LISTEN: Joyce Mikal-Flynn Ed.D. FNP, MSN
Professor, School of Nursing
Sacramento State University
Keynote Speaker: Chris Singleton Inspirational Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur Former Professional Baseball Player
Spotlight on Mental Wellness
The Center for Health Practice, Policy & Research (CHPPR) is proud to announce their upcoming conference - Spotlight on Mental Wellness: The Art and Application of Resilience and Growth.
Join keynote speaker Chris Singleton and a panel of experts to recognize risks, identify resources, and acquire knowledge to enhance your skills, build resilience, and promote mental fitness in the aftermath of adversity, challenges, and trauma. Students, academic & nonacademic staff & faculty, community professional & nonprofessional attendees are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Harper Alumni Center
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
More info/Register: www.csus.edu/hhs/mental-wellness-conference
Anatomy of a Survivor examines in inspiring detail how survivors used their inner strengths to build resilience, navigate through, and ultimately grow from traumas and major life challenges. In 1990, after a sudden cardiac event, Joyce Mikal-Flynn was dead for twenty-two minutes. While CPR and determined doctors returned her to life, she came to find that this new life wasn’t her life at all. Faced with depression, personal and professional setbacks, she ultimately recognized that this was not an end point—but a beginning. Over time, she understood that taking control begins with the essential choice to move forward. Her struggles fueled her. You got this, she told herself with every obstacle, failure, and misstep. Trauma and crisis are inescapable aspects of life. Framed, at times, as something to get over, trauma never fully leaves those who experience it. For over two decades, Dr. Mikal-Flynn has worked with and studied issues faced by survivors. She understands and recognizes their desire to move forward, identifying specific mindsets and behaviors that encourage progress. Making the choice to move forward, fierce determination, and well-researched actions are key for survival and growth. Interlacing stories with research on genetics, posttraumatic growth, and the neuroscience of resilience and happiness, this book outlines how survivors of trauma structure a positive and productive response. An ingenious strengths-based rehabilitation system—metahabilitation—engages them by uncovering and developing their resilience, grit, and capacity for growth after trauma. This book shows you how survivors are built and presents a unique system guiding them forward.