Media Page 
To listen to Donna's radio interview, click on the audio player below:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Donna Allen appeared as a featured guest on the, Messages of Hope
television show, hosted by Jill Lublin on the San Rafael, California Comcast network channel 26. Messages of Hope features guests who have inspiring stories and messages of hope to share with their viewers. Donna shared, with Jill Lublin's viewing audience, her experience of overcoming her child abuse trauma and her devastating airplane crash injuries.
To view part 1 of the TV interview, click on this video:
To view part 2 of the TV interview, click on this video:
"Your show just aired this
Wednesday. It was incredible!
Thank you so much for taking
the time to be our guest!"
(Jennifer Geronimo, Speaker, Author
Management, and assistant to
television host Jill Lublin)
"Congratulations on being on TV!
Wow! You certainly have an
inspirational story. I would love to
have a copy of the DVD. I admire
the way you focus on getting out there.
I should take lessons from you (smile).
I hope to hear more about your ongoing
accomplishments. I know there will be
many."
(Gail Johnson, owner and CEO of
Lasting Impression, one of the top
San Francisco Bay Area on-camera
media skills and presentation skills
coaching firms)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Donna Allen was a featured guest on the BlogTalk radio show, Optimal Health Seekers. Donna shared how surviving an airplane crash turned tragedy into a personal triumph. She discussed, with radio show host, Trish Robichaud,
her story of breathlessness during the airplane crash, the life trials
that led her to that tragic moment, and the gut-wrenching journey that's
finally given purpose to her life.
Optimal Health Seekers Radio, is a show that educates, inspires, and empowers people seeking to find their own personal level of optimal health.
To listen to Donna's radio interview, click on the audio player below:
_______________________________________________________
Donna Allen was a featured guest on the internet radio show, Dialogues With Dan, on Rockland World Radio. Donna discussed with radio show host, Dan Windheim (a head injury survivor himself), her harrowing airplane crash experience and how she survived it.
Dialogues With Dan Radio Show (based in Rockland County, New York)
focuses on issues that affect people with disabilities. It is about the
history, focus, and future of people with disabilities and what makes
then who they are. Rockland World Radio is the premiere on-line internet radio destination for Rockland County's Independent Music, Art, and Culture.
To listen to Donna's radio interview, click on this link:
Dialogues With Dan
"That was so impressive! You are a terrific speaker
- very eloquent. It was fascinating to hear your story
and I look forward to your book!!"
(Donna Freeberg, owner of the LinkedIn.com
network: Disabilities - No Limitations)
"This was a powerful dialogue and Donna is so
eloquent in her rendition of her struggles and
triumphs for all to listen to and to bring home
advice in many areas of disability and strength.
It is a lovely interview, with great depth,
resources, and insight"
(Donna Freeberg's message to the members of
her LinkedIn.com network: Disabilities - No Limitations.
Donna Freeberg, Owner of the network
Disabilities - No Limitations)
Donna Allen has been named "Influencer Of The Week"
by Donna Freeberg, the owner of the LinkedIn.com network:
Disabilities - No Limitations.
(Donna Freeberg, Owner of the LinkedIn network
Disabilities - No Limitations)
_______________________________________________________
Donna Allen was a featured quest on the BlogTalk radio show, Conversations LIVE, hosted by radio show personality Cyrus Webb. Cyrus Webb welcomed Donna Allen to Conversations LIVE to discuss how she has been able to survive not only child abuse but how surviving a plane crash has changed her life as well.
To listen to Donna's radio interview, click on this link:
Conversations LIVE
___________________________________________________________
Donna Allen was a featured guest on the Life Beyond Trauma Podcast Radio Show on Success Talk Radio hosted by Dr. Melody Brooke. Dr. Brooke is an accomplished and respected psychotherapist, a gifted speaker, a talented actress, and teacher. Donna shared, with Dr. Brooke's radio
listening audience, how she survived the trauma of her airplane crash
accident and the trauma of her child abuse experience.
“Donna is an inspiration. Her story,
her heart, and her ability to use
what God has given her to reach out
to others is truly moving.”
"I loved our interview and the time
we spent together on the show.
It was not only fun but touching to me."
(Melody Brooke
Lic. Marriage & Family Therapist
and host of Life Beyond Trauma
podcast radio show)
______________________________________________________
A radio interview broadcast of Donna Allen along with a panel of guests, on the subject of women and disability, was aired on The Women's Magazine Show at KPFA radio station in Berkeley, California.
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/18243
Safi Wa Nairobi
"I hope all is well, Donna, and thank you
again so very much for joining the
Women's Magazine'. I look forward to
getting you back on the air on 'Pushing
Limits' and 'Cover to Cover' and further
down the road back on the Women's
magazine, too."
(Safi Wa Nairobi, Radio Host of
'Women's Magazine
at KPFA Radio Station)
"Donna, how wonderful for you. I'm
listening to the copy of the interview you
sent me and you come across very well.
You have a very positive attitude and it
comes across very refreshing. You
sound very polished. Your voice is clear,
well projected and your answers are
focused. I can see why the producer
would want you back. I'm so proud of you
Donna! Good luck in future Interviews.
