Lessons Wrapped in Tragedy
I was recently invited to speak to a room full of entrepreneurs and leaders on how to lead through loss. When I went up on stage, I knew that I wasn’t just sharing my own story. But a universal story. About how we show up when life doesn’t go as planned. About the strength of […]
41 Days After: The Rest of the World Has Moved On, But…
41 days later. The world moves on… But for our community, for our family – this is still our reality. It’s like a bomb went off, and we’re all just figuring out where to go from here. And in the chaos, I’ve learned to hate the question: “How are you?” Because honestly? I don’t always […]
GOOD DAY LA: Pacific Palisades Fire, Mallen Family News Story
Thank you to Good Day LA @foxla and @jennlahmers for sharing our story. It’s surreal seeing our journey on a national platform. The loss still feels raw and real, reliving it isn’t easy, and everyday still feels very far from any kind of new normalcy. But we know how important it is to tell this story – not just […]
Bringing My Wife and Kids Back to Our Home for the First Time since the Pacific Palisades Fire
As a parent, your job is to make your kids feel safe. To give them a place where they feel protected. Secure. Home. But what do you say when that place – the one they trusted most – is gone? That’s what I faced when I brought my wife, my 6-year-old daughter, Saydee, and 9-year-old […]
What does this mean? 44th Birthday Reflections on losing my home in Palisades Fire
February 2, 2025 – Today is My 44th Birthday… I never imagined I’d spend it standing in the ashes of my family home after I watched it burn down in the Pacific Palisades fire on Jan 8. Surrounded by what’s left of everything I’ve worked my whole life for. I fought with everything I had. […]
Personal Update 3 Weeks After we Lost our Home on the Palisades Fire
The last three weeks have been… a lot. The chaos hasn’t stopped. Every day feels like a race just to take a few steps closer to some sense of normalcy. But I wanted to pause for a minute and share a few personal updates…👇🏼 Losing our home in the Pacific Palisades fire on January 8th […]
The Palisades Fire Disaster Could Have Been Prevented
Reliving the day we lost our home over and over again hasn’t been easy. It’s more than just sad – it’s painful, exhausting, and emotionally draining. But I know this isn’t just my story. It’s about shining a light on the families who need help and the problems that need real solutions. The hardest part […]
From Our Hearts to Yours: Thank You from the Mallen Family
We just want to take a moment, as a family, to say thank you. Your messages, your generosity, and your love have carried us through one of the hardest moments of our lives. While we’ve lost so much, we’re reminded every day that the greatest strength comes from the support of community and the power […]
Blake’s Message for Insurance and Gov Leaders about the Palisades Fire
“Like a good neighbour, State Farm is there…”. — Except they aren’t. I did everything I could to save my home… And now, I’m doing everything I can to tell my story. Why?Because this story is not just mine — it’s thousands of families’ stories. Thousands of people were dropped by @statefarm and other insurers just months […]
NBC NEWS: Palisades Fires – Blake Mallen Interview
We lost our home in the Palisades fire.All water was turned off Tuesday night while we were on site fighting to save it, and our @statefarm insurance dropped us from coverage in Sept. NBC reached out to me to share my story… I hope this message gets to the right people and helps them make the right […]
