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HEROBITES: Bouncing Back Gracefully After "Getting Fired" - A path to redemption by Kim Desilus

Rates of stress and anxiety are increasing and it’s estimated that 1 in 4 of us will experience mental health problems at some point in our lives. HEROBITES is my bi-weekly podcast clip for your mid-week motivation jump-start to get you fired up. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Today’s clip is Kim Desilus from episode 12.

Kim was leading the way as the Wing's Resiliency Program Manger and absolutely killing it in her career. Unfortunately, a scary situation with her family arose and this caused her to have a lapse in judgement. Although she was one of the leading NCOs at her base, she faced the consequences and overnight had her future career plan were no longer applicable. In this episode she tells us what happened, and how she rose up from the ashes to reclaim her life, stronger than ever before.