Soar to Success January 2019

SOAR TO SUCCESS / January 2019 / Feature Article Dr. Deitra Hickey Encourages Others to Build Resilience and Perspective In Order to Reduce Stress and Soar to Success S p e a k e r Dr. DeitraHickey’s informativeand interesting talks provide everyday solutions for personal growth, change and improvement for everyone. Dr. Deitra Hickey was always drawn to the psychology of human behavior and wanted to be part of the solution for growth, change and improvement within people and society overall. +HU ߑ UVW MRE ZDV DV D VFKRRO WHDFKHU LQ WKH Toledo Public Schools and she was always open to learn what her students needed to overcome any emotional barriers in their learning ability. As a teacher, she spent as much time counseling as teaching and so she returned to school to earn a Master’s degree in counseling . However, over time she realized that it was the principal of the school who got to deal with the kids that really needed counseling, so she returned to school to get another Master’s degree, became a principal, and a few years later attained her PhD in Business Leadership. %HFDXVH 'HLWUD H[SHULHQFHG D VLJQL ߑ FDQW amount of adversity as a child, she understood the circumstances that affect emotional trauma and instigate misguided behaviors. When she was a child, she witnessed her parents being shot, multiple times, during a home invasion. Although neither parent was