We’ve shared some incredible stories of resilience below that we hope will help you on your journey towards building up your resilience.

Caroline Haldeman

My resilience is rooted in a deeply personal journey through adversity, starting from a very young age. At the tender age of 5, I began to grapple with anxiety, and by the time I was 10, a traumatic event left me with PTSD. Read More>>

Logan Boese

I’d say it ultimately comes from two places: My mother, and the fact that I grew up in a small town in Kansas. My mother was adopted at a very young age from the Apsaalooke reservation. She grew up as a Native American woman in the seventies, in a town that was less than two-thousand people. She never used these words to describe it, but it was a city in which she was very out of place, and everyone let her know. Read More>>

Nicolas Nami

My resilience is a fusion of personality, upbringing, and life experiences. Both my Sensei and my father taught me that as men responsible for ourselves and those around us, giving up is not an option. This life lesson complements my natural stubbornness—I don’t back down until I either black out or complete the task at hand. Read More>>

Belle Guillory

In my life, one thing I learned is that things don’t always come easy but with resilience you can come out on top. As a child, I was raised by strong independent black women— my mother, grandmother and aunts. The challenges they faced to bring up their families never stopped their determination, attitude or spirit. No matter what challenges they faced, they always kept moving forward, adapted and did it through an optimistic point-of-view. They taught me no matter what you face, you can get through any obstacle with faith and hard work. I don’t dwell on the troubles I’ve been through but of course moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry wasn’t an easy feat. I remember my first year in LA it felt like everything was going wrong. I couldn’t work because I was in a demanding schedule at film school, my car’s engine went out and I was doubting if this industry was for me. But won’t He do it! I couldn’t give up— I learned how to take the bus for the first time in my life and everyone knows the public transportation in LA can use some work but I managed. I found a way to squeeze multiple jobs into my schedule — I worked at American Eagle and did brand ambassador work for multiple brands at events for Naked Juice, Toyota, Amazon, etc., audience work at the Steve Harvey show, America’s Got Talent and so many more. When you are met with roadblocks, you got to find another route. Read More>>

Jill Cockson

I’ve always had a tenacious personality. I was bullied as a kid, but I was lucky to have been raised before the advent of the Internet, so I got my reprieve after school and on weekends in nature, or in my room with my record player. Read More>>

Kyra Mitchell Lewis

When it comes to overcoming life’s difficulties and bouncing back from them, building resilience has been crucial for me. It’s what helps me handle pressure without losing my composure. Resilience is what allows me to maintain a positive outlook and effectively manage stress, whether I’m facing current challenges or preparing for future ones. Read More>>

Rita Janikyan

Overall, my resilience seems to be a blend of passion, early exposure to art, adaptability, determination, and the ability to turn challenges into opportunities to fuel my creative pursuits. Read More>>

KimberlY Layne Roberts

all of us have what I call life’s character building exercises, it is all how you perceive them…as working against your or working for you or vieiwing as not a bad thing but growth for your soul to take you to the next level on fulfilling your life’s purpose. Read More>>

KALIMA HANEEF

I believe my ancestors were the first to imbed resilience in me. To be taken from their homeland, stripped of their history, goods and culture, and then create an entirely new one without equal rights as an American, without true financial freedom or even reparations.  Read More>>

David Zuckerman

Anyone can tell you that the film industry is not for the faint of heart. It’s tough, it takes time, and you face a lot of rejection. With that hardship, as well as the hardships of being Native American, mixed race, and not a Nepo-Baby, resilience has become second nature to me.  Read More>>

Leon M. Brown

As one musician said, we “started from the bottom, now we’re here.” I’m not “here,” but I’m no longer at the bottom. I lived on that rock hard, cold, unwavering bottom for 15 years. I was born a crack baby in Los Angeles. My entire family (i.e., grandmother, mother, aunts) were affected by the crack epidemic that swept the city. Read More>>

Harley Hendrixx

I am the youngest of six kids. After my mother had my older brother she had her tubes tied. When my father expressed that he wanted another child (eventually me) she went through the process of having the tube tie reversed. Most doctors turned her down and deemed it impossible for her to have a sixth child. Read More>>

Patricia Hernandez

Certainly! One particular story from my journey that truly showcases my resilience is when I faced a significant setback during the early stages of my artistic career. At that time, I was determined to make a name for myself as a mural artist and had been tirelessly working on a large-scale project for a community event. Read More>>

Summer Crosley

My journey into creating the brand French Bulldog Wellness , a brand dedicated to the health and wellness of French bulldogs, was inspired by my 2 frenchies. I got my resilience by staying confident and motivated as there is a lot of competition out there. Read More>>

