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Session 22 | SOARING Into Resilience: Discover Passion, Perseverance, and Post-traumatic Growth in Order to Flourish
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Type/Topic: Quality/Person-Centered Care Practices
Session Summary
Everyone experiences challenges at times throughout their life. However, resilient people look at obstacles and setbacks differently. In this inspiring SOARING Into Resilience workshop, attendees will learn how passion and perseverance for difficult long term goals is a proven pathway to increase confidence and bolster strength, inspiring new insights and tools. Attendees will discover best practices based on the science of Positive Psychology and Positive Aging. This workshop features easy-to-implement immersive, empirically-based exercises on resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG). In this way, participants can fortify themselves and deliver exceptional service for the residents they serve and the teams they lead.
Presenters
Lisa Honig Buksbaum
CEO & Founder | Soaringwords, Inc.
About the Presenter
As CEO & Founder of Soaringwords, Lisa has impacted the lives of 500,000+ people. When her family's world imploded with three experiences with death and illness, Lisa felt she had become irrevocably damaged. Instead, she found her calling while walking along the beach during the height of her son's illness, which led her to founding Soaringwords. Lisa is Past President, Health & Wellbeing division, International Positive Psychology Association. Author, SOARING into Strength. Keynote speaker, expert workshop facilitator; Podcast Host. Lisa graduated with honors from University of Pennsylvania; MBA Columbia University; Masters Applied Positive Psychology: University of Pennsylvania. Lisa lives in NYC and Miami Beach and gets her energy from swimming and connecting with people in meaningful ways.