Stories of Resilience

Alcohol and drug addiction had taken over my life. I could not go a day without drinking a bottle of wine or six cans of

Resilience reared its head for me when I had to resign from a job I had known and loved all my life because the organization’s

Born of poverty, homelessness, & multiple failures in academia, I still achieved my dream, my MBA. Navigating the journey to achieve my MBA was as

I never saw it coming … As I sit here reflecting, wondering about all the times in my life when I had to lean into

When my oldest daughter was diagnosed with cancer involving multiple tumors in her brain, our lives turned upside down literally in a day. After resigning

Girlhood dreams don’t always go according to plan… even if you are the world’s best wedding planner, writer, or… whatever. A sucker punch to the

I had an emergency back injury that rendered me unable to walk. I’m no stranger to hard times. At the age of 6, I was

I walked away from a high-paying client due to antisemitism right at the beginning of the pandemic, as the world was shutting down. As a

I had a near-death experience with almost always fatal E. coli in 2012 and realized that resilience and gratitude were all that was left. Resilience

After my divorce, I embarked on a journey of rebuilding my life, navigating through the challenges of starting a new job, establishing a new home,

After passing out unexpectedly, only months later, did I learn what actually had happened. I had broken my neck. Startled awake during the night by

An Oreo & Dr. Pepper diet changed my understanding of resilience. The year was 2017, and I was a devoted Hobby Lobby employee. I was