"Nelba is a remarkable presenter. She has a compelling presence and the capacity to stand in the ‘fire’ of pain and speak truth. Her insights and experience, personal and professional, make her a unique, powerful and positive teacher and clinician. Her insights are both aspirational and practical. I’ve seen her leave an audience of 500 speechless, grateful, hopeful and energized for change."

Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.

“I have had the great opportunity to know Nelba and witness how she goes about changing the world; revealing its kindness, navigating challenges and fighting oppression. I have never met a woman more determined to live in her truth and not accept status quo. She is a powerful speaker, healer, woman of faith, wife, mother and teacher. She does nothing half way, and if given the opportunity she manages to create magic and connection in all that she does. Having experienced the murder of her beautiful Ana Grace, she has had an absolute commitment to providing honest feedback on how the world embraces, and perhaps, more often, rejects and disrespects those who are grieving. She is acutely sensitive to any unprincipled manipulation of her family’s loss and is deeply committed to helping the world understand how to understand, love and respect those who are mourning.”

– Alice Forrester, PhD

“Nelba and I met near the first anniversary of her daughter’s murder and 8 months after the suicide of my son. Our hearts instantly felt at home with each and we became sisters in sorrow and in hope. I am constantly in awe of this woman; she has lived through one of the worst nightmares anyone could imagine and she is still standing – and not just standing, she is a force of nature! Shakespeare described one of his characters as “though she be but little, she is fierce” – and I’m sure he had Nelba in mind. She combines unusual insight, gritty faith, wit, fiery passion for justice and a commitment to making love win.”

-Kay Warren, author and speaker