National Speaker on Boundaries & Burnout Recovery
Empowering overwhelmed people-pleasers to say no without guilt, stop over-giving, and live with calm, confidence, and clarity.
About Barb As a Speaker
Barb Nangle is a powerful, story-driven speaker who helps professional women, nonprofit leaders, healthcare providers, and overwhelmed helpers finally stop over-giving and reclaim their time, energy, and peace. With humor, warmth, and hard-earned insight from decades in recovery and leadership, Barb delivers transformative keynotes and workshops that leave audiences energized and equipped with real-world tools.
Whether she’s guiding a room full of overwhelmed professionals or leading a workshop for helping women reclaim their energy, Barb blends truth, humor, and actionable tools that stick.
Signature Talk:
Stop Over-Giving: Repair Your Life from the Inside Out
This session unpacks the hidden patterns that drive burnout, people-pleasing, and emotional exhaustion — and teaches a boundaries-based framework to help women break free from guilt, say no with confidence, and lead from a place of calm clarity.
✔️ Ideal for:
Corporate women, helping professionals, nonprofit leaders, attorneys, HR staff, DEI teams, wellness summits, and leadership programs.
After hearing Barb speak, audiences walk away with:
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A clear understanding of why over-giving happens (and how to stop it)
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Practical strategies for saying no without shame or apology
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Simple boundary-setting tools to protect time, energy, and emotional well-being
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A renewed sense of self-worth, clarity, and balance
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The courage to put themselves first — without feeling selfish
Barb is...
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Host of the top 1.5% globally ranked podcast Fragmented to Whole (300+ episodes, 250K+ downloads)
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A sought-after speaker at wellness summits, recovery events, and leadership conferences
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A professional boundaries coach helping women go from depleted to empowered
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Known for her mix of recovery wisdom, tough-love truth, and compassionate humor
Barb has worked with...
Testimonials
"I’ve heard Barb speak twice now; most recently for the Connecticut Bar Association, where she delivered a deeply impactful presentation on the importance of boundaries for well-being, tailored specifically to the legal profession. Speaking to a room full of individuals who often operate under relentless pressure, long hours, and the weight of highstakes decision-making, Barb was able to strike a perfect balance between insight, empathy, and practical advice.
What made the session stand out was Barb’s ability to connect with the unique stressors lawyers face, from the constant demand for availability to the blurred lines between professional and personal life. With clarity and compassion, she guided us through the psychological and physiological toll of poor boundaries. In a profession that often equates boundaries with weakness, Barb reframed them as an essential act of strength, kindness, and self-preservation." ~ Joan Reed Wilson, Manager Partner at RWC and Co-Chair of the CT Bar Assoc. Wellness Committee
"I have known Barb since 2015 as a valued professional and collaborator in community advocacy. Barb
embodies values of individual and community well-being, and she consistently supports professional
development acvies for women who have trained at Yale School of Medicine or work locally in New
Haven. Due to her educaon and experience in community-based resources and mutual support groups, and the reputaon and trust she has fostered through her local network, Barb immediately came to mind as someone that can share on the process and opportunies of personal coaching for early career professionals." Lillie Macias, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor, University of New Haven
"Barb is knowledgeable, gracious, and teaches from a depth of experience. She also is very approachable in her speaking style. She is also very approachable in her speaking style. Barb's podcast is incredible; I know from listening to her speak that she really knows her chops. The most incredible things were learned were that boundaries don't need to be said. They're there for us to use as guidelines." Rachel Clar, Esq., Founder of InterconnectedUs
"It's rare that you hear of a Consultant specializing in setting boundaries. We had never heard of that! It's such a big part of the way we live our lives, yet it often goes overlooked. We found the thought of learning about boundaries to be learnings our employees could use in their personal lives, but more importantly, in their professional and work lives.
We learned that we as human beings all experience the same range of emotions when it comes to setting boundaries and following boundaries and that many of us hadn't realized the extend of how much we shy away from boundaries everyday." ~ Deanna Vasquez, Senior Manager of Peapod Digital Labs
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