From Zambia’s red soil to the sprawling deserts of Arizona, my journey has been woven with threads of resilience, determination, and my family’s unyielding support. I am the character of my own story, a tale that begins in the heart of Africa, where the sun

In the face of a near-death experience with typhoid, compounded by measles and dehydration in a Ugandan hospital, I found resilience by embracing death and later choosing to live with purpose, driven by a desire to offer hope to others. PAULA MUNRO OWEN – Living

I was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time. Chapter: The Resilience Dance – Bouncing Back with Grace and Grit On February 21, 2023, my world shifted. I was diagnosed with breast cancer—for the second time. I couldn’t believe it. I found a lump

My child’s father. I thought I found solace in our shared pain. However, he shattered me in the most public and humiliating way imaginable. The earliest memory I have is living with my mom and baby brother. Life was good, filled with excitement about the

At only 15 years old, I made a decision that most teenagers wouldn’t even dream of—I started my own business.  What began as a passion for fashion quickly turned into something bigger, but the road to get there took a lot of work. From the

My life story was growing up throughout that life of hardship. To laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent people andthe affection of children;To earn the approbation of honest critics and endurethe betrayal of false friends;To appreciate beauty;To find the best in others;To

My resilience was forged in the aftermath of the greatest heartbreak I’d ever known—losing my only sibling, Yosef—which shattered my world and led me on a journey of profound personal transformation, reshaping my career and life’s purpose. Yesterday, we celebrated his birthday. Today, he’s gone.

The day I found out my brother was murdered was a situation where I had to be resilient. October 9th, 2022, Thanksgiving (in Canada anyway) seemed like a normal day and holiday weekend. When I woke up that day, the air was cold, and the

I lost my parents and brother, my entire immediate family, within a space of 5 years. All whilst becoming a new mum, moving countries, and dealing with physical challenges. I always knew I was facing a life of challenges right from age 11 when I

I had to be resilient when my 21-year-old son Alex died suddenly by suicide on August 7, 2016. “Alex is dead, Mom.” These four words spilled out of my youngest son’s mouth on a presumably typical Sunday in August of 2016—words that will forever ring