4. Connecting resiliency with opportunity. Profiles in Humanity and Resiliency, Part 4

Part 4: Connecting resiliency with opportunity.  Resiliency One-on-One: Host Imana "Mo" Minard with Chandra Brown.

Mo Minard meets with Chandra Brown, Executive Director of Lifelines Counseling Services. Defining resiliency together, they explore the importance of bouncing back from difficult situations and seeing these moments as opportunities. Although we may have experienced moments that required us to endure, we can also see these times as opportunities to be a little better each day. We may also become so focused on our goals that we forget to celebrate the great things we have already achieved in our past, and so sometimes it is important to be in the moment and “just be” with our accomplishments. We can then use that foundation to give ourselves permission to be, to rest, to see the abundance around us, and then focus on achieving the dreams we have within us. Resiliency means we transcend surviving, and move up a level to thriving, where we can allow ourselves to feel the joyful gratitude of being. Chandra explores how holding the hand of opportunity within resilience starts with realizing you may already have all you need.  

Fourth in a 5-part podcast series features five discussions from Imana “Mo” Minard, Dr. Nicolette Louissaint, Rasheda Hatchett and Chandra Brown – four health care professionals who share their personal insights and perspectives about the importance of being resilient despite any trials or tribulations. Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, the podcasts are candid, transparent and deliver an authentic conversation on how resiliency lets us transcend surviving and move up to a level of thriving.

Our podcast host for the series is Imana “Mo” Minard, MSN-ed, RN, CENP, EMT-P, a Director of Nursing for Beaumont Farmington Hills in Southeast MI. She is Certified in Executive Nursing Practice through the American Organization of Nursing Leadership, an award-winning radio host and prominent nurse influencer in Metro Detroit.

Nicolette Louissaint, PhD, serves as Executive Director of Healthcare Ready, a non-profit organization that focuses on strengthening the United States’ healthcare supply chain preparedness and response before, during and after natural disasters and disease outbreaks.

Rasheda Hatchett, MN, RN, is CEO of Hatchett Media, a Coach, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker and resilience expert. She has deep roots in leading and mentoring women to find their voice and hone their unique leadership vision.

Chandra Brown is Executive Director of Lifelines Counseling Services, an independent, nonprofit organization that partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying, and promoting appropriate best practice standards.