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The first week of September was the season-opening at my family’s orchard. The Big Apple orchard is our happy place. Most of the time, it feels like we’re throwing a community party, with “new friends” welcomed to pop in, of course.

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Leadership Lean In: Practical Lessons from a NASA Astronaut and US Navy SEAL

Leadership Lean In: Embrace accountability and model vulnerability so that your team can learn from each other’s mistakes – and near misses.2. Loosen your grip.Chris was given this advice by another astronaut as he was heading out on his first space mission and didn’t fully understand what it meant until the hatch opened and he was looking down at the earth going by.

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Walking into the Unknown

The Camino de Santiago. It was calling me. And 2023 was the year.When sharing this with my oldest daughter, she exclaimed that she and some teacher friends recently had talked about walking the Camino over their summer break.

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Making decisions in a ‘worldmaking’ way

Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency (MVAA) and he asked, “Have you heard about any resilience summits in Michigan?”“No, I haven’t. What have you heard?”“Nothing – and that’s a problem.

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My doctor said that I could not go for a walk for 30 days after surgery. I was annoyed.

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“In This Moment” Blessing

Years ago, I interviewed Marci Shimoff upon the release of her book Happy for No Reason. Her story about interviewing a woman named CJ for her book has stayed with me ever since.

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3 Tips to Be More Resilient

This is an important day for me. My first thought upon waking up: one year as a cancer survivor. One year ago, I underwent surgery as part of treatment to remove three malignant tumors.

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Start now with what you have… together

As part of the Resilience First Aid project, a 6-month pilot I developed for the National Resilience Institute to build community resiliency and better prepare for mass disruptions, we recently held a trauma and resilience training with my UK colleague, Lisa Cherry. At a Q&A session with Lisa, me and another resiliency specialist, one participant raised a brave question.

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What does an organization or community look like that creates multiple layers of safety nets so that no life falls through… and all can thrive?

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Pay it Forward February

A few months ago, I received an email from Christa Nelson, owner of Epiphany, a local public relations and marketing firm.

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What Breaks Your Heart?

Note: This perennial favorite is republished with working video links (original date: April 16, 2014).

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Safe Schools Do No Harm

Of all of the rich discussions at the National Summit on School Safety where I recently presented, it became apparent that there is a strong need for a broader discussion about how despite best intentions, we are undermining resilience with reactive crisis preparedness efforts.

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Staying in the Drivers Seat

Earlier this year, I took down my website after being diagnosed with breast cancer, an unfortunate family tradition. I lost my mom to the disease when I was 22-years-old. My grandma, aunts, sister and niece also have braved this path before me.

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10 Reasons for Gratitude: Helping Others Thrive in 2019

Given that last year was focused on cancer recovery, I didn’t write my annual highlights blog. Early Thanksgiving morning, I woke up inspired to look through photos from this past year with gratitude.

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