Amanda's presentation was excellent. We chose Amanda because of our mental wellness theme and I'd say her story of resilience was off-the-charts. In the face of pain, solitude and uncertainly - she kept going and as she said - under the most extreme conditions it was life that chose her. It is a message of hope.
Amanda Lindhout
New York Times Bestselling Author, Expert on Transformation & Extraordinary Mindset
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Amanda Lindhout
Biography
Amanda Lindhout is an unparalleled voice on the topics of resilience, extraordinary mindset, and transformation. As the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling memoir A House in the Sky, Amanda shares a gripping, rsthand narrative that transcends mere survival. After enduring 460 days as a hostage in Somalia, she distills the lessons learned from adversity into insights that resonate across cultures and industries. As a keynote speaker, Amanda goes beyond her personal experiences to leave audiences with wisdom that can be applied to their lives and businesses. She has delivered over 500 keynotes in 28 countries for some of the biggest brands in the world, crafting tailored experiences that resonate with audiences, including CEOs, associations, real estate agents and mortgage brokers, and mental health, pharmaceutical and medical professionals. Her dynamic and customized presentations inspire leaders and organizations, empowering their personal and professional growth. Her expertise is rooted in both her lived experience and a deep understanding of trauma and resilience, cultivated through years of study and personal transformation. Amanda’s approach is characterized by authenticity, where vulnerability meets strength, and theory meets practice. She emphasizes the importance of exibility and endurance, encouraging individuals and organizations to play the long game when facing challenges. Her engaging energy and insightful strategies help audiences navigate obstacles with newfound clarity. Amanda has traveled to 90 countries. She lives in Nelson, BC. Her powerful story will continue to inspire in the limited series being developed by Hollywood production company A24.
Amanda Lindhout
Featured Keynote Programs
An Extraordinary Mindset
This keynote is based on Amanda Lindhout’s personal story of resilience as a young journalist held hostage in Somalia for 460 days. It is a dramatic, emotional, and ultimately uplifting narrative that inspires audiences to understand that developing an extraordinary mindset is crucial for overcoming obstacles.
Amanda goes beyond her experience as a hostage to explore the challenges she overcame in the aftermath, including her diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. She shares how she transformed her mindset to focus on positivity and growth, illustrating transformative principles that enable individuals to unlock their full potential. Audiences will learn how to cultivate a growth-oriented perspective, reframe setbacks as opportunities, and leverage their unique strengths. By the end, participants will understand how to develop an extraordinary mindset that empowers them to thrive, both personally and professionally.
A House in the Sky - Cultivate Optimal Mindset Through Adversity
Raised by a poor single mom in a small city, Amanda Lindhout escaped the violence of her childhood home by paging through issues of National Geographic magazine and imagining herself in its exotic locales. As a young woman, her wanderlust led her to some of the world’s most beautiful and remote places, and its most imperiled and perilous countries.
Insatiably curious about human potential, Amanda became a journalist based in war ridden Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2008 she travelled to Somalia to report from “the most dangerous place on earth.” Abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road, Amanda would spend 460 days as a hostage, moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, surviving on strategy, fortitude and hope.
Her story of survival builds suspense and momentum to reveal life changing insights into mind conditioning. Amanda’s physical and mental pain led to a pivotal moment where she understood that despite everything, she still had choice and control over the mindset with which she faced each day. Using conviction, affirmation, gratitude, and positive thinking, Amanda survived the unimaginable. With astonishing clarity and self-reflection, she teaches through her powerful example that the stories we tell ourselves become our experiences, and that changing our narrative can transform our struggles into opportunities for growth.
Amanda outlines how coping strategies like mindfulness, visualization, and self-talk strengthen resilience. She describes what qualities enable not only survival, but also the capacity to thrive in the face of adversity.
A captivating, unforgettable speaker, Amanda facilitates a shift in consciousness, leaving the audience with actionable takeaways to develop new thought habits, deeply inspired to take on challenges with a new perspective, and empowered to transform stories of pain into stories of power.
The Road to Resilience
In 2008, Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped by a group of criminals while working as a
freelance journalist in Somalia. For 460 days she endured experiences that forced the limits
of her own capacity to survive. A dramatic release brought Amanda’s next set of challenges transitioning home and learning to live with severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
During her struggle for both physical and mental survival, Amanda learned how to find, and
then harness, the innate inner resource of resilience. In this focused keynote based on her
own incredible personal story, Amanda explores the critical components of resilience,
including optimism, mindfulness, cognitive flexibility and awareness. She describes what
qualities enable our aptitude to look inwards, and ultimately cultivate mastery over our
circumstances.
She teaches that by developing a resilience practice anyone can train their mind to prepare
for and rise above adversity, navigate uncertainty, manage stress, and improve the overall
quality of their life.
Amanda’s remarkable example shows that finding gratitude and forgiveness can liberate
our full potential to live happy, healthy lives.
Amanda Lindhout
Featured Book
A House In The Sky
by Amanda Lindhout
Amanda Lindhout
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