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LYNNMARIE IS not only A FIVE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINATED PERFORMING ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN WOWING AUDIENCES WITH HER UNIQUE STYLE OF MUSIC, but she is also a motivational speaker, life coach and messenger of hope.
She has garnered worldwide attention, as well as an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and collaborated with some of the music industry’s most respected artists like Chet Atkins and Vince Gill.
But just when things were going well, even the happiest music there is – polka – couldn’t ease her pain and she was forced to face her biggest fear.
The arrival of her son, James, born with Down syndrome and autism, would be the catalyst that would send LynnMarie into a deep depression, unable to cope with the daunting task of being a special needs parent.
She put down the accordion and as she puts it, “tried to run as far away from my life as possible.” She sat in her robe for weeks on end. She thought her career was over. She wanted her life to be over. She contemplated suicide, all the time.
““LynnMarie allows the audience full access into her life, and through her journey she shows us how to recognize life’s blessings in disguise... truly brilliant!””
She eventually found her way into therapy and began the slow journey of self- discovery. “I started to realize who I was; the daughter of an alcoholic, a co- dependent woman and someone who didn’t know her own inner voice.”
Through a series of random encounters, which can only be described as miraculous, LynnMarie began healing and learning to love herself, which eventually enabled her to love and accept her son, James. “Everyone gets something in life; financial hardship, sickness, loss – but I’ve learned that acceptance is the key to be able to keep moving.” This is the message she now shares from the stage. With the use of her accordion, LynnMarie takes the audience on an unforgettable journey from depression to joy!
““LynnMarie lit the stage up with her transparency, heart and true love. The women in the audience were captivated by her testimony and touched by her openness and honesty.””
When she is not performing on stage in front of the cameras, she is working behind the scenes as a television associate director and producer. “I work in television to support my music habit,” laughs LynnMarie, but she has made quite a name for herself. Producing and assistant directing such high profile shows as The Academy of Country Music Awards Red Carpet for GAC, live music shows from The Super Bowl for CMT, and a variety of shows for the Dick Clark Company, her day job provides just as much excitement and intrigue as her music career.
That leaves her spare time, which she recently spent by writing and starring in her own off-Broadway production of her life story, Wrap Your Heart Around It. She was awarded “Best New Production” by the United Solo Theatre Festival in NYC. A run at the prestigious Falcon Theatre in Burbank garnered rave reviews from the LA Times; “What makes ‘Wrap’ so effective is how effortlessly Rink connects with us, (her) unforced warmth and affecting candor amounts to a one-woman love bomb!”
Her memoir, Wrap Your Heart Around It, was released in March of 2016 on Post Hill Press and is available wherever books are sold. She also blogs weekly about her life with her son and recently one of her stories went viral, reaching 4.4 million people!
““The best of the best keynotes I have ever had!””
““LynnMarie performed at our event and the audience gave her a standing ovation! If you want your attendees to be “wow-ed” book her!””
WRAP YOUR HEART AROUND IT
Special Needs * Autism * Down syndrome
Hear her personal journey of how having a special needs child became the catalyst for her to face her biggest fears, overcome depression and live a life full of joy. And how you can too!
WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU?
Codependency * Recovery * Acceptance
Learn tools to uncover your weaknesses and turn them into your greatest strengths! Stop asking WHY and start being WHY!
THE GOLDEN TROPHY
Win before you win!
Stop chasing the win and start being the winner, based on LynnMarie’s ten-year quest to become a Grammy Winner. Rule # 1- I OVER E when it involves C. Intellect over emotion when it involves a crisis. From big life-changing events to a paper cut, this talk will give your employees new tools to be successful!
FROM FEAR TO FEARLESS IN 5,4,3,2,…
Using her experiences of working in live television, LynnMarie explains how to embrace what has you scared or frozen and use it to become the best version of yourself!
SPEAKING HIGHLIGHTS
LynnMarie on Hour of Power:
LynnMarie speaking at The Ascend Women's Conference:
LynnMarie performing at a YMCA Benefit: