Resilience

In a recent interview on the Up and Running Morning Show on 98.1 KZE, Caroline Phipps, founder of Living with Inner Elegance, discusses the essential topic of resilience. She explores what resilience means in today’s challenging world, emphasizing that everyone faces difficulties—whether related to jobs, family, financial security, or health—and that resilience is key to navigating these hurdles. Caroline draws inspiration from Divine G. Whitfield, a wrongfully incarcerated man who founded Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) inside prison. Divine’s story exemplifies the power of inner strength, purpose, and choice in cultivating resilience. Despite a 25-year wrongful imprisonment sentence, Divine maintained his dignity and hope by focusing on helping others, pursuing education, and ultimately gaining freedom and recognition. Caroline highlights the importance of self-esteem, purposeful living, utilizing personal strengths, and making positive choices as foundational to resilience. She underscores that resilience is not just individual but collective; when resilient people come together, they create transformative positive change. The interview concludes with Caroline offering coaching sessions and encouraging listeners to access resources on her website for building resilience and emotional strength.