Janie Cochran is a speaker, mental health advocate, and author who speaks with authenticity because she has lived the journey.

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Her life has included bipolar disorder, addiction, federal prison, bankruptcy, divorce, homelessness, and the overwhelming feeling that life was over.

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But she's found a new path.

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Through her faith, professional mental health treatment, and the determination to begin again, Janie rebuilt her life one step at a time.

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Today she shares that journey to help others discover that no one is beyond hope.

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Whether speaking at churches, recovery ministries, community organizations, conferences, or mental health events, Janie's message leaves audiences encouraged, informed, and inspired.

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Janie's Signature Presentation: From Brokenness to Hope

A moving presentation that combines a powerful personal testimony with practical mental health education.

 

Audiences will learn:

• How to recognize warning signs of mental illness.

• Why hope is essential to recovery.

• How faith and professional treatment can work together.

• How to support someone who is struggling.

• Why your past does not define your future.

• That healing and restoration are possible.

 

People don't just hear Janie's story. They leave believing their own story can change too.

 

Why Organizations Invite Janie

Janie offers something unique.

 

She doesn't simply teach mental health, she has lived it.

 

She doesn't simply speak about recovery, she has walked through it.

 

She doesn't simply talk about hope, she found it when she had nothing left.

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That combination of lived experience, professional training, and unwavering faith creates a message that connects with audiences of all ages.

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Credentials

• Author of MANIA

• Certified Mental Health First Aid

• Certified Peer-to-Peer Facilitator

• Certified in Addiction and Substance Abuse Counseling

• Certified Coach

• Associate Degree

• Former Business Woman of the Year (Prince George's County)

 

Book Janie

If you're looking for a speaker who will educate, inspire, and leave your audience believing that healing is possible, Janie would be honored to speak at your next event.

 

Together, we can replace stigma with understanding, despair with hope, and brokenness with purpose.

Because no life is beyond God's ability to restore.