Show Notes
Finding Strength and Gratitude in Adversity In this episode of the Flourishing After Adversity podcast, host Laura Mangum Broome shares her personal journey through the challenges of bilateral breast cancer and congestive heart failure. She discusses how these experiences led her to unexpected insights and a greater sense of resilience. Laura offers practical steps to control what you can, focus on gratitude, and reframe adversity to find the good in difficult times. Additionally, she ...
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