Story-Driven Educational Experiences for Students, Schools & Communities
From interactive author visits to transformational student speaking engagements, Ryanne creates meaningful experiences that help students navigate confidence, resilience, identity, and emotional growth.
The stories we share shape who students believe they can become.
Ryanne Siddiq blends storytelling, emotional resilience, and lived experience to create educational experiences that are engaging, relatable, and deeply memorable.
Whether speaking to elementary students discovering confidence for the first time or university audiences navigating identity and change, Ryanne helps students connect emotionally to the lessons they carry forward long after the event ends.
Her experiences combine:
- storytelling and literacy
- social-emotional learning
- resilience and self-worth
- interactive engagement
- real-world perspective and humor
Elementary Experiences
Author Experiences That Build Confidence & a Love of Reading
What Schools Receive:
✔ turnkey communication
✔ pre-order support
✔ printable classroom resources
✔ SEL integration
✔ interactive engagement
✔ Q&A
✔ optional fundraising opportunities
Student Outcomes:
After an experience with Ryanne, students will:
- feel more confident sharing ideas
- understand that setbacks are part of growth
- connect reading with creativity and imagination
- see kindness and friendship as strengths
- engage more deeply with storytelling
Secondary & University Speaking
Speaking Experiences for Students Navigating Change
Today’s students are navigating enormous pressure:
identity shifts, uncertainty, perfectionism, burnout, social pressure, and the fear of getting life “wrong.”
Ryanne brings a refreshing perspective rooted in storytelling, reinvention, resilience, and emotional honesty.
Her talks help students:
- release unsustainable expectations
- navigate change with confidence
- understand resilience differently
- reconnect with identity and self-worth
- recognize that growth rarely looks linear
FEATURED TOPICS
You Do Not Owe the World Your Previous Self
A talk on resilience, identity shifts, and learning to move forward differently after life changes.
The Story I Thought Was For Kids
A talk on how storytelling shapes identity, emotional resilience, and the people we become.
Grieving the Self You Used to Be
A powerful conversation on identity, change, disappointment, and becoming who we are after loss.
Ideal For:
- middle schools
- high schools
- universities
- student leadership programs
- women’s initiatives
- wellness programming
- educator conferences
TESTIMONIALS
"As hard as it is for the little kids to sit still, they were all doing just that; captivated by Ryanne reading about Phoebe and her adventures.”
- L Shabbir, ILM Academy PTO President
“Ryanne was a wonderful guest on our podcast! Her quick wit, genuine spirit and way with words made my job as a host a breeze!”
- J Gourlas, MPAS, PA-C, ICP
“Ryanne possesses the magic of storytelling, involving the audience and interacting with the kids. It has been excellent working with her in our events and If you’re ready to zoom, vroom, and honk then you need Ryanne and Phoebe pinning everyone to their seats.”
- Officer L Boggus, Community Engagement, MVPD
“Ryanne is a natural conversationalist and storyteller. She is inspiring, radiates warmth, and she has no fear! I am lucky to know her personally and professionally.”
- B Brown, Curator of the Car Collective Houston
