Author Spotlight: Lori Barbarotto

Finding Titanium Strength in the face of life’s hardest battles

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Meet Lori Barbarotto, a storyteller of strength, truth, and transformation. In her powerful debut memoir, Titanium: Embracing the Strength Within to Overcome Life’s Challenges, Lori shares her journey of survival, resilience, and self-discovery after enduring a life-changing trauma.

Following a kidnapping and robbery at gunpoint, Lori faced the unimaginable. But through healing, reflection, and faith, she uncovered something extraordinary—what she calls Titanium Strength: a blend of mental fortitude, emotional flexibility, and the power of community.

Through deeply personal stories and hard-earned lessons, Lori invites readers to reflect on their own paths of perseverance, reminding us that even in our darkest moments, something unbreakable is already being forged within. Her work is both a testimony and a guide—showing that surviving life’s challenges is only the beginning, and that true strength lies in choosing to grow through them.

Meet Lori Barbarotto at the Scottsdale Book Festival, where stories of courage, healing, and hope remind us that strength doesn’t come from what we endure—it comes from how we rise.