Brilliantly Resilient with Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran Bontempo

Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran Bontempo faced devastating challenges as young mothers.  Kristin found herself raising two blind sons and Mary Fran navigated  her son’s heroin addiction. Refusing to be defined by their challenges and determined to survive and thrive, Kristin and Mary co-founded Brilliantly Resilient offering skills, tools, strategies and action plans to help others navigate through challenges and reset with resilience to rise and reveal the brilliance within.  Kristin and Mary Fran are resilience experts, TedX speakers, best selling authors, program creators and presenters and media hosts, with over 250 interviews conducted and followed in 700 countries.  Their latest book, Brilliantly Resilient, is an Amazon Best Seller. What You Will Hear in This Episode:  Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran personal stories What Kristin learned about herself when she found her first son was blind The dangers of assuming challenges What Mary Fran learned about herself when faced with her son’s heroin addiction Letting go of the things that don’t matter and focusing on the things that do Lessons learned by Kristin and Mary on women dealing with resilience How Kristin and Mary met What they have learned from each other Quotes “When you are faced with a challenge or a crisis, you have a decision to make. Either visit the place of crisis or live there.” “We do the best we can with what we know at the time we are going through it.” “We need to look at how we are looking at our challenges. Look for the possibility and potential of a way out.” “Life is not perfect. We will face challenges every day.” “Surrender is not a defeat. It is an action step.” Mentioned: brilliantlyresilient.net The 15 Minute Master Amazon Brilliantly Resilient Podcast Apple Podcast  https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/  Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age Not Done Yet! Not Done Yet! Amazon Bonniemarcusleadership.com The Politics of Promotion Fb @Bonnie.Marcus LinkedIn: @Bonniemarcus Twitter: @selfpromote IG: @self_promote_