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America's Resiliency Expert Kristen Christy
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Known as a resilience expert, Kristen Christy is a dynamic international speaker, trainer, writer, coach, and “emotional support human” with a message that resonates with people from every walk of life. She has been honored with a 2021 Force for Change, 2020 Remarkable Woman, the 2019 Top 30 Women Military Influencer awards, and the 2018 Air Force Spouse of the Year.
As a world-class athlete at 15, Kristen experienced a massive stroke from a brain hemorrhage that left her physically and mentally broken with her identity in question. The suicide of her first husband after a deployment devastated her family and left Kristen feeling shame and guilt. Both of her sons’ attempted suicides and the later disappearance of her oldest due to mental illness left Kristen with a sense of failure – she failed as a spouse and as a mother. H.O.P.E. is what helped Kristen persevere over life’s brutal tests. Her story reinforces the superpower of connectedness and community. As she says, “We are made to do life together. “
Kristen is a co-founder of the National Veterans Vocational Village (NV3) Foundation, a 501(c)3. NV3 has the only FAA-approved device to enable paraplegics to fly a helicopter. Phase I: putting injured, former helicopter pilots back behind the stick. Phase II: a roadshow to VA Spinal Cord Injury clinics and Phase III: build a brick-and-mortar village to bring a sense of community and productivity to veterans and their families.
Kristen is a co-sponsor of 9*8*8 Suicide Prevention Lifeline activated nationwide in July 2022; creator of National Resilience Day – March 4th & Conquer… your disappointments, insecurities, and adversities; a PREVENTS Ambassador with the Dept of Veterans Affairs; and a Master Resilience Trainer.
Kristen is a proud Texas Longhorn, with a BS in Organizational Communications and has her MBA at Colorado Technical University.
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