Monday Aug 10, 2020
S6E12 - Responding to Adversity in Our Personal Lives and in the Workplace, with Andrea Wilson Woods
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Andrea Wilson Woods about responding to adversity in our personal lives and how leaders can be more supportive of their people in the workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/1YmQl0RuSjA. Andrea Wilson Woods (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawilsonwoods/) is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a for-profit, social-benefit, digital health company. With Cancer U, Andrea synergizes her talents of coaching, writing, teaching, and advocacy. For over ten years, Andrea worked in the education field as a teacher and professor for public and private schools as well as universities. Andrea obtained her master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California; her nonfiction writing has won national awards. Her new book, a medical memoir titled Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories.