Keynote 45–60 min, workshops, empowerment sessions.
Survivors, women’s groups, nonprofits, professionals seeking resilience and growth.
A journey of overcoming, rebuilding, and stepping into your power. Through raw storytelling and actionable insights, this keynote reveals how to harness inner strength, cultivate resilience, and transform pain into purpose. This talk is a powerful reminder that no matter the challenges, you have the power to rise and thrive.
Key Takeaways:
1. The Power of Choice: Even in the darkest moments, you have the ability to choose your path forward.
2. Building Resilience: Learn practical tools like self-compassion, mindset shifts, and leaning on support systems to bounce back stronger.
3. Rediscovering Your Worth: Rebuild self-esteem, set healthy boundaries, and reclaim your identity beyond survival.
4. Turning Pain into Purpose: Use your experiences to inspire, advocate, and create meaningful change in your life and the lives of others.
5. Living Unstoppable: Embrace your strength, take actionable steps, and create a life filled with joy, freedom, and empowerment.
This keynote is perfect for audiences seeking inspiration, practical strategies, and a powerful reminder of their own resilience and potential.
Domestic abuse is a devastating experience that affects millions of people worldwide. It is not limited to physical violence but includes emotional, psychological, and financial abuse. The scars left by such trauma can be deep and lasting, affecting one’s self-esteem, mental health, and overall well-being.
This speech focuses on the holistic approach to healing from domestic abuse, emphasizing emotional, physical, and spiritual recovery, along with the importance of support systems and self-compassion.
Imposter Syndrome is a psychological pattern where individuals doubt their accomplishments and fear being exposed as a “fraud.” Despite evident success, people with Imposter Syndrome often attribute their achievements to luck or external factors rather than their abilities.
This speech focuses on practical strategies for recognizing, addressing, and overcoming Imposter Syndrome, emphasizing self-awareness, cognitive reframing, and the importance of support systems.
A journey of channeling personal struggles into professional strength. Through powerful storytelling and actionable insights, this keynote reveals how adversity can become a catalyst for growth, resilience, and success in the workplace. This talk inspires audiences to break through barriers, embrace their unique strengths, and achieve their full potential.
Key Takeaways:
1) Turning Pain into Power: Learn how to use personal challenges as fuel for professional growth and achievement.
2) Resilience in the Workplace: Discover strategies to build mental toughness and adaptability in the face of professional setbacks.
3) Embracing Authenticity: Understand how your unique experiences and strengths can set you apart as a leader and innovator.
4) Breaking Through Barriers: Gain tools to overcome self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and 5) workplace obstacles with confidence.
5) Creating a Legacy of Strength: Leave inspired to use your story to empower others and drive positive change in your organization.
This keynote is ideal for professionals and teams looking to transform personal adversity into professional success, fostering a culture of resilience and empowerment in the workplace.
Alana Sharps is a powerhouse empowerment speaker and survivor advocate dedicated to helping individuals move from surviving trauma to thriving boldly. As the Founder and CEO of SurThrive Tribe, a transformational network for survivors of domestic abuse, Alana has built a platform that redefines healing through courage, community, and collective empowerment. Her personal journey, marked by resilience in the face of domestic violence, inspired her to create a mission-driven space where survivors can rise beyond their pain and reclaim their lives.
Author of the groundbreaking memoir Was it My Fault?, Alana candidly shares her own story to dismantle the stigma surrounding abuse and to spark healing conversations. Her work challenges the silence that often surrounds domestic violence and replaces it with courage, clarity, and confidence. By blending raw storytelling with actionable strategies, she equips audiences with the tools to rebuild self-esteem, establish boundaries, and transform adversity into strength.
Alana Sharps is an unapologetically bold empowerment speaker whose mission is to ignite courage and confidence in survivors of domestic violence, helping them transition from merely surviving to powerfully thriving. As the Founder and CEO of SurThrive Tribe, a transformative community and support network for survivors, Alana brings unparalleled insight and empathy to the stage—amplifying voices that are too often silenced. With authenticity at the heart of every keynote, she delivers raw, riveting, and relatable content that sparks personal evolution and ignites real-world change.
