About this episode

Dr. Brandi Kelly interviews Karen Olson about transforming pain into purpose and the importance of community and kindness.

The conversation with Karen Olson, founder and CEO of Family Promise, delves into the power of turning pain into purpose, the importance of persistence, overcoming adversity, finding purpose and passion, building community and kindness, hope in humanity, and concludes with a call to action. Takeaways Turning pain into purpose The power of persistence Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Family Promise 06:06 The Power of Persistence 13:59 Finding Purpose and Passion 19:15 Building Community and Kindness 25:29 Hope in Humanity Links and Resources: Coversari (Legacy Partner: https://www.conversaripress.com/ Karen Olsen: https://www.karenolsonauthor.com/ Family Promise: https://familypromise.org/ Reach out to Brandi Kelly, Ed.D, LCSW at https://sparkhopeedu.com/

People in this episode

Host: Brandi Kelly

Guest: Karen Olson

Topics covered

• turning pain into purpose
• persistence
• overcoming adversity
• finding purpose
• building community
• kindness
• hope in humanity

Keywords

• pain
• purpose
• persistence
• adversity
• community
• kindness
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Family Promise, Coversari, Conversari Press

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