The Impact

“Wonderfully engaging speaker, powerful message of hope, her message and story are beneficial to hear for any age group. I cannot recommend highly enough to hear Lilith’s story as only she can tell it.”

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has 51 archdiocesan, parish, and private high schools in its three counties. Lilith gave an excellent presentation at our high school principals’ winter meeting in January 2017. She has conducted student assemblies at several Catholic high schools and at a large high school Confirmation program in a parish in the Archdiocese. She has conducted assemblies in other dioceses and in public schools as well.

I was present for two of her presentations. Lilith does an excellent job of presenting information regarding clinical depression, teen suicide, self-acceptance, pornography, and other issues to high school age students in a very accessible and compelling manner. Her sharing of her personal experience brings the student audience into the presentation in an age-appropriate way. She had the full attention of a large audience of teens.

I highly recommend Lilith’s assembly program for your consideration.

“This was the most important assembly of the year! Lilith shares her story of depression, attempted suicide, forgiveness, and healing to bring hope and next steps to struggling teens and their parents.”

“When I first heard Lilith’s story I was dealing with depression and self-harm at the time. I had no idea what I was going through until it came to my attention that I had been suffering from undiagnosed depression for a couple years. It was then that I realized I wasn’t alone in this battle with the mental disease, and I wanted out. Inspiring me through her words of encouragement through her blog and Facebook posts, I started my recovery, and I am proud to say I am six months in my recovery. When she came and spoke to our school, I was astounded by her testimony and her knowledge on the topic of depression and suicidal issues. She not only was a survivor of one of the biggest issues hurting teenagers, but she is a source of hope for those who need it in their most vulnerable times. I am grateful that Lilith has chosen a path to inspire others and bring hope to teens, breaking the stigma of depression in our families, friends, and schools.”

“It is with sincere gratitude that I wholeheartedly recommend Lilith Maxwell and her series of talks to parents and students. Lilith spoke at our school, Carlsbad High School. It was with great apprehension the administration and district office felt when I first approached them a year before Lilith actually came to speak.

Unfortunately, Carlsbad High has had 4 suicides in the past 4 years and these were both devastating to the students and staff and the fallout was difficult. As a parent who has been in the school system volunteering for the past 12 years, I felt it was extremely important that we tackle this subject head on. I have had to sit my two children down on five separate occasions to tell them that a classmate or a friend had taken their own life, something I don’t wish on any parent.

I completely understood the school’s fear towards bringing this to the students, they were very concerned we were going to open a can of worms and we would not have the necessary emotional support for the students. I pushed both our Superintendent and Principal hard to bring a speaker to the kids. In the meantime during my search to find an appropriate speaker, Carlsbad Unified hired a new superintendent and a new principal at CHS whose feelings were very different than the previous administration and were both very supportive. I went and listened to several speakers until I came across Lilith through my husband. Not only did Lilith captivate the entire 2000 students she spoke to, her impact was so great, she saved a life by touching a Senior who was in crisis and encouraged the student to go home and talk to the parents. The student shared they had planned to commit suicide the week of graduation due to academic stress, low self-esteem, and body image, among other issues.

Had Lilith not reached that student and several others, our graduation and all of the festivities would have been marked by tragedy yet again. I am so appreciative to Lilith for sharing her story. She took the time to listen and speak to any student who needed to talk and to make the students feel they are not alone dealing with so many of the issues that teenagers deal with today. It is the best money any school or PTA can spend. It is an important message for both students and parents.
I HIGHLY recommend that you bring Lilith to your school. It could save a precious life!”

“I really loved how Lilith covered all different parts of the message. She spoke thoroughly so that any possible questions that were on my mind were answered and it was still engaging and so powerful. Thank you so much for inspiring me with your story and mission. I’m sure you’ve already saved many lives.”

“Thank you for being a role model and offering a listening ear to our students and to others across the nation. It’s great to know our students continue to connect with you over social media/email. Your talk continues to spark a lot of positive classroom discussions.”