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Dr. Melissa Jenkins Mangili is a neuropsychologist and medical school faculty member who has reinvented herself as a model.

Happy Pride! Nicole Lee has experienced more than most people her age. She's jam-packed with grit and resilience!

As a shy single mom turning 30, Cheryl Parks took action to transform her shyness into a successful sales career!

What really sold engineering for Michele Hayward was when she was 12 and a Category Five hurricane hit South Carolina.

Chantal Cox dug herself out of an abusive marriage to reclaim a life she loves. Learn how on the Finding Fertile Ground podcast.

After losing her brother to suicide, Devin Tomiak created The Biggies Cards to help kids learn resilience before it's too late.

So many of us said we'd move to Canada after the 2016 election...Mahlena-Rae Johnson actually did it to seek a better life as a Black woman.

Barbie Liss is an anti-anti-aging coach. We spoke about the restorative justice outcome her daughter used after getting raped.

Julie Allen shares her battle with eating disorders and mental illness and how she has found her fertile ground through her boutique.

Storyteller Mike Ganino and his husband Phil survived the NICU in Mexico during COVID when daughter Viviana was born at 29 weeks.

Nura Elmagbari arrived in the U.S. as a child. In spite of facing bigotry all her life, she has created a life of faith, service, and love.

On her first day of school, Paula Dunn was bullied by her classmates for her cleft lip and palate. The teacher called her a tattletale.

When Lily Shaw was starting out as actress, her first agent told her, “If you only had the right look, you could be Sandra Bullock.”

Surviving horrible sexual assault and trauma, Tracey Osborne now helps other survivors recover from trauma.

Daniel Sartin has survived a lifetime of trauma and difficulty, but he is upbeat, optimistic, and committed to helping the homeless.

Terri Kozlowski is from the Athabascan, Tlinglet Tribe and Raven Clan. She recovered from childhood abuse to transcend her fears.

The Finding Fertile Ground podcast is 13 months old. I’ve interviewed over 70 amazing individuals, who are like regenerating octopus.

Lisa Marie Simmons epitomizes post-traumatic growth. A singer-songwriter, poet, and writer, she uses her childhood trauma to power her art.

Dr. Leslie Batchelder survived childhood abuse and trauma, mental illness, sexual harassment and assault, cancer, infertility, and the NICU.

Amira Stanley is a mindset & intention coach, end-of-life doula, and anti-racism educator/community activist with many resilience stories!