Keynote Speaker/Trainer, Motivational Humor,
Brain Injury Survivor/Thriver

Lois grew up believing that she could accomplish anything she set her mind to do.
Little did she know, her mind would turn out to be her biggest challenge.

Eighteen years ago, Lois was living a life she loved. In a split second, everything changed.
Without warning, a utility truck crashed into her car, and shattered her promising future.
The resulting brain injury she suffered may have destroyed Lois' life plans, but not her spirit.
Learning to laugh and "hangin' on with humor" rescued her from the distress and despair
surrounding her everyday life and initiated her recovery.

Doctors told Lois that 2 years post injury was the best she could hope for her brain to
recover. Even though her situation felt hopeless, Lois never gave up striving to improve.
She developed creative systems and strategies to compensate for her organizational,
planning and memory deficits and learned how to protect her brain from the outside
influences which caused rapid cognitive wear-down.

Lois acquired masterful coping skills to deal with her loss, accept her new reality, relieve
frustration, and rebound quickly from disappointment. She developed a knack for finding a
humorous perspective when “things didn’t go as planned.” She learned how to quickly turn
disruptive events into valuable learning experiences and discovered “treasures in her trials.”

When Lois was 12 years post injury, she started to experience some noticeable
improvements with brain function. When Lois asked her doctors to explain why her brain
function was improving, they answered, "It is a result of your consistent effort of doing many
small things over an extended period of time."

When Lois was 15 years post injury, she started her own motivational speaker business,
Lessons from Lois. She was accepted into National Speakers Association three years later.

Today, Lois passionately paves the way for others to “hang on with humor…when life
looks ugly." She entertains, inspires and motivates national audiences with hilarious personal
stories which contain life-changing insights, humor strategies and practical solutions to bounce
back when "things don't go as planned."

She instills a special gift of self-acceptance for persons living with brain injury and
provides tools to help them redefine their life purpose and feel happy. Lois offers insights and
a survivor’s perspective of “living with brain injury” to bridge the gap of misunderstanding and
improve communication between survivors, family members, care-givers, and professionals.

Lois’ “never give-up or lose hope” message motivates participants to be faithful to do the small
things – so they can conquer their challenges, and achieve their goals one day at a time.

For more information about Lois:

Lois’ program descriptions, speaker information, and free articles go to:
www.lessonsfromlois.com

Read Lois's personal story here

Nebraska Brain Injury Conference 2007 Grand Island Independent article: 
http://www.theindependent.com/stories/033107/new_humor31.shtml