Soar to Success January 2019

SOAR TO SUCCESS / January 2019 / Feature Article mortally wounded, her father was instantly paralyzed and her mother, who had been shot in three locations was severely affected from the trauma. Previously diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, her mother became progressively worse and ultimately became paralyzed. Deitra was not only a witness to this tragedy but became a caregiver for two invalid parents when VKH ZDV MXVW D FKLOG KHUVHOI These events did leave her somewhat bitter, but she knew she had a choice to make. “Would I use the adversity as a crutch and go in one direction, or would I use it to strengthen me and really try to make an impact and profound difference on other people that are struggling with resilience DQG QHHG WR ߑ QG WKDW JOLPPHU RI KRSH ڙ With this background of understanding, she used her experience in dealing with her own emotions to help others in one-on-one counseling sessions. Ten years ago, she opened Serenity Health & Wellness Center to offer her counseling services as well as provide an array of services focused on mental, emotional and physical health. The FRQFHSW RI WRWDO ZHOOQHVV VHUYLFHV ߑ WV SHUIHFWO\ with her overall life mission. As more people have come to know Dr. Hickey through visits to Serenity Health & Wellness, they began to request her as a speaker at various functions. Deitra found that speaking opened a new avenue to reach more people and spread KHU PHVVDJH RI ߑ QGLQJ KRSH HYHQ LQ WKH ZRUVW situations. Currently, she is in demand as a speaker and addresses two-three groups per month. In 2019, she intends to expand her speaking engagements to reach even more people with her message of inspiration and hope. As her speaking engagements have become more frequent, she realized that everyone is dealing with overall stress management and ߑ QGLQJ ZRUN OLIH EDODQFH WKDW DIIHFWV WKH ERWWRP line of their place of employment. Companies are now realizing that addressing the stresses that are affecting the mental, as well as, physical health of their employees makes good business sense. “Stress and Life Balance is a topic that has QR JHQGHU RU DJH RU DI ߑ OLDWLRQ ,W DIIHFWV everyone. I’ve spoken to 7th graders, who