Barb Allen

Barb Allen is a keynote speaker, award-winning author, ghost writer, and Gold Star Wife.

My Husband's Killer Looked Me in The Eye...

Sep 1, 2026

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4 min read

My Husband's Killer Looked Me in The Eye...

When Tragedy Interrupts an Ordinary Day

Aug 18, 2026

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3 min read

For Years After Lou Was Killed, I Took This Personally

Aug 11, 2026

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3 min read

For Years After Lou Was Killed, I Took This Personally

Some People Preferred the Broken Version of You

Jul 28, 2026

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1 min read

Some People Preferred the Broken Version of You

Why I Pretended Not to Recognize Him

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

I Was Freezing. She Was Grieving. A Pony Ride Connected Us.

Jun 23, 2026

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2 min read

I Was Freezing. She Was Grieving. A Pony Ride Connected Us.

Two Men Saw a Headline and Changed My Life

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

Two Men Saw a Headline and Changed My Life

21 Years Later, I'm Glad I Stayed

Jun 9, 2026

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1 min read

The Word That Kept Me Stuck (And Why I Stopped Using It)

Apr 7, 2026

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6 min read

The Word That Kept Me Stuck (And Why I Stopped Using It)

Is it Really Better to Love and Lose, than to Never Love at All?

Mar 25, 2026

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6 min read

Is it Really Better to Love and Lose, than to Never Love at All?

Grace in Her Grief

Mar 12, 2026

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5 min read

LOATHE THE WAR, LOVE THE WARRIOR

Mar 4, 2026

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3 min read

Flipping the Script on Life’s Cruelest Plot Twists

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

Flipping the Script on Life’s Cruelest Plot Twists

Stop Saying You Side With Humanity When That’s Not What You Really Mean

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

Stop Saying You Side With Humanity When That’s Not What You Really Mean

Why You Need to Tell Your Story Now - Not Later

Jan 20, 2026

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5 min read

Why You Need to Tell Your Story Now - Not Later

The Lessons I Learned From a Man Who Refused to Die

Jan 16, 2026

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5 min read

The Lessons I Learned From a Man Who Refused to Die

She Met Kings, Built a Fortune... and Regretted This One Thing

Jan 12, 2026

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4 min read

She Met Kings, Built a Fortune... and Regretted This One Thing

The Secretary Said This, and I Knew I Had to Quit that Job

Jan 6, 2026

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6 min read

The Secretary Said This, and I Knew I Had to Quit that Job

I Didn’t Expect This Conversation in a Military Courtroom

Jan 2, 2026

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6 min read

I Didn’t Expect This Conversation in a Military Courtroom

The Best Gift You Can Give Someone Who is Grieving

Dec 18, 2025

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4 min read

The Best Gift You Can Give Someone Who is Grieving

When Not Even Murder is Sacred Anymore

Dec 15, 2025

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5 min read

The Best Gift You’ll Ever Hate Receiving

Dec 12, 2025

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5 min read

The Best Gift You’ll Ever Hate Receiving

I've Dreaded Moments Like This Since My Husband Was Killed.

Oct 8, 2025

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6 min read

I've Dreaded Moments Like This Since My Husband Was Killed.

My Son Said THIS.. and it Dropped Me

Oct 1, 2025

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7 min read

Rage Burns Buildings. Faith Burns Candles

Sep 25, 2025

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6 min read

Rage Burns Buildings. Faith Burns Candles

Barb Allen

My Husband's Killer Looked Me in The Eye...

When Tragedy Interrupts an Ordinary Day

For Years After Lou Was Killed, I Took This Personally

Some People Preferred the Broken Version of You

Why I Pretended Not to Recognize Him

I Was Freezing. She Was Grieving. A Pony Ride Connected Us.

Two Men Saw a Headline and Changed My Life

21 Years Later, I'm Glad I Stayed

The Word That Kept Me Stuck (And Why I Stopped Using It)

Is it Really Better to Love and Lose, than to Never Love at All?

Grace in Her Grief

LOATHE THE WAR, LOVE THE WARRIOR

Flipping the Script on Life’s Cruelest Plot Twists

Stop Saying You Side With Humanity When That’s Not What You Really Mean

Why You Need to Tell Your Story Now - Not Later

The Lessons I Learned From a Man Who Refused to Die

She Met Kings, Built a Fortune... and Regretted This One Thing

The Secretary Said This, and I Knew I Had to Quit that Job

I Didn’t Expect This Conversation in a Military Courtroom

The Best Gift You Can Give Someone Who is Grieving

When Not Even Murder is Sacred Anymore

The Best Gift You’ll Ever Hate Receiving

I've Dreaded Moments Like This Since My Husband Was Killed.

My Son Said THIS.. and it Dropped Me

Rage Burns Buildings. Faith Burns Candles

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