From Tragedy To Triumph

Barbara Allens’ first husband Lou Allen was killed in Iraq by another American soldier. Their four boys were just 6,5,3,and 1 year old. Lou’s loss was compounded by the shocking manner of his death and the aftermath became one of the most controversial cases in military history. Amply blessed with family and friends, Barbara pieced her life back together and developed a network that spans the country. Not even Barb’s worst mistakes overpowered her greatest triumphs as she learned valuable lessons from these experiences, and enhanced her personal and professional worth.

These lessons have allowed her to become Grief’s Worst Enemy.

Today Barbara Allen is an award-winning author and professional writer. During the time she and her partner hosted their American Snippets and Flex Your Freedom podcasts, Barb interviewed over 250 of this country’s top entrepreneurs, genuine heroes, and everyday Americans creating massive impact in their communities. She has starred in a music video and appeared on multiple national platforms, live stages, and podcasts. She is also featured in books by Taya Kyle and Marie Cosgrove. Her book, How to Woo a Widow is now being adapted for film.

Barbara Allen’s combination of inspiration, humor, and proven results-oriented strategies add up to an experience your people will thank you for repeatedly, and never forget!

Speaking Topics

How to Apply the Stages of Grief to Every Day Adversity

This presentation pulls the curtain back not just on grieving the loss of someone we love, but all adversity from small upsets to catastrophic events. Your attendees will be equipped with a new awareness that allows them to meet adversity from a place of strength and swiftly process the everyday upsets that otherwise distract or discourage them. Applying five common stages of grief ( and the two stages no one else talks about!) to everyday life will position your attendees to fly past setbacks and identify opportunity.

Power of Proximity

This presentation empowers audiences to recognize the relationships that lift them up, and those that pull them down. A simple formula applied to all relationships will give your attendees new clarity on how to create personal and professional boundaries without the guilt, and how to understand the way they show up in other people’s lives, too.

Parenting Through Pain

Learn how to exhale and be present with your children in spite of adversity. Whether it’s professional or personal pain you are navigating, or whether a tragedy or setback is impacting your entire family, this presentation will empower you to find grace and strength in parenting your children through it.

It is my commitment to you that your audience will leave my presentation with the following:

AHA! They will have more than one AHA moment where “that thing” they have been so close to figuring out clicks!
They will be newly empowered to make previously difficult decisions without the guilt keeping so many of us back
They will have new clarity on moving through adversity found both in everyday life and in traumatic moments
They will understand how to recognize when a colleague or employee is grieving and how to help them
They will find that space they need to be more present with their children in spite of stress or even trauma in their lives, and be better equipped to lead their children through adversity
They will have that moment where they realize, in spite of how we are all being encouraged to focus on our differences and dislike those we don’t look, love, or vote like… underneath that we are the same! And they will be able to look past our differences to forge new personal and professional relationships

Some of Barb’s Media and Stage Appearances

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