Author of the groundbreaking memoir Was it My Fault?, Alana draws from her own lived experiences to disrupt the stigma surrounding abuse and empower individuals—especially women—to break free from the chains of guilt, shame, and fear. Her storytelling is not just inspirational; it is transformational. She speaks directly to the hearts of those seeking clarity, healing, and the permission to rise beyond their past. With Alana, audiences don’t just hear a story—they feel seen, heard, and empowered to write a new one of their own.
As a dynamic speaker, Alana Sharps captivates audiences with her raw honesty and compelling narrative, offering invaluable insights on overcoming adversity, embracing a growth mindset, and harnessing inner strength to conquer life’s greatest challenges. Her speaking engagements are not only deeply inspirational but also thought-provoking, equipping attendees with actionable strategies to apply to their own lives.
Beyond her books and speaking engagements, Alana Sharps is a prominent advocate for self-discovery and empowerment. She frequently contributes to meaningful conversations on these topics through media appearances, interviews, and community events. Her influence extends to diverse audiences, from leaders of prominent organizations and nonprofit groups to domestic abuse survivors and community advocates.
A captivating and engaging speaker, Alana’s story is a testament to the power of determination and the indomitable human spirit. Her message resonates deeply, reminding us all that no matter the obstacles, transformation and triumph are always within reach.
Alana Sharps is a powerhouse speaker whose voice is reshaping the way we understand, address, and overcome the trauma of domestic violence. As the Founder of SurThrive Tribe and author of Was it My Fault?, she channels her story into a mission of collective healing and empowerment. Her keynotes deliver more than inspiration, they deliver hope, strategy, and transformation.
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Empowerment advocate Alana Sharps shares her lived experience and professional insights on post-separation abuse, family court challenges, and the urgent need for Jesse’s Law to protect survivors and children
Alana Sharps opens her remarks by introducing herself as both a survivor of domestic abuse and a mother committed to advocating for children’s safety. She notes that while many assume abuse ends once a relationship is over, the reality is that it often continues in the form of post-separation abuse.
Drawing from her consulting work with survivors, Sharps explains that she supports clients carrying invisible scars—mental and emotional trauma—who are navigating the complexities of separation and family courts. Her personal experience allows her to provide understanding and validation, something survivors often desperately need during this period.
She outlines the many forms post-separation abuse can take, including financial abuse, legal manipulation, counter-parenting, and coercive control. Often, children are used as weapons by abusers to extend their control, creating further harm for both victims and their families.
Sharps emphasizes that survivors entering family court frequently struggle to present themselves in ways that court officials recognize as credible. Still in a state of fight-or-flight, many display trauma responses—such as crying, heightened emotions, or reacting defensively to false accusations—that are misunderstood as instability or irrationality. In reality, these behaviors are symptoms of ongoing abuse and PTSD.
She stresses that victims are attempting to rebuild their lives while simultaneously continuing to experience abuse through the legal system. This reality underscores the importance of initiatives like Jesse’s Law, which aims to ensure child safety and better protect survivors from ongoing coercion and manipulation.
Sharps’ testimony blends professional expertise with personal authenticity, bringing awareness to a form of abuse that is often overlooked and misunderstood. Her call to action highlights the urgent need for systemic change to safeguard survivors and children from the long-lasting impacts of domestic abuse.
00:00 – Introduction: survivor, mother, and advocate for child safety.
00:40 – Consulting with survivors who bear invisible scars.
01:20 – Defining post-separation abuse: financial, legal, counter-parenting, coercive control.
Resilience, healing from trauma, empowerment, imposter syndrome.
Yes, she adapts survivor-focused lessons to leadership and workplace growth.
Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Resilience, healing from trauma, empowerment, imposter syndrome.
Yes, she adapts survivor-focused lessons to leadership and workplace growth.
Raleigh, North Carolina.
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