“Control is a coping mechanism,” says author (Wait, It Gets Worse https://amzn.to/34rUTPM), cancer survivor, and total life reinventor, Lydia Slaby. “It works until it fails.” And it failed when Slaby was 33, a freshly minted JD/MBA with a new job in Chicago and was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma that featured a tumor the size of a grapefruit on her sternum and heart. Two years of emergency care—including open-heart surgery—left her clear that her high-powered, uber-stressful life had to change. “The old path fell away; it was a gift,” she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. Now at age 40, the “process of dismantling and dismembering” has allowed Slaby to find her true voice and her ability to share her journey and story in writing. “Disease picks and chooses,” she says. “I think it does show up when there are lessons to be learned."
#65: Shattering stereotypes of women in the army (Jessica Scott)
#63: Personal Branding 101 (Joanne Tombrakos)
#62: Reinventing through fear (Ruth Soukup)
#61: Creating a platform that allows you to make meaningful connections (Gina Bianchini)
#60: From music industry artist to cannabis entrepreneur (Aliza Sherman)
#59: “Even at 63 years old, I can’t imagine sitting by the pool; I’m not done” (Susan Feldman)
#58: Reinventing after a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder II (Shaillee Chopra)
#57: Always be in the mode of reinventing (Adrienne Garland)
#56: Reinventing because of life’s randomness (Lisa Lori)
#55: Take back your life by reinventing your relationship with your phone (Tim Kendall)
#54: Reinventing after losing yourself in motherhood (Nicole Jennings)
#53: Helping lawyers reinvent (Julie Anna Alvarez)
#52: Failure was not on her menu (Evelyn Isaia)
#51: Reinventing after burnout (Debra Boulanger)
#50: When she couldn’t find great career advice, she invented it herself (Kathryn Minshew)
#49: Reinventing because you no longer believe (Tova Mirvis)
#48: When disruption forces you to reinvent (Bonnie Levison)
#47: Resetting to slow life down (Rachel Lightfoot)
#46: Reinventing through “subconscious surviving” (Tashyra Ayers)
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