Stop Wishing . . . Start Living
Speaking Topics
Barb brings a message that reaches far beyond her personal story. She offers a variety of speaking topics tailored to different audiences, from students and young adults to professionals, faith communities, and anyone facing life’s unexpected challenges. Each talk is grounded in real experience and delivered with honesty, humor, and heart. Whether she’s speaking about resilience, choices and consequences, finding purpose, or learning to live with gratitude, Barb connects with audiences in a way that is deeply personal and powerfully motivating — leaving listeners encouraged, equipped, and ready to move forward with renewed perspective.
Stop Wishing - Start Living
Life challenges can feel heavy, isolating, and overwhelming--but within every struggle lies an opportunity for growth, resilience, and transformation. Stop Wishing-Start Living is about Barbs’ personal struggle to take back her life after a devastating car crash in her freshman year at college. Barb’s message guides you through how embracing life’s obstacles and discovering the inner strength you may not realize you have, can guide you through difficult times. Barb’s story is a reminder that even in the hardest moments, you can develop the courage and clarity needed to rise stronger than before. Barb’s story invites audiences to reflect on their own challenges and recognize that overcoming adversity is not about avoiding struggle, but about rising again and again with greater strength and clarity.
Having an Attitude of Gratitude: Transforming Your Mindset, Your Mood, and Your Life
Having an Attitude of Gratitude: Transforming Your Mindset, Your Mood, and Your Life explores the life-changing power of gratitude as a daily practice, not just a passing feeling. Drawing from her personal journey, Barb shows how intentionally shifting your focus — even in the middle of hardship — can rewire your perspective and open the door to hope, peace, and renewed energy. This talk reveals how gratitude is not about ignoring pain or pretending life is easy; it’s about choosing to see possibility alongside struggle. Through honest storytelling and practical insight, Barb encourages audiences to cultivate a mindset that strengthens emotional resilience, improves relationships, and transforms the way they experience everyday life. Listeners walk away with simple, actionable tools to build gratitude into their routines and discover how this one shift can ripple into every area of their lives.