Paugh Shadow

I would have to say self driven is where I get my resilience. I push myself. It’s hard in a world where the only people rooting for you are strangers. Many people know that feeling but end up giving up if they have no one pushing them forward. Read More>>

Kaitlin Miller

As an artist and designer, I understand how vulnerable it can be to share your work with the world. We spend so much time pouring love and attention into every detail only to have it picked apart and judged by others. To get up every day and put yourself out there is an act of bravery and resilience. For me, that resilience stems from rebellion. Read More>>

Devan Dmarcus

When things get hard I honestly reflect on my journey and my roots. I’m originally from a small town called Dillon, South Carolina. The population is less than 7,000 and typically folks from there stay close to home. It’s not the easiest place to make it out of, so everyday I give thanks for the opportunity to experience a world outside of my hometown. Read More>>

Karri Miah

I attribute my resilience to having a positive mindset. A growth mindset has helped me tremendously. It’s important to know that difficulties and setbacks are temporary. I keep in mind that somehow and someway I’ll figure out how to navigate the situation/s at hand.  Read More>>

Amanda Evans

No doubt resilience comes from multiple sources and takes on a variety of faces. However, for me I think it has come by way of innate personality mixed with some unique life experiences. Read More>>

Emily Eunnuri Lee Dobbs

August 6th, 1997 the Korean Air Flight 801 crashed in Guam. My birth parents were part of the 229 people that died. I was only 4 months and 12 days old when I lost the people who were going to pass down their years of wisdom, the people who were supposed love me unconditionally, the people who gave me the gift and curse of living life without them. Read More>>

Estefania Galvan

I’ve been surrounded by stories of resilience and determination my whole life, having grown up in Colombia and making the decision to leave my country, my home, and my family at a very young age, helped me learn very quickly the importance of hard work and perseverance. Lately, I am more aware of being resilient as a great skill to possess in life. Read More>>

Jenny Hoyos

From a very young age, I faced significant health challenges that tested my spirit and determination. At just four, I started experiencing severe stomach pains and, despite frequent visits to numerous physicians, most believed my symptoms were psychosomatic. Read More>>

Angie Soul

I am a firm believer that adversity creates greatness. Starting with my childhood, I was faced with certain challenges and obstacles that often felt unfair. I never had control over the cards that were dealt with me but I learned very early on that although I couldn’t control my circumstances, I could control how I react to those circumstances. Read More>>

Will Haza

Resilience is a lot like a muscle, it takes consistent intentional training to build it. Like physical fitness, you have to have a healthy mindset as the foundation for your practice, and this means focusing on your own overall wellness and keeping a clear connection in your mind as to why you want to pursue your goals in the first place. Read More>>

Patrice D’Evans

I get my resilience from my faith in Jesus first and foremost. And everything I do is centered around Jesus Christ. I put my full faith in Jesus and He gets me through any and everything in my life. I have had to hold on to Jesus so much because I have had an unusually hard life where I have had narcissistic attacks throughout my life that were not only physical but emotional, psychological, and even spiritual from a young age since I was three years old when I had my angel encounter to save my life. Read More>>

Madeleine West

My resilience stems from a genuine love for what I do. I am proud to say that I genuinely love my job! It allows me to meet a variety of people and interact with my community in a way that I wouldn’t otherwise get to. I’ve always wanted to do something career-wise that brings joy or helps people. Before I started this cake business, I was thinking about a career in art therapy or even teaching. Read More>>

William Mieling

My resilience has come from my parents. They arrived in the USA as expats, working for a European company, and ended up following other opportunities in this country. They both worked tirelessly to ensure that the life I had was rooted with authenticity, consistency and growth. Read More>>

Juliet Callahan

My resilience is rooted from my strong will to find my purpose and connect with myself spiritually. Resilience has been a major part of my spiritual journey and musical journey. They are both connected for me because composing music has helped me discover new parts of myself and has been an outlet for me to express/evoke emotion. Read More>>

Ebony Harris

Well, lets unpack the word for a moment. The word resilience, it is derived from the Latin word resiliens, which means to rebound, recoil and that is exactly who and what I am! I believe my resilience comes from a combination of things, genetics, envrioment, stiuational context and lastly personal history or trauma, it’s a muscle. Read More>>

Unitsi Ai

The two most important women in my life were my Mother and Grandmother, both of which, unfortunately have passed on. They were two of the strongest minded, tenacious, yet generous and caring people I have ever known. Read More>>

