SpeakUp ReachOut 2022 Memorial Ceremony
Keynote Presenter
BARBARA RUBEL
Barbara Rubel is a leading authority and author on traumatic grief, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. As a nationally recognized keynote speaker, and Newsweek Forum Expert member, she motivates audiences to build resilience and create work-life balance. Barbara is the author of, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide (3rd ed.). (2020), the 30-hour CE course for Nurses, Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping Individuals Cope (4th ed.), and the CE course for healthcare professionals, COVID-19 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement (2020). Three weeks prior to Barbara giving birth to triplets, her father died by suicide. Her story was featured in the Emmy award winning documentary, Fatal Mistakes, Families Shattered by Suicide narrated by Mariette Hartley. Her website is www.griefworkcenter.com