We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Mignon Thomas a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Mignon, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
I get my resilience from life’s unfair deposits—losing my home, my father, almost my spouse, and even my sense of identity. Those moments stripped me down to what was real and forced me to rebuild from the inside out. That’s where my strength was born, and it’s the same strength I help others discover in themselves.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I’m a mental health nurse and life coach known as The Resilience Nurse Whisperer™, and my work focuses on helping nurses and healthcare professionals rebuild from burnout, rediscover their purpose, and protect their peace. Through my company, Simply The Best Coach Academy, I train life coaches to lead with mental wellness at the core of their practice, and through my corporate programs, I partner with healthcare organizations to integrate resilience and clarity into their culture.
What makes my work special is that it’s rooted in lived experience—my own journey through loss, burnout, and rebuilding not just my career but my identity. I’ve learned that clarity doesn’t come before action; it comes through it, and that’s the heart of everything I teach.
Right now, I’m expanding my Nurse Resilience programs nationwide and preparing for the release of my upcoming book, Pleasantly Uncomfortable, which guides readers through self-coaching techniques to transform discomfort into growth. I want people to know that resilience isn’t about returning to who you were—it’s about becoming who you’re meant to be.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
The three most important qualities that shaped my journey are self-awareness, adaptability, and courage.
Self-awareness helped me recognize when I was surviving instead of thriving. Adaptability allowed me to pivot when life didn’t go as planned—whether that meant shifting careers, starting a business, or rebuilding after loss. And courage gave me the strength to take the first step even when clarity wasn’t there yet.
For anyone just starting out, my advice is to build these muscles daily. Reflect often, stay open to change, and take action before you feel ready—that’s where real growth begins.
How would you describe your ideal client?
My ideal client is the nurse or high-achieving professional who looks strong on the outside but feels lost or depleted on the inside. They’re driven, compassionate, and capable but they’ve poured so much into others that they’ve forgotten themselves. The ideal client is ready to do the inner work, gain clarity, and rebuild their confidence so they can lead, live, and serve from a place of wholeness rather than exhaustion.
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