Thank you for sending me a CD copy of
the interview."
(Gail Johnson, owner and CEO of
Lasting Impression, one of the top
San Francisco Bay Area's on-camera
media skills and presentation skills
coaching firms)
San Francisco Bay
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Donna Allen used her speaking skills when she spoke before 100's of people (approximately 500 in attendance) at The University of California at Berkeley at a memorial for, and in celebration of, the life of Barbara Shearer, a renowned concert pianist and one of the San Francisco Bay Area's prominent music professors. Mrs. Shearer was an immensely popular performer, and her Bay Area concerts regularly attracted overflow audiences. To Donna, Mrs. Shearer was a teacher, a mentor, and a friend.
"Of all the tributes to Barbara that day,
Donna's was the most moving."
(David Whitman,
former manager of the
Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall
at The University of California, at Berkeley)
Memorial Letter From Donna Allen to Barbara Shearer.pdf
UC Berkeley In Memoriam - Barbara Shearer.pdf
(with a mention of Donna Allen)
Barbara Shearer Publicity Photo
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Donna Allen was interviewed, quoted, and photographed, at The UC Berkekey Alumni House on the campus of The University of California at Berkeley, by reporter, Safi Wa Nairobi, of The National Minorities with Disabilities Coalition for their promotional calendar.
Safi Wa Nairobi
(Safi Wa Nairobi, NMDC Reporter-Photographer)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Donna Allen and best selling author, Walter Mosley (Author of the famed 'Easy Rawlins' series), posed for a photo op, held at The Oakland Museum, during an author-speaking event surrounding Walter Mosley's release of his new and final book in the 'Easy Rawlins' series: 'Blonde Faith'.
(Debra Allen, Photographer)
______________________________________________________________________
Donna Allen contributed her article, Having a Survivor Instinct, to a blog called:
* HEAL MY PTSD: A blog for Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder Awareness, Education,
Treatment, and Self-Empowered Healing.
To see Donna's article, click on this link:
Survivor Instinct
"It's hard to write about trauma.
It's even harder to move beyond it.
But Donna Allen has done both with
courage, resilience, clarity and
strength. She has transformed her
life. Anyone seeking inspiration can
find it in her."
(Michele Rosenthal
Founder, Heal My PTSD, LLC
worked directly with Donna
at Heal My PTSD blog)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
On the Heal My PTSD website page, Making the Shift: Survivors Share Coping Techniques, Donna Allen contributed her thoughts and her recovery tips on how she deals with the anniversary date of her airplane crash accident.
Heal My PTSD's series of sharing how survivors relate to, reclaim, and manage their traumatic PTSD dates, serves as the final installment, which gives the last word to survivors of trauma.
To see Donna's contribution, click on this link and then
scroll down the web page to Donna Allen's entry:
Making The Shift
___________________________________________________________
Donna Allen was featured on the Fearless Nation PTSD Support Group website with a mentioned link to her resent radio interview about surviving and thriving after her airplane crash experience. The Fearless Nation Organization was founded so that people, who suffer with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), won't feel alone and lost as so many have experienced. Fearless Nation's teachings, about the hard lessons that can be learned through such experience, can benefit anyone who is struggling with PTSD.
To view Donna's featured spot on Fearless Nation,
Click on this link:
Airplane Crash Survivor Speaks.
___________________________________________________________
Airplane Crash Survivor, Donna Allen, has been named "A Fearless Nation Role Model!" by the Fearless Nation PTSD Support Group on their 'Raising Awareness' webpage. Raising Awareness: PTSD is difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat, and current healthcare systems and social climates deter people from getting the help they need. Frankly many people believe that PTSD is not a real injury.
To see this commendatory mention of Donna Allen, go to:
www.fearless-nation.org/AWARENESS
___________________________________________________________
Donna Allen was a prized winner in the 2010 Reporter Connection Member Contest sponsored by Bradley Communications Corp.; a service connecting busy journalists with experts available for media interviews.
Bradley Contest Period 6 (Feb 26, 2010)
-- Donna
Allen has won a Sony portable DVD player.
___________________________________________________________
Donna Allen has been published in:
* The Victory News Journal
* Heal My PTSD Blog
* Having A Survivor Instinct
* Making The Shift
* Reach Out Magazine Online
* SelfGrowth.com
* Having A Survivor Instinct
* Your Survivor Story From Trauma To Transformation
To read Donna's article, click on this link: SelfGrowth.com
* WE Magazine For Busy Women On The Move
To read Donna's article, click on this link: WE Magazine
* Spotlight on Recovery Magazine
"Donna wrote an article called "Having a Survivor
Instinct" which appeared in Spotlight on
Recovery's Tragedy on Wheels". This issue
focused on drunk drivers, driving under the
influence, and reckless driving. I believe we all
need to have a survivors instinct because we never
know what's coming our way. Unfortunately,
so many are not prepared. I am hoping that
Donna has more information to share for my
upcoming issue - "The Competition""
(Robin Graham,
owner and publisher of
Spotlight On Recovery Magazine)
___________________________________________________________
Contact Donna Allen at donna@DonnaAllenLive.com
