Yay, you’re here!

Lauren Pires is an invisible disability speaker on resilience, belonging and owning who you are.

As an award-winning inspirational speaker (Speaker Slam, 2023), D-30 Disability Impact List honoree (Diversability, 2024), “But You LOOK Good” Inspiration Award winner (Invisible Disabilities Association, 2023) and the first and only Invisible Disabilities Association Ambassador in Canada, Lauren’s talks include valuable lessons on perseverance, reframing perspectives and facing adversity with a positive mindset.

Born with Central Core Disease, a rare neuromuscular disorder, Lauren has about 33% strength of the average person, but she’s known for her yay-saying and 100% spirit.

Lauren can speak to:

• Building resilience through joy

• Ableism and language

• Beliefs and biases around disability

• Why those with disabilities may hesitate to disclose in their personal and professional lives

• How to support people in sharing about their disability

• Rare Disease Day and the #LightUpForRare campaign

• Dating with an invisible disability

• Her experience of living with an invisible physical disability and hiding it for over 30 years.

Lauren has been featured on Breakfast Television, CityNews Toronto, GlobalNews.ca, RareDiseaseDay.org and more. She’s based in Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area), Ontario, Canada.