creating a lasting resource that extends the message long after the event ends.
Speaking Products
Each talk is a fully developed product — not a subject description. Here's exactly what your audience will experience.
"The problem isn't that you're failing. It's that nobody told you how holy it is just to still be here."
"At 61, I thought I was done parenting. Then I found out God had a completely different plan — and a very short runway to prepare for it."
"Nobody prepares you for the IEP meeting. Nobody tells you how to sit in that room while strangers discuss your child like a case file — and still leave with your faith intact."
"We talk about faith like it's a destination. But most of us are just trying to live it out before coffee — in a world that's messy, mixed, and doesn't slow down."
What Organizers Say
An event organizer's job is to know whether a speaker will serve their audience. Here's what the ones who booked Shaun said afterward.
Shaun had our audience in tears and laughing within five minutes of each other. That's a rare gift. He stayed two hours after the event talking with families — nobody asked him to. That's who he is.
We booked Shaun expecting a good talk. What we got was a room full of people who finally felt like someone understood their life. Multiple attendees asked if he could come back.
His session was the most talked-about of our entire weekend. Not because it was polished — because it was true. He doesn't perform. He just shows up and tells the truth, and somehow that's exactly what the room needed.
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For Event Organizers
Long bio (200 words): Shaun Hern is a faith-based memoirist, devotional author, and speaker known for his disarmingly honest voice and his refusal to make faith sound easier than it is. At 61, he is a single dad to two neurodivergent children — a nonverbal daughter and an endlessly verbal toddler son — and draws directly from that life in everything he writes and speaks.
Author of GrandpaDad Adventures: Chaos, Coffee, and Grace-Filled Parenting at 61 and Guide My Decisions. Steady My Emotions., with five additional titles in development, Shaun has built a following among caregivers, later-in-life parents, and believers who are tired of polished answers to real problems. His writing and speaking bring Scripture down to floor level — pairing passages like Psalm 121 and 2 Corinthians 12 with Publix meltdowns, blue-paint disasters, and 2am worry spirals.
Shaun speaks at caregiver conferences, autism and disability fairs, churches, men's retreats, and parent support groups. He is available for keynotes, workshops, breakout sessions, and chapel messages.
Download Shaun's one-page speaker sheet — headshot, bio, talk descriptions, and booking contact — ready to share with your committee.
Request Speaker SheetOr email directly: shaun@shaunhern.com
Book Shaun
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"I don't do one-size-fits-all. Tell me about your audience and I'll tell you which talk is right for your room."
— Shaun HernThe more detail you share, the better Shaun can respond.
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