Kelly Lang, co-author of The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me is a brain injury survivor and caregiver to her daughter who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2001. Kelly is an author, public speaker, communications trainer, and advocate and she believes sharing our stories assists others in their healing journeys. She co-leads the Brain Injury Association of America’s Advisory Council and serves on the Virginia Brain Injury Advisory Council. Her advocacy experience includes working with the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems’ Brain Injury Learning Collaborative and served as a member of the Traumatic Brain Injury Leadership Group and the Person-Centered Advisory Group.

Kelly has been the Keynote speaker at state brain injury conferences and conducted workshops and webinars about brain injury and advocacy. Kelly has also worked with the Coalition for National Trauma Research as a panelist and participated in their conferences. Kelly received the 2024 Mark Ylvisaker Symposium Award and spoke at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine about her family’s experience with pediatric brain injury. Kelly is also a Communications Trainer with INOVA Health Systems. Kelly and her husband created a website https://www.themiraclechild.org/ educating others about brain injury.

Speaking topics include:

• Seeds of Change
• Changing Connections
• Let’s Talk About It: The Importance of Communication and Advocacy in Brain Injury Recovery
• Becoming An Advocacy Superhero
• How Communication and Advocacy Matter in Brain Injury Recovery
• Family Affair: Brain Injury Affects More Than the Survivor
• Supporting Students

Reach out to Kelly at kellylangspeakerauthor@gmail.com