ABOUT EILEEN
Eileen Robertson Hamra is an author, speaker, philanthropist, health and wellness professional, and community advocate deeply committed to personal and community transformation. Her life took an unexpected turn after the sudden death of her former husband, a story she candidly shares in her book "Time To Fly: Life and Love after Loss." Amidst the depths of grief, Eileen experienced a profound personal transformation, emerging with a renewed sense of purpose, compassion and gratitude. Today, Eileen works to provide opportunities for personal transformation and overall well-being to all. She also remains dedicated to advancing her late husband's legacy of sustainability to the world around us.
Motivated by a vision of a more equitable society, Eileen advocates for universal access to safety, holistic health, and personal development resources. As the CEO of Fit Together, she actively works to bring wellness opportunities and resources to underserved communities, simultaneously shedding light on disparities. Eileen serves on the Midwest Regional Board of the American Heart Association supporting and contributing to broader health initiatives.
Beyond her organizational pursuits, Eileen, a devoted yoga student and teacher, collaborates with other esteemed wellness leaders to co-host personal development retreats, including "Time To Fly" and "Loving With Wisdom" alongside the newly introduced "Creative Passages Writers Retreat" designed for aspiring authors.
Currently residing in Springfield, Missouri, Eileen juggles her roles as a mother of four, a supportive wife to Mike Hamra—who is currently running for governor of Missouri—a fitness enthusiast, and is currently working on her second book, coming soon!
Eileen holds a BS in Management Science from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University. Additionally, she is certified in yoga and health coaching, having received credentials from Yoga Alliance and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
WAYS TO WORK WITH EILEEN
SPEAKING
Eileen crafts speeches on diverse topics to inform, inspire, and entertain, captivating your audience and leaving them motivated and transformed.
WELLNESS WORKSHOPS
Eileen take a pragmatic, holistic, and human-centered approach in designing her workshops, tailoring each to meet the specific needs of organizations & groups.
RETREATS
Eileen collaborates with skilled leaders to create many transformative retreat experiences, helping participants integrate diverse tools into their daily lives for lasting change.
Morgan Maxwell
Hamra’s story reminds us that even the savagery of traumatic grief can be the lens through which new life emerges on all fronts. Her story is a source of pride for all who have been cruelly initiated into the wounded healers-club, it poetically renders us agents of human transformation.
Michael D
As a prior Licensed Professional Counselor, I would recommend this book to any of my past clients that had struggled with moving forward fromtragedy, loss, or grief.
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TIME to FLY:
Life & Love After Loss
The life I had envisioned disappeared overnight, and what has happened since is beyond anything I thought possible. We don’t have control over what happens to us in life, but we can choose how to tell the story about it. In my darkest hour, I sought stories of hope. This is my story, shared in service to anyone who may need it as much as I once did.
Time to Fly is the story of how one woman chose to view the tragedy of her husband’s death as an opportunity to strengthen the bond with her children, and to wake up to her life’s purpose. It is one woman’s high-flying and turbulent journey to taking full possession of her potential by breaking beyond what she thought she would, should, and could do.