Sonaz Izadi

I find that my resilience comes from my belief that all things happen in the timing that they need to. As an artist and performer, I’ve spent a lot of my life in spaces that yield rejection, and criticism. It wasn’t until I changed my perspective of rejection itself, that I became the creative I am today. One of the most important things to me is self-growth, and I came to learn that with every push back on my art, there was an opportunity to learn something pertinent about myself. Read More>>

Delaija Napier

The biggest contributor is my belief in the power and provision of God and His will. Along with that, my core circle of family and friends has always been a wellspring of strength and support. Their unwavering belief in me and their ability to overcome challenges has been a powerful influence. Read More>>

Peter Adelaja

My resilience comes first from my deep conviction that these is what God created me for, these as created in me what I call “inner fire” these for me is a reality that only I have the ability to say or do the things I do the way I do; meaning if don’t get it done it will never be done the same way I’m going to get it done. So I just have to keep creating. Read More>>

Abby Richardson

My biggest inspirations and role models growing up were my grandmother and especially my mother. My mom is an extraordinary individual, whose life journey has been marked by resilience and determination in the face of numerous challenges. Despite enduring multiple health setbacks over the years and a traumatic car accident in 2016, she has always maintained a bright spirit that radiates positivity. Read More>>

Sharae Moore

Hello, I’m Sharae Moore, a professional truck driver and the founder of She Trucking Foundation, Inc. Resilience, for me, is a quality that’s deeply rooted in the unique path I’ve traveled and the mission that drives me. Read More>>

Chris Coots

Judy and Chris come from small-town backgrounds out of Eastern Kentucky, where resilience is a fact of everyday life. In an area riddled with poverty and drug abuse, they both learned early on that they had to do more with less. To achieve success, they embraced that they would have to be dedicated, passionate, and determined. Read More>>

Yolanda Monahan

The source of my resilience, which has enabled me to overcome challenges and pursue my entrepreneurial journey with YoBandz LLC, can be influenced by various factors and experiences in my life. It starts with my personal determination to succeed and overcome obstacles. Which leads into my family upbringing and cultural background. Read More>>

Dellecia Fowler

Through my circumstances, I have learned to be resilient, and while I used to work nonstop and let life pass me by, I have discovered my purpose. I have received raises and promotions, but I felt unfulfilled because I did not take any time to enjoy myself. I established a platform, and I work on projects that energize me. Read More>>

Alex English

I believe resilience comes from multiple experiences and emotions. One is not born with resilience, it is made. For me, looking back, I think a lot of my resilience came from having a strong support system. Yes, many things along my career, especially in music, have troubled me, bothered me, hurt me, put me down, and the list goes on. Read More>>

Faith Emmanuel

One of my favorite quotes is the one by Winston Churchill- Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to keep going that counts. I think that’s what has helped me thus far. When I left high-school, I wrote my University entrant exams (UTME) thrice, while I didn’t fail any, I didn’t get into the University of my choice until the third attempt because I kept on writing the wrong combination of subjects. Read More>>

Chacon Carter-Jefferson

My resilience comes from how I grew up. My mom raised my brother, myself and sister as a single mother and it was not easy. We did not have a lot but what we had was enough and we never knew we didn’t have a lot.  My mom always made things seem so great and fun even when things at times were not the greatest. I learned no matter my circumstances in life, keep pushing and never give up. I am a persistent goal driven person and I am always pushing and growing to be the best me I can be. Read More>>

Christa Camarillo

Resiliency comes from identifying the takeaways from difficult, challenging, or downright traumatic life experiences. Resilience is learned and can be taught. To become skilled or good at anything, we must practice. Read More>>

AnToni Caviness

My life has been full of setbacks and challenges that can leave you feeling defeated and overwhelmed. When faced with adversity, sometimes you lose hope and struggle to find the inner strength to bounce back. Read More>>

Zenobia Dyson

Building resilience takes time. One has to grow and one has to be willing to work on themselves to be able to withstand the challenges in life. If one is able to push through their pain, through adversity then one has already developed the skill set. Possessing resilience doesn’t mean one won’t get knocked down a few times in life, its all about how one decides to bounce back after being knocked down. I believe this is where strength comes from. Read More>>

Erisha Green

After becoming a single mother to my extraordinary son, I needed a way to make additional income to assist me in my new journey. With a big push from my amazing friends and family the birth of King’s KrEATions Catering, LLC begin. I use the recipes that I have learned growing up with a little flavor from myself to help transform the taste buds of everyone I meet! Read More>>