A speaker, an author, and a mental health advocate, Barry Du Bois helps people navigate adversity with honesty, courage, and compassion
Who I Am
A little about me — I’ve lived many lives: apprentice, builder, designer, presenter, husband, father, survivor, and mental health advocate. Every chapter taught me something different about what it means to be human, how we break, how we heal, and how we find strength again.
My work today is about making space for real conversations and giving people practical tools to untangle the challenges they’re carrying — at work, at home, and within themselves.
The Four Pillars
My work is built around four core principles that help us live with more clarity, courage, and purpose.
CONNECTION
We thrive because of the people who stand beside us, not because we stand alone.
CURIOSITY
New questions open new pathways — even through the hardest seasons.
RESILIENCE
Strength isn’t toughness. It’s learning how to bend, breathe, and rise again.
LEGACY
Every choice we make becomes part of the foundation we leave for others.
Keynotes That Reach The Heart of What People Are Facing
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Experience
Whether it’s a conference room, a worksite, or a community event, my talks open the door to deep reflection, honest conversations, and real change.
Barry’s keynote sessions explore some of the most powerful themes in human experience.
In Thriving After Cancer, he shares the perspective and courage that carried him long past a three-month prognosis.
Sailing: A Metaphor for Life uses the open sea as a gentle guide for navigating uncertainty — reminding audiences that while we can’t control the wind, we can always adjust our sails.
Closing Doors, Opening Doors helps people see possibility on the other side of loss, showing how endings can create space for new beginnings.
And woven through all his talks is his deeply lived understanding of resilience — the kind that bends, breathes, and rises again with compassion and purpose.
FREE RESOURCE
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Stay Connected with Barry
Life moves fast, and it’s easy to forget to pause, breathe, and check in with yourself. Barry’s newsletter is a gentle reminder to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what matters.
Each edition includes simple tools for wellbeing, stories from the road, insights from the Four Pillars, and encouragement for wherever you are in your journey.
If you’d like a moment of clarity and calm dropped into your inbox every now and then, you’re in the right place.
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