SHANNON LAMKIN
Author • Speaker • Podcast Host • Storyteller
Real stories. Unexpected journeys. Finding your way back to yourself.
BIO:
Shannon Lamkin is an author, speaker, travel advisor, and the creator and host of the internationally listened-to podcast Travel Time Stories, where real journeys become powerful conversations about resilience, identity, healing, and the human experience.
After spending much of her life defined by the roles of wife, mother, caregiver, and employee, Shannon reached a turning point that many people experience but few talk about: asking herself, Who am I beneath all the labels? That question launched a journey of self-discovery that transformed not only her life but also her purpose.
Today, Shannon helps others navigate life's unexpected detours by sharing honest conversations about reinvention, overcoming trauma, finding your voice, and embracing new possibilities at any stage of life. Through her podcast, writing, and speaking, she creates spaces where people feel seen, heard, and reminded they are not alone in their own stories.
As the author of the upcoming memoir series Map Back to Me and the women's fiction Wrong Turns, Right People and Elsewhere Together Series, Shannon believes that our greatest healing often begins when we have the courage to tell our stories—and truly listen to the stories of others.
Whether speaking about midlife reinvention, parenting through mental illness, surviving abusive relationships, caregiving, travel as personal transformation, or the power of authentic connection, Shannon brings warmth, honesty, humor, and hope to every conversation.
Her message is simple:
Every journey has a story. Every story has the power to heal.
SHANNON CAN SPEAK ABOUT...
Adoption, Identity & Belonging
How our beginnings shape us without having to define us.
Parenting Through Mental Illness
Loving your child, navigating the unexpected, and learning you can't fix everything.
When the Caregiver Needs Care
Love, responsibility, advocacy, exhaustion—and remembering yourself in the process.
Surviving Isn't the Same as Healing
Life after an abusive relationship and the journey toward reclaiming your voice.
The Midlife Plot Twist
Why your 50s can be the beginning instead of the epilogue.
The Journey Changes You
How travel pushes us beyond comfort, changes our perspective, and helps us rediscover ourselves.
The Women Who Help Us Find Ourselves
Authentic female friendship, sisterhood, chosen family, and the relationships that change our lives.
Love After Life Gets Complicated
Marriage, partnership, caregiving, change, and choosing one another through different seasons.
ASK SHANNON...
- What does it really mean to “find yourself” in midlife?
- How has being adopted shaped your understanding of identity and belonging?
- What have you learned from parenting a child with mental illness?
- Why do you say surviving trauma and healing from trauma aren't the same thing?
- How have travel and authentic friendship changed the trajectory of your life?
AS SEEN/HEARD THROUGH
Host of Travel Time Stories
Author of the upcoming Map Back to Me memoir series
Author of the upcoming Wrong Turns, Right People book one of The Elsewhere Series
Travel Advisor & Storyteller
LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION
Available for:
Podcast Interviews • Keynotes • Panels • Women's Events • Retreats • Book Clubs • Community Conversations
Email: shannonlamkin.author@gmail.com
Social: @traveltimestorieswithshannon
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