Tammy Tallant knows adversity from the inside. After surviving childhood trauma, mental-health struggles and alcoholism, she became a special education teacher, attorney, entrepreneur, and law-firm owner. Then cancer changed everything. After Stage III breast cancer, a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation - and her husband and father also faced cancer - Tammy was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer.

Instead of allowing adversity to write the ending, Tammy asked: "What am I going to do now?" That question became KickingAdversity's Ass - a candid, funny and research-informed keynote about facing what we cannot control while taking ownership of what happens next.

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LEARN TO

IDENTIFY IT - Recognize the real adversity beneath stress, fear, and frustration.

BELIEVE THEY'RE WORTH FIGHTING FOR - Protect self-worth when health, career, relationships, or identity change.

MAINTAIN MOMENTUM - Break overwhelming challenges into small, achievable next steps.

FIND THEIR PEOPLE - Recognize when support is necessary and have the courage to ask for it.

BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT - Stop waiting for the old normal and create a practical roadmap forward.

NOT ANOTHER 'JUST THINK POSITIVE' SPEECH

Tammy combines raw storytelling, irreverent humor, audience participation and behavioral research to moveaudiences from laughter to reflection - and ultimately to action.

She doesn't tell audiences adversity is a gift. She shows them that even when they cannot choose what happened, they canstill choose what happens next.

IDEAL FOR

Corporate & Leadership Events • Women's Conferences • Healthcare & Cancer Organizations • Legal & Professional Associations • Nonprofits 

Attorney. Entrepreneur. Former Special Education Teacher. Speaker. Cancer Survivor. Tammy has built businesses, practiced law, litigated cases, and traveled independently to approximately 30 countries. Now living withStage IV metastatic breast cancer, she uses the hardest chapters of her life to help others confront adversity, rediscover their power, and take their next step forward.